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Due to the growing presence of COVID-19 throughout the world, many dental practices were forced to close their doors for several months this spring. Although safety protocols have certainly changed, now is the time to reopen and welcome patients back in for treatment. Before you see your first patient, however, it’s wise to inspect and test your dental X-ray machine. Use this guide when powering on or using your X-ray for the first time after being out of the office for at least a week. This helps to ensure proper operation and safety for you and your staff.

There are many places you can go to find used dental X-ray equipment. You can buy refurbished or overstock equipment at a discount directly from the manufacturer or a dealer. You can choose a used equipment reseller, often called a remanufacturer. Or, you can choose to purchase from another practitioner. Regardless of where you get your equipment, it’s important to ask a few questions before writing the check.

Many patients fear having dental cone beam X-rays taken because they do not want to expose themselves to more radiation than is absolutely necessary. However, this can make it difficult to get the information you, as a dentist or dental specialist, need in order to develop a proper diagnosis and treatment plan.

Is your practice considering adding used dental equipment from a reseller to your practice? In the age of eBay, Facebook Marketplace, Facebook Groups, Dentaltown and other online resources, buying and selling used dental equipment and other devices is more widely accepted than ever before, and it no longer carries the “used” stigma. But not all used dental equipment, or all used dental equipment resellers, are created equally. Here are some important questions you may want to ask before choosing a reseller to provide used dental equipment for your practice.

Whether you’re a new dental practice just starting out, or you’re trying to keep your financials under control, buying certified pre-owned Planmeca X-ray machines makes sense from both a budget and a quality perspective. You can find these high-quality machines in near-perfect condition at 40-60% off the price of buying new when you shop certified pre-owned with Renew Digital. Why is this such a good idea? Let’s take a look at some of the top benefits.

Used dental equipment for sale is plentiful thanks to sites such as eBay, dental blogs, Facebook, and other used equipment websites. But before you buy, you should be aware of the many hidden costs for both buyer and seller in a transaction of this type.

You would think by now that most dental practices have made the move to digital panorex X-ray systems. But every day here at Renew Digital, we speak with practices that are still capturing X-rays using traditional film. In fact, a recent blog post cites that 66% of dentists use digital X-rays. That means that nearly 34% of dentists still use film!

The latest advancements in technology have allowed for more and more dental practices to upgrade from film to digital dental X-ray machines. And, in recent years, we’ve even seen a huge push from 2D digital X-ray machines to cone beam. This is great news for patients who are getting better diagnoses and treatment plans thanks to the additional information available to practitioners through these higher-quality images.

Thanks to increased public discussion about radiation safety, patients today have greater concerns about their dentist using an extraoral dental X-ray machine than they did in the past. This is despite reassurance that a dental X-ray machine exposes them to far less radiation than other types of medical equipment such as a medical CT scan. As a dentist, it’s up to you to train your staff to reduce patient exposure to radiation and to educate patients about their actual risk.

Patient preparation is an important part of the success of capturing a 2D X-ray using a refurbished Planmeca ProMax machine from Renew Digital. You or a member of your dental staff should provide the patient with sufficient instruction and ensure that he or she understands the requests before moving forward with obtaining the image.