Upgrade to 3D Imaging in Under 4 Hours
Easily upgrade your ORTHOPANTOMOGRAPH™ OP 2D to OP 3D and take advantage of advanced diagnostic tools, enhanced treatment planning, and an efficient imaging workflow
Maybe you own an ORTHOPANTOMOGRAPH OP 2D panoramic x-ray unit and want to upgrade to an OP 3D, but you’re concerned about the downtime that would typically be required for such a change. Fear not! In as little as 4 hours, your OP 2D can be fully converted to an OP 3D. That means you can start enjoying advanced diagnostic imaging and treatment planning by lunchtime.
“With the 2D to 3D upgrade, we’re usually done by noon, and that includes the calibration and making sure everything operates correctly,” explained Byrne Greer, field operations manager. The reason for the easy upgrade and quick turnaround? The OP 2D panoramic x-ray unit was designed with an eye on the future—one that centers around every practice reaping the benefits of a 3D imaging system. After all, clinicians can see significantly more with 3D than they can with 2D. More visibility and data can lead to better diagnoses and treatments—both proven practice builders.
Quick, Hassle-Free Upgrade
“I don’t know of another machine out there that is so accommodating,” said Richard Centala, clinical sales director. “In the past, it was complicated to upgrade a 2D unit—so many things had to happen on the equipment itself, you almost had to reinvent the equipment in order to upgrade it. It was not an easy thing to do.”
While the upgrade is fast and easy, clinicians will also find that using the OP 3D is a breeze, too. The powerful diagnostic unit—which also includes options for panoramic and cephalometric imaging— features a complete x-ray platform that offers easy, intuitive features across the entire dental imaging workflow.
“The more technology that doctors can bring into their practice, the more that they can keep their patients in-house, the better it is for both the patient and the practice.”
- April Prokop, Sales Training/Development Manager
For example, ORTHO select is a user-friendly interface that intuitively selects the desired imaging area. In addition, the OP 3D features 4 resolutions for 3D: Low Dose Technology, Standard, High, and Endo, all of which are combined with Metal Artifact Reduction technology to provide optimum image quality. There also are 4 predefined volumes: 5 x 5, 6 x 9, 9 x 11, and 9 x 14. With SMARTVIEW 2.0, the volumes are freely positionable and height adjustable in 5-mm steps, which means clinicians have up to 36 possible FOV sizes to choose from. The QUICKcompose feature provides an immediate and automatic preview of the captured image for timely evaluation.
Worry-Free Training
With so many advanced features, the logical question many dental professionals might ask centers on training, and that aspect is covered as well.
“Most practices have already been using the basic machine with 2D for long enough that they are very familiar with its operation,” said April Prokop, sales training/development manager. “They know how to manipulate the images and they know how to position the patient. Just showing them how to take a 3D image literally takes almost no time at all—the learning curve is very low, and they will find themselves comfortable with operating the 3D in a very short time,” she continued.
In addition to a 60-day Satisfaction Guarantee, DEXIS offers a new 60 Reports Sixty Days program in which Imaging and Beam Readers team up to offer users 60 radiology reports during the first 60 days of ownership.
“There’s a portal where clinicians can upload images to a board-certified radiologist, who will review the images with them to make sure they’re not missing things. This gives the practice a chance to explore the new capabilities, and to not be intimidated by all that they can now see,” explained Centala. “We really want them to understand that they’re not on their own—we have a board-certified radiologist basically sitting on their shoulder and helping them identify the data and measurements from a 3D image.”
Serving Patients In-House
With its versatile imaging programs and an intuitive user interface, the OP 3D is a powerful diagnostic tool that can increase in-house procedure capabilities, as well as enhance patients’ confidence in their diagnoses.
“Most patients don’t want to hear, ‘I can’t do that, I’m going to have to refer you out to someone else,’” Prokop added. “After all, there’s a likelihood that the patient won’t ever come back, so with this new 3D technology, in-house capabilities are greatly increased. The more technology that doctors can bring into their practice, the more that they can keep their patients in-house, the better it is for both the patient and the practice,” she concluded.
