A CRITIQUE OF CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES
We have elected to include only the technologies about which we receive the most questions. We fully understand that the following information will cause concern and disagreement on the part of some dentist and manufacturer readers. However, our intent is to assist some unknowing practitioners in their decision about specific dental technologies and to guide manufacturers in their development of new products or change in current ones. It is our hope to be fair and realistic to each technology and to those whose livelihood depends on its acceptance by the profession.
To make our opinions and conclusions easy to understand, we have placed at the heading of each technology one of the following ratings:
- Purchase ASAP
- Purchase when you can afford it, occasionally combined with the above rating
- See if it fits your practice needs (it is probably not for every dentist).
This article is not intended to be comprehensive or in-depth. That would require an entire course on each of the following topics. It is a stimulatory piece intended to motivate you to find more information on the popular technology topics that interest you.
