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Touch-up Paint
A quick money-saving tip on touching up scratched equipment.
Rick
May 17, 20221 min read
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"Parts Are No Longer Available"
A simple trick to determine if a part can be procured outside the dental market.
Rick
Apr 12, 20222 min read
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Why You Should Use Barriers When You Can
In a previous post I mentioned the importance of minimizing disinfectant build-up on your equipment (https://www.dental-techguru.com/post...
Rick
Mar 29, 20221 min read
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Another Dental Instrument for the Toolbox
Another good dental instrument to have in your toolbox.
Rick
Feb 15, 20221 min read
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Tools for the Toolbox
A comprehensive list of what should be in your dental toolbox.
Rick
Feb 8, 20228 min read
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Extend Equipment Life with Routine Maintenance
Listing by frequency of routine tasks that should be done daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually and annually.
Rick
Jan 4, 20224 min read
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How to Treat a Patient You Can't Get into Your Chair
Everyone knows with scheduling, dental phobia, and a host of other concerns how hard it can be to get patients into your office, let...
Rick
Nov 2, 20213 min read
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Another Simple Safety Tip
An important step before servicing any dental equipment.
Rick
Oct 26, 20212 min read
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A Little Dab Will Do Ya'
The basics of lubrication for vacuum valves and other equipment in the office.
Rick
Oct 5, 20212 min read
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Trouble with Your Patient Chair?
How you can use multiple chair inputs to trouble-shoot chair problems.
Rick
Sep 21, 20211 min read
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Chair not moving?
How small electrical components can affect chair movement.
Rick
Sep 15, 20215 min read
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Redundancy
Unexpected ways to incorporate redundancy and how it can help you.
Rick
Sep 7, 20212 min read
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The Right Tool for the Job
What makes a good hex wrench and why you want a good set.
Rick
Sep 7, 20211 min read
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Is My Chair Supposed to Sound Like That?!
Diagnosing Noises from your Patient Chair.
Rick
Aug 3, 20212 min read
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Do You REALLY Need It?
Don't Spend Too Much on Your Equipment
Rick
Aug 3, 20212 min read
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The Magical Microswitch
Dental Patient Chair Movement is controlled by Microswitches
Rick
Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Put Your Equipment on Your Schedule
"Patient Name: Compressor" A handy mnemonic device to help you keep track of routine maintenance is to create patients in your PMS with...
Rick
Oct 2, 20201 min read
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Not Just for Cleaning Dishes
There's a handy product that every dental office should have. It keeps sterilizer door gaskets supple so they seal better and last...
Rick
Sep 29, 20201 min read
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Important Safety Tip - Brace Your Chair
If you need to work on your chair and there's any problem with a motor or the hydraulics, you want to be sure to brace the chair. A...
Rick
Sep 27, 20201 min read
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