What is required for the shift from traditional films to digital photography and radiographs?
Dr. Guichet: All in all, this shift from chemicals and film requires the ability to culturally embrace the new technology and integrate it into your practice. For some, this may seem to be impossible. Regardless of your personal bias regarding the diagnostic quality of digital radiography versus film, for patients and staff there are irrefutable benefits to digital radiography. These include a reduction in processing time and radiation exposure, as well as quick and easy access to critical patient information from any computer. One must refrain from comparing dental radiographs on film against digital radiographs printed on photo paper. The printed digital images are actually second generation and are degraded when viewed on paper. The digital images are native on a computer and are best viewed on a monitor. While viewing on a monitor subtle adjustments can be made to image contrast and brightness, and magnification can be used. One advantage of starting with digital radiography is tha
