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DEXIS go® − My Portable Consult Room
CHRISTOPHER M. ANDERSON, DMD
I began practicing general
dentistry in 1999 in Marietta,
Georgia. The office I joined and
eventually took over was founded in 1960.
I’m fortunate enough to still have some
of the original patients with me and have
also attracted many new ones. I feel this
is, in part, because we pride ourselves on
offering excellent, comprehensive, and
technologically advanced care. Staying
up-to-date on current technology is
essential in delivering this care and to
having a successful practice.
DEXIS® has been my digital X-ray product
of choice for over nine years now. During
this time, I have had many opportunities
to beta test various DEXIS products,
including DEXIS® Imaging Suite and most
recently, DEXIS go—the new iPad app.
My father’s 30-year background at Hewlett
Packard enabled him to handle my office
tech support after he retired in 2006, and
he played a significant role in DEXIS beta
testing. He is frequently onsite and is
also set up remotely to log in to the office
when needed. After working with many
different support groups over the years,
he has been very impressed with the
DEXIS technical team; we’ve both enjoyed
working with them.
When we were asked to beta test DEXIS
go, the only Mac product I owned was
an iPhone®. Mike Stauffer, Field Support
Representative for DEXIS, brought me
an iPad® and iPad mini loaded with the
new app, and asked me to test the system
for about a month. Initially, I was a little
timid to use DEXIS go, but it proved to be
very simple to navigate and very similar
to DEXIS itself. After the beta testing was
complete, I was so impressed with how
it was accepted by my patients and staff
that I bought several iPad minis for the
practice. I’ve found DEXIS go to be like
a portable consult room−the data is with
you wherever you go.
The greatest benefit of DEXIS go is patient
education. The quad screen layout allows
the patient and me to view radiographs
and photographs quickly and effortlessly.
DEXIS go helps create a personal patient experience.
I can easily show them an X-ray of their
tooth and with a quick swipe, change to
an intra-oral photo.
DEXIS go provides what I call a “personal
patient experience” as the images simply
come alive in their hands. I can use a
monitor for patient education, but putting
an iPad in their hands and scrolling
through the images – or letting them do
it – creates a much more intimate setting
for discussion. I believe that sharing
evidence-based dentistry through clear,
precise images builds a higher level of
trust and a stronger bond with the patient.
Offering this experience—one-on-one and
side-by-side with the patient—lets me
show them that they are my top priority,
the only person that matters at that
moment.
practice. Implementing this product is
another way we continue to strive for
success, a success that we can measure
by the positive reactions we continue to
receive. Not just a cool device, DEXIS go
on an iPad is now part of the essential
technology that benefits my patients on a
daily basis.
About the Author: Dr. Christopher M.
Anderson received his Bachelor of
Science at Kennesaw State University
and graduated from the Medical College
of Georgia School of Dentistry. He is the
recipient of awards of excellence in both
Prosthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry.
Dr. Anderson is an avid member in local,
regional, and national organized dentistry
and is also an enthusiastic proponent of
continuing education. He can be reached
at info@dmdga.com.
My staff and I are convinced that
DEXIS go has significantly improved our
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