The Cutting Edge of Equipment
Dr. Wemmer has been a longtime customer of Patterson Dental, over the years working with her equipment specialists and territory representatives to update the practice to benefit her patients as time and finances allowed. She invested in CEREC technology more than 10 years ago, converted to Eaglesoft practice management software several years ago in order to complete the transition to a paperless practice and purchased a PLANMECA ProMax to advance her digital radiography offerings.
Barrier-free access was only available on the first level; both doctors would need to see patients on both floors so they could each accommodate those with mobility challenges. However, with the upstairs slated to be her primary practice space (Dr. Feinauer would practice mainly on the first floor), Dr. Wemmer was excited to select new equipment to feature more digital integrations. She chose A-dec’s 542 side delivery units for the hygiene rooms and 541 duo delivery units for the doctor rooms, with the cabinets designed to serve as walls to separate the operatories from one another. Dr. Wemmer also purchased electric handpieces and new Schick intraoral sensors.
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For the upstairs sterilization center, Dr. Wemmer selected a SciCan Statim 5000, Statmatic handpiece maintenance device and Midmark M11 autoclave, all of which she and her staff had experience with in the downstairs sterilization center.
Liesemeyer and Dr. Wemmer were careful to take advantage of year-end tax benefits for equipment purchases and worked to maximize Dr. Wemmer’s 2009 deductions. “We weren’t sure that the tax incentives would be extended in 2010, so we had to keep the project moving quickly,” he says. “We had about seven weeks for a full demolition of the upstairs to the point where we were putting in the dental equipment.”
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