“He did a really great job of quarterbacking the whole process,” said Bill Jones, Patterson territory representative. “We had a plan in place early on and the whole process, as far as execution, went pretty much flawlessly. A lot of people went above and beyond to make this happen.”

Because it had long been a goal of hers to practice in a revamped space, Garwood had started to purchase new A-dec equipment in the years leading up to the move. When it was time to move, she supplemented it with the remaining pieces of the puzzle – and a digital pan, the Sirona Orthophos XG 3Dready. “I love my digital pan,” she said. “It is so awesome. It’s clear and fast, and there’s never been even a question of whether we should use it. From the day we got it, everyone has adjusted to it so well.”

The previous owners of her practice installed A-dec cabinetry when it was built in 1982 – and it stood the test of time for more than 30 years. Garwood had admired its durability and already was considering A-dec cabinetry when she visited the company’s headquarters in Newberg, Ore., for an A-dec Educational Experience.

“They showed us all the ins and outs of the A-dec cabinetry and we got to see how it was made,” she said. “It was really an eye-opening experience to see the culture there, meet the employees, hear them talk about the company. Not to mention how helpful it was to see how many different configurations and choices they have.”

Visiting A-dec clinched Garwood’s decision to add ICV vacuum-line cleaning technology, which integrates directly into A-dec cabinetry. At only two minutes per cycle, ICV cleans lines quickly and efficiently. That’s not the only impact the visit had on her operatories. Being able to see fully configured A-dec operatories on-site helped Garwood get a better idea than she could by looking at a catalog, both in terms of potential color schemes and seeing the power of LED lights.