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3 Uses of SurgiTel Working Distance Caps

ErgoPractice News – September 2016 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com Use SurgiTel’s Unique Working Distance Cap System to Adapt Your Loupes to Your Work SurgiTel has developed and patented a technology for easily adjusting working distance by using “Working Distance Caps.” These caps are used on both our Galilean and prismatic loupes (Figure 1) to […]

Testimonial – Dr. Bethany Valachi

How SurgiTel Helps My Clients Prevent Pain and Extend Their Careers Bethany Valachi, PT, DPT, MS, CEAS Bethany lectures internationally on dental ergonomics and is the author of the book “Practice Dentistry Pain-free: Evidence-based Strategies to Prevent Pain and Extend Your Career” I am a physical therapist who teaches dental ergonomics at OHSU School of […]

Testimonial – Dr. Raymond Singer

Utilizing Next-Generation Vision-Aid Products for the Ergonomic Practice of Surgery An Interview with Dr. Raymond Singer A written interview requested and directed by B. Jin Chang, PhD, President of SurgiTel / General Scientific Corporation, with Raymond Singer, MD, MMM, CPE, FACS, FACC, FCCP. Dr. Singer, before I begin the interview, I would like to summarize […]

Testimonial – Dr. Lance Rucker

Assessing and Utilizing Surgical Telescopes for the Ergonomic Practice of Dentistry An Interview With Dr. Lance Rucker A written interview requested and directed by B. Jin Chang, PhD, President of General Scientific Corporation, with Lance M. Rucker, DDS, FACD, professor at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Lance Rucker is a Professor, Author, Speaker, Consultant […]

Guidelines for Selecting Clinical Loupes

ErgoPractice News – August 2016 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com Are You or Someone You Know at Risk of a Career-Ending Neck Injury? The August 2016 Independent Clinicians Report has a cover story titled “Clinical Guidelines for Selecting Loupes.”1 This report contains a survey with answers to several important questions about declination angle vs head […]

ACS Surgery News Recognizes the Working Pain Epidemic

ErgoPractice News – July 2016 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com In the April 2016 issue of the ACS Surgery News, the Official Newspaper of the American College of Surgeons, the front page featured “Operating with pain: Surgeon workplace injury underrecognized.” The clinicians on the ACS Communities Online Forum reacted strongly and several of their letters were printed in […]

Testimonial – Dr. Lisa Mikol-Doering, DVM

Using SurgiTel for Veterinary Dentistry After Using my Online Loupes Lisa Mikol-Doering, DVM Dr. Mikol-Doering is a small animal vet in Bartlett, IL. She has been in practice for 17 years, and now limits her practice to veterinary dentistry and surgery. She Lisa Mikol-Doering, DVM graduated from the University of Illinois. In her personal time […]

Not All Loupes Are Created Equal

ErgoPractice News – June 2016 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com Inexpensive Loupes May Be the Most Expensive Loupes One Can Buy! Over the past several years the number of companies providing inexpensive loupes either online or at trade shows has skyrocketed. For decades before this, the number of loupe companies have been relatively small and […]