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Ergonomics / Working-Pain

How to Determine Magnification Power of Backup or Replacement Loupes

ErgoPractice News – November 2017 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com Recently we received a question from a customer concerned about his new pair of loupes. He had been working with 3.5x magnification for many years and ordered replacement 3.5x magnification loupes. After receiving his new loupes he was surprised to find the magnification power seemed […]

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Eye-Safe LED Headlights

What is an Achromatic LED and Why is it Important?

ErgoPractice News – October 2017 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com Gordon Christensen’s Clinicians Report recently did a study on Wireless LED Headlights.1 There was a wide range in beam uniformity as well as color temperature. You may wish to review this report on the Clinicians Report website because these are exactly the two factors that define […]

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Ergonomics / Working-Pain

Can Loupes Help Prevent Musculoskeletal Disorders?

ErgoPractice News – September 2017 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com Oral health professionals, surgeons, and veterinarians spend their careers focused on the health of their patients. And all too often they neglect their own health in the process. Clinicians in these fields experience abnormally high rates of musculoskeletal disorders.1, 2 SurgiTel was founded 25+ years […]

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Eye-Safe LED Headlights

Multiple Magnification Loupes: 1987 to Today

ErgoPractice News – August 2017 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com How Various Past Designs Led to the Development of SurgiTel’s Multisight Loupe System   Innovation & SurgiTel Innovation has always been important to SurgiTel. Throughout our 25+ year history, we were the first to design and build many never-before-seen products. Some of our first patents […]

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Ergonomics / Working-Pain

Demystifying Declination Angle

ErgoPractice News – July 2017 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com Measuring Product Benefits, Not Product Features Note: Please share this article with anyone looking for loupes. This information may make the difference between buying a pair of ergonomic loupes and buying a pair only labeled ergonomic! Frequent Stories From Clinicians Who Have Been Experiencing Neck […]

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Ergonomics / Working-Pain

Is Your Practice an ErgoPractice?

ErgoPractice News – June 2017 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com Summary An ErgoPractice is a facility where no one works with pain or discomfort. It is a place where clinicians can truly concentrate on their patients’ health. It is a workplace where no one treats pain symptoms with massage/chiropractic care/drugs. It is a workplace where […]

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Eye-Safe LED Headlights

Why Color Balanced SurgiTel Wireless LED Lights?

ErgoPractice News – May 2017 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com Wireless LED headlamps have become one of the most popular headlamp options. The recent Clinicians Report compared several wireless LED headlamps.1 Using data published in this report you can select the best light for various dental procedures. Let’s discuss how to use these data and […]

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Ergonomics / Working-Pain

The Connection Between Ergonomic Loupes & Head Tilt

ErgoPractice News – April 2017 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com Including a Conclusive Technique to Know if Your Head Tilt Is in a Safe Range In order to have a long and healthy career, free of pain and injury, we need to work in a neutral posture. We may move through all sorts of postures, […]

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Dental

2017 IDS (International Dental Show) Report

ErgoPractice News – March 2017 By Jin Chang PhD jchang@surgitel.com Questions and Answers from Cologne, Germany Last week SurgiTel once again exhibited at the largest dental trade show in the world – the International Dental Show (IDS) in Cologne Germany. The event hosted more than 155,000 visitors who would meet with 2,305 exhibitors from 59 […]

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