Do you currently use a digital radiography system? |
1425 total votes |
|
| 40% |
| Yes |
|
| 60% |
| No |
|
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If you own a digital radiography system, what is the main reason you adopted this new technology? |
407 total votes |
|
| 46% |
| Time savings |
|
| 7% |
| Higher resolution |
|
| 11% |
| Less radiation to patient |
|
| 11% |
| “WOW” factor |
|
| 17% |
| Ease paperless transition |
|
| 3% |
| Environmentally kind |
|
| 5% |
| Other |
|
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If you do not own a digital radiography system, what is the main reason? |
416 total votes |
|
| 72% |
| Cost |
|
| 1% |
| Difficult to train staff |
|
| 13% |
| I am concerned about lower resolution compared to conventional radiographs |
|
| 14% |
| Other |
|
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If you have implemented digital radiography, how has it affected your office’s profitability? |
354 total votes |
|
| 28% |
| Increased profit substantially |
|
| 66% |
| Increased profit slightly |
|
| 5% |
| Decreased profit slightly |
|
| 1% |
| Decreased profit substantially |
|
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Which one of the following do you find to be most challenging with respect to digital radiography? |
423 total votes |
|
| 21% |
| Learning the software |
|
| 35% |
| Positioning the sensor in the mouth |
|
| 19% |
| Training clinical staff |
|
| 7% |
| Obtaining the desired images quickly |
|
| 18% |
| Other |
|
|
Do you find digital radiography over all to be: |
406 total votes |
|
| 55% |
| Easier to use than film x-ray |
|
| 19% |
| More difficult to use than film x-ray |
|
| 26% |
| The same usability as film x-ray |
|
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Which of the following best describes the reason you decided to convert your practice from film to digital radiography? |
389 total votes |
|
| 6% |
| Economic benefits |
|
| 28% |
| Time savings |
|
| 1% |
| Patient comfort |
|
| 20% |
| Improved diagnosis |
|
| 41% |
| Cutting edge technology |
|
| 4% |
| Other |
|
|
In your experience, which is more comfortable for the patient? |
416 total votes |
|
| 50% |
| Digital radiography |
|
| 50% |
| Film |
|
|
In your experience, which is better diagnostically? |
425 total votes |
|
| 73% |
| Digital radiography |
|
| 27% |
| Film |
|
|
Overall are you glad you switched to digital x-ray over traditional? |
378 total votes |
|
| 95% |
| Yes |
|
| 5% |
| No |
|
|
Do you think your patients appreciate the upgrade of digital radiography in your practice? |
403 total votes |
|
| 92% |
| Yes |
|
| 2% |
| No |
|
| 7% |
| They don’t care or notice |
|
|
Did you increase your fee for an FMX after you went digital? |
388 total votes |
|
| 19% |
| Yes |
|
| 81% |
| No |
|
|
Do you take more x-rays now than before when you took traditional x-rays? |
388 total votes |
|
| 45% |
| Yes |
|
| 55% |
| No |
|
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