Do you currently own a laser(s)? |
663 total votes |
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| 35% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 65% |
| b. No |
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What type of laser do you own? |
168 total votes |
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| 54% |
| a. Diode |
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| 19% |
| b. Erbium |
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| 21% |
| c. NdYag |
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| 3% |
| d. CO2 |
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| 3% |
| e. Low Level Laser |
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How frequently do you use the laser in your practice? |
186 total votes |
|
| 42% |
| a. Daily |
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| 34% |
| b. Weekly |
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| 10% |
| c. Monthly |
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| 3% |
| d. Rarely |
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| 11% |
| e. Never |
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Do you feel the laser was worth the investment? |
178 total votes |
|
| 65% |
| a. Yes |
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| 15% |
| b. No |
|
| 20% |
| c. Not sure yet |
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Do you have an assigned Laser Safety Officer (LSO) and Laser Safety Program with written policies and a posted warning sign? |
179 total votes |
|
| 47% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 53% |
| b. No |
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What is your laser primarily utilized for? |
170 total votes |
|
| 3% |
| a. Frenectomy |
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| 21% |
| b. Tissue troughing and recontouring |
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| 14% |
| c. LANAP |
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| 3% |
| d. Crown lengthening |
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| 3% |
| e. Cavity preparation |
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| 33% |
| f. All soft tissue procedures |
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| 24% |
| g. Both hard and soft tissue procedures |
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If you had it to do all over again, would you buy the same laser at the same price? |
173 total votes |
|
| 57% |
| a. Yes |
|
| 43% |
| b. No |
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For your practice what is or would be the greatest value of a soft tissue laser? |
186 total votes |
|
| 24% |
| a. Crown troughing (cord replacement). |
|
| 11% |
| b. Cosmetic procedures (gingivectomies, frenectomies). |
|
| 30% |
| c. Periodontal applications (LANAP). |
|
| 16% |
| d. Surgical procedures (Frenectomies, biopsies, tongue tie release). |
|
| 12% |
| e. Electrosurge replacement. |
|
| 2% |
| f. Marketing for new patients. |
|
| 6% |
| g. No value at all to my practice. |
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For your practice what is or would be the greatest value of a hard tissue laser? |
184 total votes |
|
| 36% |
| a. Anesthetic reduced restorative procedures. |
|
| 9% |
| b. Osseous Recontouring. |
|
| 5% |
| c. Soft tissue surgeries (frenectomies, gingivectomies, fibroma removal). |
|
| 5% |
| d. Cosmetic recontouring and gum lifts. |
|
| 12% |
| e. Marketing to new patients. |
|
| 33% |
| f. No value at all to my practice. |
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If you were to have training for a new laser would you prefer to have: |
193 total votes |
|
| 27% |
| a. Lecture and hands-on training in a hotel. |
|
| 7% |
| b. DVD training only. |
|
| 15% |
| c. Webinar or online education. |
|
| 48% |
| d. Lecture and hands-on training with patients in a dental office. |
|
| 3% |
| e. Written manual only. |
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