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To: Im-patient who wrote (359)	5/1/1998 11:54:00 PM
From: Trace	Respond to of 706

advantages of laser: 1)less need for injection=happy patient, especially kids 2) happier kids= happier dentist...believe me!!! 3) more conservative preparations, less removal of tooth structure. 4)better bond strengths 5) many soft tissue applications as well. 6) "cutting edge" technology. 7)time saver... no injections= no waiting to get numb= more production. 8) increased referrals 9) able to do multiquadrant dentistry as no anesthesia required. I'm sure that if I took a laser course they would have lots more.

To: Im-patient who wrote (359)	5/2/1998 7:19:00 PM
From: Trace	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 706

You are missing the point. A drill is a drill is a drill. Forty years ago everyone used very slow speed drill, with foot pedals, then high speed drills came along. What was the advantage, they both still drilled the tooth. However, it did it more efficiently, was kinder to the tooth and before long everyone was using high speed drills. Well, now lasers are available. If they cost $40 instead of $40,000 everyone would have a couple of them. Patients would love it and so would the DDS. But they don't cost $40. And dentists complain that it is unnecessary. What they are really saying is that it would be great to have if it didn't cost so much. So the issue isn't do I need it the issue is do I want to spend $40K. Clearly it is a great tool to have in our arsenal.