Have you ever purchased your own power scaler? |
521 total votes |
|
| 18% |
| Yes |
|
| 82% |
| No |
|
|
How long have you been in practice? |
453 total votes |
|
| 26% |
| Less than 5 years |
|
| 15% |
| 5–9 years |
|
| 22% |
| 10–19 years |
|
| 37% |
| More than 20 years |
|
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How many years have you been using power scalers? |
451 total votes |
|
| 27% |
| Less than 5 years |
|
| 19% |
| 5–9 years |
|
| 25% |
| 10–19 years |
|
| 29% |
| More than 20 years |
|
|
Do you use power scalers exclusively? |
449 total votes |
|
| 10% |
| Yes |
|
| 90% |
| No |
|
|
Which do you use more? |
446 total votes |
|
| 36% |
| Power scalers |
|
| 64% |
| Hand instruments |
|
|
Which type of power scaler do you prefer? |
449 total votes |
|
| 9% |
| Sonic scaler (e.g. Star Titan, KaVo SONICFlex) e.g. |
|
| 73% |
| Magnetostrictive ultrasonic (e.g. Cavitron, Parkell) |
|
| 18% |
| Piezoelectric ultrasonic (e.g. Satalec, ProDentec Pro-Select) |
|
|
How often do you replace power scaler tips/inserts? |
446 total votes |
|
| 1% |
| 0–3 months |
|
| 11% |
| 4–6 months |
|
| 88% |
| 7–12 months |
|
| 0% |
| When they break |
|
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Who decides which type of power scaler would be purchased for your office? |
448 total votes |
|
| 34% |
| RDH |
|
| 66% |
| DDS |
|
| 0% |
| RDH & DDS/DMD |
|
| 0% |
| Purchasing/supply manager |
|
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Do you use sonic scaler plastic prophy tips for instrumentation of implants, veneers and sensitive root areas? |
448 total votes |
|
| 17% |
| Yes |
|
| 48% |
| No |
|
| 35% |
| Unaware of plastic tips |
|
|
Which power scaler do you prefer? |
441 total votes |
|
| 68% |
| Dentsply Cavitron |
|
| 0% |
| Vista Piezoelectric Model |
|
| 6% |
| Other |
|
| 6% |
| EMS Piezoelectric Model |
|
| 1% |
| KaVo SONICFlex |
|
| 1% |
| Odontoson-M |
|
| 4% |
| Parkell Magnetostrictive Model |
|
| 1% |
| Parkell Piezoelectric Model |
|
| 6% |
| ProDentec Pro-Select |
|
| 2% |
| Satalec Peizoelectric Model |
|
| 4% |
| Star Titan Sonic Scaler |
|
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