One of PracticeWorks Incs flagship products is the KODAK RVG 6100 digital radiography system. According to the manufacturer, the system’s high resolution allows for speedy diagnosis of difficult and complex cases. The system’s other important feature is the new size 0 sensor for pediatric specialties.
Sensor Comfort and Patient Satisfaction
The KODAK RVG 6100 sensor comes in 3 sizes—0, 1, and 2. The new size 0 is designed specifically for pediatric use. It has rounded corners and special bite blocks that are designed to increase patient comfort. All 3 sizes have new casings (0 and 1 have rounded edges and size 2 has clipped corners), which, according to the manufacturer, are intended to make the radiography experience more comfortable for the patient, remove the “dead zone” factor, and allow for vertical placement. Most of the dentist evaluators gave the product high marks when asked about patient comfort and satisfaction. Four evaluators rated it as excellent for sensor comfort and 5 gave the same rating for patient satisfaction. One evaluator, however, said that patients were generally satisfied with the comfort, but some “[complained] about the thickness of the sensor.” Another evaluator noted that “patients seem to appreciate the rounded corners and small profile of the sensor.”
Image Quality and Diagnostic Capability
When asked about the importance of image quality and diagnostic capability when choosing a digital radiography system, all 7 of the evaluators said “very important.” When asked to rate the KODAK RVG 6100 system, 5 of the 7 evaluators said it provided excellent quality and diagnostic capability. The other 2 evaluators rated it as very good. One of the dentist evaluators said that the “picture quality was good,” making it “easy to show patients decay, etc.
