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| The i-CAT Cone Beam 3-D Dental Imaging System provides high-definition, in-office, three-demensional, digital imaging at reduced cost and less radiation to the patient than traditional CT scans, as well as delivers quicker and easier image acquisition. |
- Beginners (new owners) 2 day course -
This course has been designed for individuals that wish to own an iCAT cone beam CT unit. The course is a “hands-on-course” designed to show you how use the iCAT and understand that basics of operation. The course will also show you how to customize the iCAT operations and make it work for you in your practice.
This course is very similar to our 1 day, though we will start off with explaining & working directly with an iCAT machine so that students become comfortable using the machine before moving forward with more advanced lectures.
| Introduction to the day |
| Explain in detail, the iCAT machine |
| Hands-on work with iCAT |
| Explore software basics |
| Determine goals of participants |
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 Expectations from the iCAT course
Goals for the imaging enterprise portion of the participants practice |
| Explain goals of the I-CAT course |
| Cone Beam CT (CBCT) |
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Explanation of the CBCT technology
Anatomy of the I-CAT
Patient risk / benefit when using CBCT
How CBCT is different from conventional CT and other technology
I-CAT capabilities - what it can do and what it can’t do |
| Imaging Strategies |
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Determine Case Specific Imaging goals
Design imaging protocol to meet the imaging goals
How does the referring doctor use the imaging information
Set standards |
| I-CAT Operation to optimize image quality |
| 1.) Image Acquisition |
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Machine Calibration
Patient positioning
Head stabilization
Resolution options
Collimation
Dose optimization |
| 2.) Software |
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Reporting Template Design
Deliverables (Image output to referring doctors) |
Managing Work Flow / Efficient case workups / Profitable practice
(How to make your equipment work for you) |
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Network
Software
Space management |
| Marketing |
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How to best fit into practice/goals of the owner
Printed materials
Educating your community about the benefits of CBCT
Inside marketing
Information pieces directed to the patients/ referring doctors |
| Insurance/ Billing/ Scheduling |
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Front Office Software
Policies
Billing codes
Dental
Medical |
| Oversight |
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Setting standards
Meeting standards
Maintaining standards
Image review for pathology/ risk management |
| Case Work-up |
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Hands-on-case work-ups
Implant case
TMJ/ facial pain case
Airway case
Impaction/ localization case |
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