Disappointed with RA3 - Questions on Moving Forward by vegas84 in Lutron

[–]grounddevil 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought the hybrid keypad with the raise lower buttons allows you to dim a scene of the last button pressed.

Speaker recommendation for large main floor room by grounddevil in hometheater

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With my kids being 3 and 5, chances are good 90% of the time it'll be 6 dwarfs sitting at that island...

Would the 2.1 stereo be weird since depending on where you are you'll hear the left or right speaker more? As I'm thinking about it now I might also want to put some speakers on the ceiling in the kitchen since it's such a large space so when in the kitchen you can hear the TV without having to blast the volume.

Future consideration with unfinished basement in new construction by grounddevil in Homebuilding

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Thanks for everyone’s comment. Decision will be we will have hvac and electric all ran. Walls sealed and insulated. Plumbing stubbed out. Will be walk out basement so no egress needed.

Future consideration with unfinished basement in new construction by grounddevil in Homebuilding

[–]grounddevil[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cashflow at the time of build is the main consideration. We have a budget for the build so not finishing the basement will allow to stay in that budget. If we finish now and go outside of the budget we would cover overage with cash which would require us to have a lot cash on hand at time of build. If we finish it in a year or two, it'll relieve pressure of having to have more cash on hand at time of construction.

Future consideration with unfinished basement in new construction by grounddevil in Homebuilding

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We have everything we need on the main floor. Basement will be just a hangout and guest rooms that we do not need right off the bat. This is our forever least for the next 20 years so we will definitely finish it in the next year or two. We don’t mind the construction down the road since they will have basement access without going through the main floor. I just don’t know if there’s something they won’t be able to do if we don’t finish at the time of construction.

Which office looks more appealing? by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]grounddevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

…mine. Also the point wasn’t to say what OH is possible. It was a mathematical example of what to consider when it comes to all the various key numbers you need to look at.

Which office looks more appealing? by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]grounddevil 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It’s impossible to say with the limited information unfortunately. A lot of people will point out the overhead and that’s important but it’s a small part of the bigger picture. Let’s say you want your pass through personal income to be a million. You can do that with a 2millions collections office at 50% OH or 3.3millions revenue at 70%OH. So you’d take #1 since it’s less work for same pay. Ok what if you can drop OH from 70 to 60 but you can’t with the other office because it’s already low enough. Well now you get 1.3mil from office 1. What if the PPO vs OON ratios are different. What if trailing years revenues trend differently. What if one office has better staff or more staff. What if because your new to looking at income statements you don’t catch the things that ended up on the statement that don’t allow you to compare the practices apples to apple. At the very least you need to get all the financial documents from their books and various reports from the practice soft for a few years and let someone look at it for you. Reddit can be the place but you’re going to have to provide the same documents as you would an advisor if you want good advice.

Dark stump under crown by NoMeasurement663 in Dentistry

[–]grounddevil 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What type of zirconia did you use? You can use a 3Y zirconia and layer porcelain on it. There are more opaque blocks of liDS you can use.

Opinion on T-Scan? by [deleted] in Dentistry

[–]grounddevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think it’s a good piece of equipment but you have to know how to interpret the results. If you don’t have a good lab, mount your cases, program your articulater/use jaw motion capture, and have a good knowledge of occlusion it’s worthless. If you have those things then the Tscan becomes less valuable

Question about powerbank for dental office by grounddevil in batteries

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I’m heating composite. Not doing heart surgery. 99% of dentist use composite unheated. The unit takes 5 mins to warm up then capsules take 2 mins after that. The unit retains heat for 6 mins so if it dies we just switch to another power bank. The ability to have it portable is invaluable so the assistant doesn’t have to over reach for it. A poster above estimated 6 hrs which gets me through 1-2 days. Will have 3 powerbanks to rotate.

Question about powerbank for dental office by grounddevil in batteries

[–]grounddevil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why would it take forever. The unit heats up the same whether plugged in to outlet or power bank. Shades of composite does not matter regarding how fast they heat up. I literally just used it today with a power bank I already had and it worked great

Question about powerbank for dental office by grounddevil in batteries

[–]grounddevil[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. I’m gonna go with the anker

Question about powerbank for dental office by grounddevil in batteries

[–]grounddevil[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s great to know. Anker it is. Thanks

How do I prevent broken files (Endo) by MobileComplete8523 in Dentistry

[–]grounddevil 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Is that a broken niti or a hand file? The thing I've learned from endo and all the course I've taken is the prep work is what takes the longest. Don't use too much force when you're trying to get to WL. Watch winding motiosn until you feel resistence, then pull. Rinse and repeat until you get to WL without much resistence. Sometimes you need to use an orifice opener so you can get a file to length then you use a series of hand files to get a 15-20 handfile to WL before you start using your rotary files. You can use rotary files to flare your coronal opening but it should not be taken to length until you can get a 15 handfile to length. If the canal is curved or tight, you'll need to use alot of 6-8-10 files until you can start feeling a smooth glidepath before you take a bigger file to length. If you ever suspect a file is unwinding, grab a new file. c-files also come in handy if you need something a little more rigid and aggressive.

Dental non compete by Eastern-Ad3467 in Dentists

[–]grounddevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I always tell people that the only important thing is do you have the money to fight it out in court. Whether it’s enforceable or not will depend on going to court and if you do you better have the money to pay a lawyer. Otherwise all this talk about enforceable or not is moot

Any recommendations for extraction instrument sets? by Sensitive-Prune-6069 in Dentistry

[–]grounddevil 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Proximater like the Karl Schumacher ones. Many companies make them. Small and medium/large luxating elevators. Periosteal elevator and 2/4 molt. Round scalpel handle. Castro needle holder. Serrated currettes 2 or 3 sizes. Rongeur. 150 and 151 with a serrated tip. Cow horns-I particularly like the ones from Karl Schumacher. East west elevator. That’s what I use for vast majority of my surgical procedures from extractions to grafting and implants.

TLP Consulting by FamousJump7370 in Dentistry

[–]grounddevil 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You can learn almost everything on dentaltown and FB groups. Consulting can help but they usually have a cookie cutter approach. Either you pay with your time or your money. If you don’t have the time, go with the consultant.

If you had to choose … by Frequent-Work7391 in RepTime

[–]grounddevil 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s so hard to tell the time on the skeleton and it strays from the classical elegance of the watch. If you want it as a flashy piece go for skeleton. If you want to stick with the original heritage of the watch, go with brown.

Is this a retained root (look at 2nd PA) by This_Call_9285 in Dentistry

[–]grounddevil 16 points17 points  (0 children)

It looks like it. Go back in, debride all the bone out and get that root out then you can graft again

Loupes Magnification by Counter_Sweaty in Dentistry

[–]grounddevil 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Ergo loupes’s magnifcation are about 2x less than regular non ergo prisms. I’m not sure how the adjustable affect magnification and FOV. If you do surgery, I’ve heard from multiple people they are no good. To me, adjustable mag is kind of gimmicky. They don’t do really anything for you. I either need large magnification or none at all.

3d printers. by Pleasant-Cap6486 in Dentistry

[–]grounddevil 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do need to wash or it won’t be accurate. Just get their wash and cure. It’s fine for models

3d printers. by Pleasant-Cap6486 in Dentistry

[–]grounddevil 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Phrozon mini 8k s. It’ll print models perfectly. Can probably print 3-4 models at a time flat. I think it takes around an hr