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"Access to dental care makes a difference in oral health status and barriers to that care must be reduced or eliminated"
2000 Surgeon General Report
 
The best way to improve access to dental care for our homebound population is to bring dentistry to them. This is accomplished using state-of-the-art portable dental equipment and a highly trained dentist that is committed to providing at-home care.
 
Thanks for advances in modern dentistry, needed dental care can be provided in the comfort and safety of home. At-home dentistry is safe, affordable, and comfortable. Why hassle with going to the dentist when the dentist can come to you?

The Portable Office
                 From This       To This        In a Matter of Minutes!

One of the most commonly asked questions about the portable office is, "How can you perform dental procedures outside of the office setting?" For many individuals, including dental professionals, the concept of a portable office is abstract. The right type of equipment, the right type of practice, and the right person make this abstract concept a reality.
Office-based dental equipment requires large air compressors to run drills, huge wall mounted x-ray machines, and giant vacuum systems for suction. Today, these physical requirements are no longer needed to run a safe and state-of-the-art PORTABLE dental practice. Combined with Bur-Dent Services unique practice model, the concept of a "virtual" office becomes a reality. The future of dental care for our older neighbors is here!

From a Suitcase             to                    a                dental office!   

In developing Bur-Dent Services, Dr. Burden first looked at the needs of his patients. Since homebound patients often have advanced medical problems or physical disabilities, the portable office was designed to provide the safest and most effective care possible. Below are just a few of the features that Dr. Burden has designed into the portable office.


Electric Handpieces
Known as "the drill", the new electric handpieces developed in Switzerland, are driven by electric motors not air turbines which are found in a traditional U.S. dental office. Electric handpieces don't make the "whining" sound typically associated with dentistry.
Benefit to Patient: Patients with Emphysema or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) process the air we breathe in a different manner. By using handpieces that don't use air, these patients receive the safest treatment.

Fiber-Optic Lighting
Fiber-Optic illumination puts high-intensity light directly at the tip of the handpiece.
Benefit to Patient: The vast majority of our homebound population is currently taking numerous medications. One common side effect to these medications is a sensitivity to light (photophobia). By concentrating the light at the end of the handpiece (drill), there is less need for external dental lights that can be irritating to a patient's eyes.

Computer Controlled X-Ray Equipment and F-Speed Film

NOMAD Hand-Held X-Ray


Let's face it - X-rays are radiation. The dental profession focuses on reducing unnecessary X-ray exposure and keeping necessary exposure as low as possible. This balance must maintain high-quality diagnostic images in order to properly diagnose disease. This philosophy holds true for the portable practice as well.  
Benefit to Patient:  Using F-Speed Film, the fastest analog film on the market today, we can reduce x-ray exposure by close to 60% over traditional films. By allowing a computer to control the amount of exposure for every tooth and patient, we can be assured that patients are getting the least amount of unnecessary x-ray exposure and still get a high quality diagnostic image.
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Closed Water System
Because of controversy surrounding contaminated dental water lines, a closed water system provides the cleanest water possible. All water used in the portable dental units is steam-distilled water and mixed with a mild-antibiotic solution known as Bio-2000 (TM).
Benefit to Patient: Since many homebound patients have weakened immune systems, contaminated city water has the potential to introduce new sources of bacteria into a patients body. A closed water system has been shown to dramatically reduce the amount of bacteria delivered to a patient via dental water lines.

Ultrasonic Scalers
Using high frequency sound waves is the most effective way to clean teeth. The new "ultrasonic" cleaning instruments vibrate at over 30,000 times per second and are painless.
Benefit to Patient: Since many homebound patients are uncomfortable sitting or lying in bed for long dental procedures, the ultrasonic scalers clean teeth faster and more effectively than hand instruments. Additionally, these instruments have been proven to remove tough deposits (tartar), AND KILL many harmful bacteria that cause gum infections.  

Computerized Office
The latest in computerized dental charting and practice management allows for the rapid exchange of information. Gone are the days of paper charts where forms can get lost or tampered with.
Benefit to Patient: By using computerized patient records, a patient's private information is kept safely in a digital file. Computerized charting cannot be destroyed, altered, lost, or tampered with. Computerized information allows physicians to exchange information about a patient's care more rapidly and accurately than with paper charts. Also, because the computer system performs much of the administrative tasks associated with a high quality practice, we do not have to hire additional personnel for these functions. The savings are passed directly onto the patient!



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