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Rubber Spacers??????
- Thread starter oioioi
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You are correct.
I typically don't like these MacGyver solutions and prefer factory designed attachments but this one turned out pretty good.
I have seen MUCH worse that I would never agree to do.
It's not a TV for patient entertainment.
It's secondary monitor for patient education while patient is sitting up.
Showing patient x-rays while talking about treatment options.
@timtune
Almost all dental work is done while the patient is in laying position, but all surfaces get wiped down regardless.
This client wanted a cost effective solution and opted not to go for a medical grade monitor, which can cost approx $1000.
This was one $100, so even if the screen gets damaged from the cleaning wipes, its a simple and cheap replacement.
Here is what you are referring too.
Almost all dental work is done while the patient is in laying position, but all surfaces get wiped down regardless.
This client wanted a cost effective solution and opted not to go for a medical grade monitor, which can cost approx $1000.
This was one $100, so even if the screen gets damaged from the cleaning wipes, its a simple and cheap replacement.
Here is what you are referring too.
The numerous safety programs I've taken make me wonder about suspended loads, whether the loads are suspended from cables or anchors.
Trusting in glues is another issue but the big airborne things we travel in are, in many places, glued together. Fake rivet heads might give me some comfort.
Remember the cars of the 50's and 60's when chrome was held on with clips and the body of the car had dozens if not hundreds of holes drilled into it for the clips. Every clip was a rust magnet. Now the trim is done with double sided tape and 10 years and 500 car washes later it's still there.
Usually the dentist who has his nephew, or, sister's-boyfriends-sons-dog-sitter doing work for him is not the dentist who spends $700 on a frame TV to go on the ceiling. Multiply that by 5 rooms. Not only that, the quality of the work is also poor and looks like crap. Can be picked out from a mile away.
Should you visit any of these 2 clinic's, rest assured (pun intended) these are not going anywhere. They were mounted by yours truly.
I went to the dentist last week. One Insignia TV that was completely washed out and almost impossible to see and an RCA that was zoomed in so you could see maybe half of the signal. Embarassing. They have 10 admin staff working full-time pumping people through but went with the absolute cheapest crap for patient experience.
At least it wasn't a CRT hanging off the ceiling. lol. They are still around in some offices.
Unfortunately, IT/AV usually gets the lowest budget in an office outfitting, and the equipment is expected to last forever.
You can't monetize the ROI of a TV or sound system or calculate the loss in productivity caused by a poorly designed IT system.
Some dentists just "know better" and hate to spend money. On the other hand, there are some (fewer) that upgrade things all the time.
You are right about the embarrassing part.
These days, some patient's will look for the quality of the experience vs the quality of dental care provided. It sucks to say it, but for former is often preferred over the latter.
I am more inclined to buy decent and replace infrequently. There is almost never a reasonable excuse for insignia. Even for a TV I was installing outside, I doubt I would use insignia. In my experience they are awful. You know better than I, but the cost of the TV is probably a small portion of the installed appliance cost. Doubling the TV budget gets you something nice enough but only adds a bit to the overall cost.
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