PART ONE: Finding the right loupes – third time lucky
We’ve all heard the legendary motivational idiom "If at first you don't succeed try, try and try again"; usually at times when things aren’t...
Loupes and lights – What’s your excuse?
Magnification and light play a very important role in delivering high-quality dentistry and patient care, allowing the practitioner to see fine details more easily...
Straighten up your act
As dental professionals, we all know that prevention is better than cure. We tell our patients to clean their teeth twice daily and educate...
Transitioning into Magnification
4 RULES TO TRANSITIONING WITH LOUPES
It’s common knowledge that good things take time; a vintage port takes decades to mellow, a dental student...
A hygienist’s perspective
We all know that wearing magnification equipment such as loupes can improve posture and visual acuity when treating patients, but not all loupe-wearers truly...
Musculo-skeletal disorders: are you at risk?
The simple answer to that question is ….Yes! All dental professionals, even those who practise part-time, are at risk of developing musculo-skeletal disorders over...
Why your quality of life is just as important as the...
Once upon a time there lived a clinician, a dental practice and a patient. The clinician enjoyed their job, they practised in comfort every...
Angle of declination – what is it and why is it...
You may or may not have heard the phrase ‘angle of declination’, but in relation to loupes this is the downward angle that your...
Better vision and posture – the facts
Eyes may be the windows to your soul, but they’re also the keys to improved posture. Structurally speaking, your eyes rest in your head...
Loupes – how do yours measure up?
Any kind of loupe or and light can be costly if they don’t do the job, give you bad posture, or are heavy or...
