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How an AI Dental Receptionist Gives Your Front Desk More Time—and Keeps Patients Engaged
See how outbound AI can keep patient outreach moving in the background, giving your front desk more time for the conversations that benefit most from a human touch.
Dental Chair Disabled by Chair Stop Switch?
Quick tips and solutions if you encounter an error message on your A‑dec delivery system saying, "The chair stop plate was activated. Check for interference."
Why Dental Equipment May Be Your Most Overlooked Employee Perk
In a competitive dental labor market, ergonomic, reliable dental equipment can support employee wellbeing, improve workflow, simplify onboarding, and help practices stand out to current and future patients.
10 Questions to Ask Before Choosing an AI Dental Receptionist
Learn which questions to ask when evaluating an AI dental receptionist for your practice. This guide covers communication channels, outbound calling, multilingual support, onboarding, security, payments, analytics, phone service, and PMS-connected campaigns.
How to Clean and Maintain Dental Unit Waterlines
Learn a clear, step-by-step approach to dental unit waterline (DUWL) maintenance—from choosing the right water source to monitoring, shocking, and flushing treatments.
AI Dental Receptionist: Turn Missed Calls Into Revenue
Learn how AI dental receptionist software helps streamline scheduling, communication, and front desk workflows.
5 Tips and Tricks for Dream in 3D
From starting with a blank room or uploading photos of an existing space, to using AI-generated color palettes, AR/VR visualization, and easy sharing tools, see how doctors can plan their operatories with confidence.
Future-Proofing Your Dental Practice: The Power of Choosing Quality Equipment
Discover how A-dec’s quality dental equipment and 10-Year Warranty protect your investment, reduce downtime, and future-proof your practice.
A-dec Dental Service Parts: Quality That Keeps You Running
Keep your dental equipment performing at its best with genuine A‑dec service parts, maintenance kits, and the A‑dec+ Service app for fast, reliable support.
How to Improve Your Dental Practice Efficiency
Dental Equipment Manufacturer vs. Assembler: What's the Difference?
A‑dec designs and manufactures the majority of the parts and components that go into our dental solutions from raw materials and assemble them in-house. But why does that matter to you?
What 60 Years of Trust in A-dec Means for Your Dental Practice
A-dec has been supporting the dental industry for 60 years, providing creative, reliable solutions for dentists across the globe. Here's the difference 60 years of trust can make for you.
A-dec & UTHealth Houston School Of Dentistry: 130,000 miles and countless healthy smiles!
A-dec donated dental equipment to UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry equip the Mobile Dental Van, providing free dental services.
How to Bring Connected Dentistry Into Your Operatory
Introducing A-dec+, an upgradable software platform that brings dental IoT into your practice to enable connected dentistry.
This New Color Palette is a Natural
A-dec is introducing a new color palette for our dental chair upholstery, including the Pantone® 2023 color of the year.
Can a Sterilization Center Save Your Staff Time?
Sterilization is a vital, but time-consuming, part of the daily routine in a dental office. A centrally located sterilization center that maximizes flow and efficiency is key. Learn how an A-dec Inspire Sterilization Center can save your staff time.
Six Valuable Lessons Your Dental Practice Can Learn from Dental Schools
Your dental practice can learn valuable lessons from dental schools including investing in reliable, durable dental equipment.
The Power of Color in Dental Office Design
The color choices in your dental office design can affect both your patients and staff. Learn more about the power of color in dental office design.