Tuesday 29 June 2010

Apple iPad

We've got a new gadget to use in the surgery (I have to confess to being a gadget-lover).

The Apple iPad.

Its very lovely and is drawing lots of admiring glances from patients (as well as from my friends and colleagues)

You might wonder how we use it. I am putting my demo photographs and treated cases on it so I can show new patients a wider variety of pictures than the ones I currently have in my photo folder. The photos look fab on the big screen and using an app called 'Photo-Sort' I can organise them into folders and sub-folders with custom labels and in the order I want them (the Apple photo app won't do this). Of course we always ask our patients permission to use their photos inside or outside the surgery.

I also like 'Pocket Pond' and 'Colorful Aquarium' to put on the screen to display the iPad when I'm not using it. Plus I'm using 'Numbers' to easily calculate payment plans.

I can think of several improvements Apple need to make, but generally a lot of them can be achieved using the appropriate app, I'm sure we will find more in-surgery uses for the iPad as time goes on. If you'd like to see it when you visit please ask!

Monday 14 June 2010

Come on England!

How do you show your support for your World Cup football team? How about wearing the colours on your braces like this young patient?

Monday 7 June 2010

Beautiful!

Meet Hannah and Katie.

These sisters have both had orthodontic treatment here at Wetherby Orthodontics. Aren't they beautiful?