The KODAK RVG 6100 sensor comes in 3 sizes—0, 1, and 2. The new size 0 is designed specifically for pediatric use. It has rounded corners and special bite blocks that are designed to increase patient comfort. All 3 sizes have new casings (0 and 1 have rounded edges and size 2 has clipped corners), which, according to the manufacturer, are intended to make the radiography experience more comfortable for the patient, remove the “dead zone” factor, and allow for vertical placement. Most of the dentist evaluators gave the product high marks when asked about patient comfort and satisfaction. Four evaluators rated it as excellent for sensor comfort and 5 gave the same rating for patient satisfaction. One evaluator, however, said that patients were generally satisfied with the comfort, but some “[complained] about the thickness of the sensor.” Another evaluator noted that “patients seem to appreciate the rounded corners and small profile of the sensor.”

Image Quality and Diagnostic Capability

When asked about the importance of image quality and diagnostic capability when choosing a digital radiography system, all 7 of the evaluators said “very important.” When asked to rate the KODAK RVG 6100 system, 5 of the 7 evaluators said it provided excellent quality and diagnostic capability. The other 2 evaluators rated it as very good. One of the dentist evaluators said that the “picture quality was good,” making it “easy to show patients decay, etc.”

Practice Management

All 7 of the dentist evaluators said that practice management integration is a very important characteristic to consider when shopping for a new digital imaging system. Six of those 7 agreed that the KODAK RVG 6100 ranked excellent to very good for practice management integration. “Integrated well into our practice management software,” noted 1 of the evaluators.