December 21 is the winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. It's the shortest day of the year in Helsinki with only 5 hours, 49 minutes of daylight. We care about good quality lighting to get us through these darkest days of winter!

December 21, 2022. Helsinki at 14:30pm facing south toward the midday sun. 

But what do we mean when we ask for good quality lighting to be used in healthcare? Scroll down to learn:

• What are the 3 types of lighting?
• Who defines lighting in healthcare facilities?
• How is Light Quality Defined?
• Other characteristics affect the light and image quality?
• Is it possible to improve my lighting in software?
  

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Improved communication improves patient satisfaction, but the patient must have a good experience! 

In this post, we will share feedback from dental camera users and from patients to help you create a comfortable experience:

• Choose the right equipment. 
• Introduce dental photography with an example. 
• Ask for consent. 
• Prepare the equipment.
• Size the equipment correctly.
• Monitor the patient's comfort. 
• Show and share the results.
• Help the patient to make good decisions.

Using a handsfree, non-interruptive camera means that comprehensive photos can be taken with every patient without adding time to the treatment.

Visual aids and multimedia are guaranteed ways to help your patients understand, be more satisfied and less anxious about their dental treatment.

Improved communication = understanding + treatment acceptance + satisfaction

Have you ever been mid-way through an explanation to a patient and realized they don’t truly understand? Is it then difficult to convince that patient to accept the treatment plan?