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Don’t Let Your Barrier Block Your Light
We’re coming to you from our famous Bluelight Lab where we just finished documenting some very rigorous testing on whether an infection control barrier affects the irradiance of a curing light at various distances, and guess what? It does!
Get in the Green with Bluelight!
Calling all DSO Operations and Compliance Teams – we’re making it even easier for you to track the light-curing readiness across your organization. A simple, yet robust, score that provides the peace of mind that all your restorative procedures are performed with excellence.
We’ve got a new veneer! CheckUp 3.0 is now live.
Fresh out of the dental chair, the latest version of our CheckUp App includes a bright new look, simplified views, and some updated functionality. We’ve made it even easier to ensure your curing lights are working and equipped to cure your materials properly.
9 Ways Your Dental Curing Light Could Be Putting Composite Restorations at Risk
Your curing light makes much of the bread-and-butter dentistry you perform every day possible, but it also poses risks. In this blog, we take a closer look at 9 risk factors for dental curing lights and recommend ways to reduce those risks for better patient outcomes.
How Infection Control Barriers Impact Dental Curing Light Performance
The COVID-19 pandemic has made infection control barriers for curing lights essential. The question dentists should be asking is – do they impact light performance? And if they do, what are the implications for curing times and restorative dentistry?
How Unchecked Curing Equipment Can Impact Dental Support Organizations [Infographic]
Is every curing light in every clinic affiliated with your Dental Support Organization working as it should? You could be putting restorations at risk, every day. We share what we found when we used CheckUp to test every curing light at a typical DSO.
Light Curing Conversations with Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, DMD [Video]
For Dr. Pamela Maragliano-Muniz, her curing light is one of her most important pieces of equipment. In this video interview, we get her thoughts on what’s important when it comes to light curing and why it’s risky to trust an untested curing light.
Light Curing 101: Is Your Curing Light Putting Restorations at Risk? [Webinar]
Dentists, dental assistants, and dental hygienists can all benefit from knowing more about their curing lights. In this webinar we’ll be sharing the best ways to evaluate you curing light and adjust your curing protocol, so you can improve patient outcomes.
Calculate Optimal Cure Times For Your Dental Curing Lights and Materials
Every curing light and light-cured material is different, so you can’t use the same curing time for every procedure. Use our curing time calculator and calculate optimal cure times for your specific combination of lights and materials.
10 Ways We Made CheckUp Better for Dentists in 2020
As we leave 2021 in our rearview, we look back on how Bluelight CheckUp changed in 2020, and how we used customer feedback to make it a better light curing solution for dentists.
How CheckUp Measures Dental Curing Lights Accurately
CheckUp is the most accurate radiometer for testing your dental curing lights in your own office, in your own time. We answer key questions about its accuracy and compatibility with different curing lights.
CheckUp Rated Highly in Clinicians Report Clinical Trials
Bluelight CheckUp has been evaluated and rated highly in Clinicians Report – one of the most trusted product review publications for dentists. 78% rated it as “excellent or good and worthy of trial by colleagues”.