Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late

On 02/08/2026 00:46, Robert Riches wrote:
> On 2026-08-01, The Natural Philosopher <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Yup. The sheer cost of setting up a dental practice astonished me. Each
>> chair is tens of thousands and the whole practice was near enough a million.
> 
> And unless things have changed recently, the chairs and a lot of
> the other equipment are almost certainly made by one of two
> companies headquartered in Newberg, Oregon, USA. 

No wonder they are so overpriced
But I think hers were  Danish - Heka? She trained in Sweden...

>  Last I heard,
> https://www.a-dec.com/ has about 90% of the worldwide dental
> chair (and equipment) market, while https://www.dcionline.com/
> has nearly all of the other 10%.  Some of my neighbors work at
> A-dec.  So, thanks for keeping my neighbors employed!
> 

There are half a dozen European manufacturers of dental equipment. That 
works on the correct voltage
Remember no one buys American if they want customer support

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