Sodium Dental

06/01/2026

Quick tip for any dental office using a Dexis, Schick, Carestream, or Gendex sensor:
Your calibration file is specific to your sensor. It's not stored anywhere else. If you lose it and your sensor needs repair or replacement, you're adding days — sometimes weeks — to your downtime.

Where is yours right now?

If you had to find it in the next five minutes, could you?

Back it up to the cloud, a USB drive, and your server. Today. It takes five minutes and it'll save you a lot of pain at the worst possible time.

05/31/2026

Last day of May.

June is a big month for us — the Shining 3D trade-up promotion ends June 30, we're publishing a new blog article every week, and we have a lot of good content coming.

If there's something on your dental technology list you've been putting off — sensor repair, a backup sensor, a scanner conversation, an IT question — June is a good time to deal with it.

We're here whenever you're ready.
📞 1-800-821-8962
👉 sodiumdental.com

Leader in Sensor Repair Excellence and Source for Advanced Dental Technology Innovation X-ray Sensor Repair X-ray sensor repair is fast, easy, and reliable. No matter what brand or

05/30/2026

Something we see constantly: a dental office throws away a sensor because it stopped working, assumes it's dead, and orders a new one for $8,000.

We get calls like this all the time. "We already tossed it — do you think it was fixable?"

Most of the time? Yes. In the majority of cases a broken sensor is repairable for a fraction of replacement cost. The manufacturer won't tell you that. We will.

Free diagnostic. No charge if we can't fix it.
👉 sodiumdental.com/x-ray-repair-refurbishment/

Dental X-Ray Sensor & Technology Repair – Fast, Affordable, Nationwide Sodium Dental is a U.S.-based dental technology company specializing in digital dental x-ray sensor repair for dental practices nationwide. We repair sensors from leading brands, offering faster turnaround times and lower costs...

05/29/2026

We get asked a lot about hemostat damage on sensor cables.
Here's the short version: don't clamp a hemostat on a sensor cable to hold it in position. Ever.
It crushes the internal wires. Sometimes it fails immediately. Sometimes it takes weeks. But it will fail.

Use a ring and bar sensor holder. It does the same job mechanically without destroying your cable. We wrote a whole article about this — and about why sensor holders improve your x-ray image quality too.

👉 sodiumdental.com/why-every-dental-practice-should-be-using-a-sensor-holder/

Most people who talk about sensor holders focus on cable protection. And yes, that matters, we'll get to it. But if you're a doctor, the more important reason to use a ring and bar sensor holder has nothing to do with the cable. It has everything to do with the quality

05/28/2026

One of the most common sensor repair mistakes we see:
A practice waits until the sensor completely fails before sending it in.

By that point they've been dealing with intermittent issues for weeks or months. Bad images. Disconnections. Software errors. All of it pointing to a developing cable problem that gets worse the longer it goes on.

A sensor that's acting inconsistently is telling you something. Listen to it before it fails completely during a full Monday schedule.

Free diagnostic. We'll tell you what's going on.
👉 sodiumdental.com/x-ray-repair-refurbishment/
📞 1-800-821-8962

Dental X-Ray Sensor & Technology Repair – Fast, Affordable, Nationwide Sodium Dental is a U.S.-based dental technology company specializing in digital dental x-ray sensor repair for dental practices nationwide. We repair sensors from leading brands, offering faster turnaround times and lower costs...

05/27/2026

The Shining 3D Q2 trade-up promotion ends June 30.
That's 34 days from today.
If you've been thinking about upgrading your intraoral scanner — or if you're on an aging iTero, TRIOS, Primescan, or Carestream with an annual subscription that keeps climbing — this is the window.

Up to $2,000 cash back. Real check from Shining 3D. Not a store credit.
We're a certified dealer and we handle everything after the sale.

📞 1-800-821-8962
👉 sodiumdental.com/shining-3d-q2-2026-trade-up-promotion/

⏰ Shining 3D Trade-Up Promotion: Valid April 1 – June 30, 2026 · Up to $2,000 cash rebate — paid directly by Shining 3D Claim Yours →

05/26/2026

We published a new article on our blog last week that we think every dental office should read.

It's about sensor holders — specifically why they matter more for x-ray image quality than most practices realize. We ran a test in our shop years ago that showed the impact distance between the tube head and sensor has on image clarity. The results were dramatic.

A ring and bar sensor holder eliminates that variable completely. Consistent, clear x-rays from every staff member every time.

Worth 5 minutes of your time.

👉 sodiumdental.com/why-every-dental-practice-should-be-using-a-sensor-holder/

Most people who talk about sensor holders focus on cable protection. And yes, that matters, we'll get to it. But if you're a doctor, the more important reason to use a ring and bar sensor holder has nothing to do with the cable. It has everything to do with the quality

05/20/2026

The best conversations don’t start with answers.
They start with questions 🦷

That’s how curiosity replaces resistance. https://www.sodiumdental.com/services/

05/12/2026

If a tool clearly improves patient care and efficiency,
most teams are happy to lean into it. https://www.sodiumdental.com/3d-intra-oral-scanners-and-3d-printers/

05/09/2026

You don’t need to be “ahead of the curve” to move forward.
You just need systems that make growth feel manageable.

That’s where modern 3D scanning fits in naturally. https://ow.ly/GlK650Y9qqR