Yes? No? Thoughts?
Having two different pairs of loupes, is it necessary?
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Context? Dental school? Private practice? Residency? What are we talking about here
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Maybe. For me, no. I started in dent school with 3.5s from DFV, really awesome for preps & endos, I don't think I would prep with anything less. When I was in practice though I always wanted 2.5xs for exams so I got some, but the difference was insignificant and just led to me swapping back and forth between the two (unless I got tired of the 2.5xs and stopped bringing them). I was eventually glad I got 2.5xs when I joined a peds practice where I used the 2.5xs and ditched the 3.5xs (peds want more field of view of the kid, and loupes don't matter much to prep SSCs), but in general practice I should have just stuck with my 3.5xs. YMMV.
I know a few colleagues that have 2.5xs for nearly everything, and then have 4.5s for endo instead of a microscope, so there's that too. Otherwise just for bread and butter stuff, you do so much hopping around in a general practice it's not worth trying to carry two.
I know a few colleagues that have 2.5xs for nearly everything, and then have 4.5s for endo instead of a microscope, so there's that too. Otherwise just for bread and butter stuff, you do so much hopping around in a general practice it's not worth trying to carry two.
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I've been dealing with a pair of loupes that have a metal ring that is loose inside of one of the lens casings. It's annoying since it blocks a little bit of my vision and darkens my field of view in one eye. I could send them off to get repaired, but then I'd not have loupes for practicals for a month... so I have been just tolerating the issue for the past few months.
In practice you want to have at a back up pair since your income depends on your ability to work. If something were to happen to one pair, it would be nice to have a second to be able to pick up while the other is in repair. In dental school you can get loupes for a good price, so I'd say go for it early if you have the money to burn. Otherwise wait closer till graduation to get the second pair.
In practice you want to have at a back up pair since your income depends on your ability to work. If something were to happen to one pair, it would be nice to have a second to be able to pick up while the other is in repair. In dental school you can get loupes for a good price, so I'd say go for it early if you have the money to burn. Otherwise wait closer till graduation to get the second pair.
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Orascoptic now has a line where you can switch out the telescopes quickly. Same frames, but the optics are mounted with a removable magnetic system. You can just get different magnifications and switch them when necessary.
I used to have a 4.3 for general dentistry and 6.0 Loupes for endo. I loved getting the orascoptic eye zoom which has 3,4,5 x interchangeable magnification so I don’t need to swap between loupes anymore.
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That's also true what others have said.. and now that I actually think about it - while I desired having 2.5s for exams and general checks, I only actually made the dive when I had to send out my 3.5s for repair and I didn't want to go without any loupes.
Looking back if I wanted two sets (say worried about repairs), I'd have my 3.5s as my main working loupes, and just get a cheap set of adjustable 2.5x loupes off ebay - my hygienist tried em and actually they've worked out for her for a long while.
Looking back if I wanted two sets (say worried about repairs), I'd have my 3.5s as my main working loupes, and just get a cheap set of adjustable 2.5x loupes off ebay - my hygienist tried em and actually they've worked out for her for a long while.
