The Abacus venture that I am familiar with is run out of Hong Kong. I don’t know much about Abacus here in the US. My guess is that it’s a small hedge fund that could either go short or long, or perhaps already have either a short or long position. If the fund has no position, it’s a strange start to doing research as I would assume someone on staff or by contract has some rudimentary understanding of laser physics. If the fund has a long position, the questions are starting at the wrong spot with questionable timing. If the fund is short, they are stuck with a losing position and are grabbing at straws to extricate themselves from a bad position using whatever means available. (there has been a sharp increas in short-interest since Feb and I am guessing the average breakeven price for the shorts is at least 20% lower than where the stock is trading now) Take your pick but I would not take the questions too seriously until more information is provided. Having said that, I do believe a shoot-out would be useful for current-generation systems. The only thing that’s come close to a shoot-out was a report by Stewart Rosenberg that compared cutting of extracted teeth at a convention.

PS. Being a money manager or an analyst can be a lonely route, sometimes very lonely. The lonely route is the often the right route.

Hi All,

This is really a laser love in forum, isn’t it? Admit it! Don’t be shy.

Sometimes, I feel we are all too alone in doing what we do in dentistry. Then doing laser dentistry is an even more isolated segment of the profession.

So to have this forum to share our thoughts, experiences, and feelings is a wonderful haven. A safe sanctuary in the universe of dentistry. We are indeed among friends here!

Very glad to have met some of the members who attended the CDA Conference. I am very impressed with the knowledge of Bob Gregg, Del McCarthy, Bill Grider and of course the rising star himself, Glenn van As.

I placed my order for the Delight today, by the way.

Cheers to all,

Andrew

Hi Andrew,

Congratulations on your DELight decision!  I was sure that’s where you were headed in your decision.  That is my choice in erbiums right now.

You realize, of course, that the DELight was named after DEL McCarthy?  Right?  Del’s never been the same since….enormous ego now, impossible to deal with.  Told Tom Haney he has ruined a good man.:biggrin:

Sure, it’s a “love-fest” here–for lasers and what they can do for our patients.  From the practical ways they help us with otherwise clinical difficulties, to the incredible post-op results of previous painful procedures, to the spiritual metaphores for light and healing, and a forum to share it all with those who participate in these experiences we have and we share about our patients’ benefit from our committment to such fantastic technology!!  What’s not to LOVE?!

Welcome to a world that will change your perspective of dentistry and patient care forever in wonderous ways.

If the internet and this forum had existed 12 years ago, the field would be futher along, and we’d have a lot more active laser users in dentistry.  Things are gonna change for the positive….. This forum is full of those who certainly have invested in that vision. Glad you now have too!

Bob

Thanks, Glenn & Bob.

I am looking forward to implementing the Delight into my practice.

Situations will no doubt arise that will prompt me to ask for help from you guys and others. But at the same time, I feel confident that I have learned much just from reading through all the inputs on the forum. I pick up some pearls almost everytime I come onboard too.

Regards to all,

Andrew

Thanks, Mark.

Hope to drop by to see you on May 23 when you are in Vancouver. Looking forward to seeing you and learning more about the numerous procedures that you do with your Waterlase.

Kindest regards,

Andrew

Looks nice Mark.

What was the wattage setting on the Waterlase for the closed crown lengthening procedure?

Al