The Schick Digital X-Ray System that is used at Kershner & Trepper Dental Associates is a great attraction to many patients. Instead of using the traditional silver-oxide x-ray film that must be developed and then fixed in caustic and environmentally damaging solutions, the new system takes pictures via a small electronic sensor. Extremely accurate x-ray images will appear instantly on computer screens, which are in each of the six operatories; therefore you and the dentist can see the problem immediately, and the usual wait for x-ray film to be processed is eliminated. Estimates are that a person will receive ninety percent (90%!) less radiation using this x-ray method. And, because patients can visually see their x-rays as the doctor explains any problems to them, they have a much better understanding of the problem and treatment plan needed.