Yearly Archives: 2017

How to Create Your Own Compelling Dental Website Content

Posted on November 12, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

Over the years, as I’ve written and lectured to dentists about website marketing, the concept I have the most difficulty conveying to them is about the value of self-written, unique content.  Dentists resist the idea of writing their own content … Continue reading →

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Closing a Diastema – With Bioclear Matrices

Posted on November 10, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

Just a quick and dirty case presentation. A new patient came to me last week for a consultation about “bonding” a space between her teeth. She had been to a another dentist who had closed the space with “bonding.”  It … Continue reading →

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Do We Need Consent Forms for Everything?

Posted on October 18, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

This quick article was inspired by a thread in a dental group (called “The Dental Place“) on Facebook.  Some dentists reported that they have a consent form signed for EVERY procedure they do.  For every patient, every time (even repeat … Continue reading →

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NPI’s Concierge Online Appointments – A Review

Posted on October 14, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

One of the factors that lit the fire under me to update my old website with New Patients Inc was so that I could add some advanced features.  One of them was online scheduling for patients.  This is a concept … Continue reading →

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NPI Crusader – Online Review Generator

Posted on September 20, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

Several years ago, I wrote about the new trend of online reviews (2011).  I considered it a double-edged sword, at best, and I initially avoided getting involved in it.  As time went on, I realized the trend was here to … Continue reading →

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Dr. MacGyver – Episode 3

Posted on August 31, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

The One About the Broken Post A new patient called saying a crown on her front tooth came out.  We appointed her the same day (that afternoon).  She has a current dentist, but he was on vacation, and the front … Continue reading →

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Molar City – Poster Child for the Political Narrative

Posted on August 7, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

Los Algodones, Mexico…. a tiny town with 600 dentists known as “Molar City,” has become the poster child for what some believe “ails” our “dental care system.”  Molar City is the Mecca of “cheap dentistry.”  Pardon all the quotation marks.  … Continue reading →

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My New Website Design by New Patients Inc – A Review

Posted on July 29, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

This article is a bit long.  However, I urge you to read it.  Today, your website represents your practice to the world.  Accordingly, the decision to have a website and choosing the right marketing firm to help you create it … Continue reading →

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Scam Alert! Unpaid Electric Bill Scam!

Posted on June 26, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

Last Thursday, I got a text from my office manager while I was at the airport going on vacation with my family.  She got a call at the office from a power company representative saying our power bill was 2 … Continue reading →

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All Aboard the Righteous Indignation Train! Wooo-woooo!

Posted on April 11, 2017 by The Dental Warrior

This post will not likely engender much agreement.  But, then again, it’s not why I write.  My goal has never been to create an “echo chamber” or to “preach to the choir.” (Edit to add:  A couple of folks have … Continue reading →

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