Author Archives: The Dental Warrior

Major Online Referral Service Swipes My Photo!

Posted on June 8, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

I suppose I should be flattered when I find my intellectual property “borrowed.”  And, it seems many think it’s harmless to “borrow” copyrighted materials.  I suspect they don’t realize the amount of effort invested in creating website content, both copy … Continue reading →

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Is Traditional Marketing Dead?

Posted on June 3, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

My wife and I cancelled our local newspaper subscription a couple of years ago.  The quality was steadily decreasing, and we found most of the stories were already “old.”  We had already heard or read most of the reports.  With … Continue reading →

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Google Reviews – Disabled! (for now)

Posted on May 31, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

Doze meezerable cork-suckin’ bastiges! Just when I got onboard with Google Reviews, those mega-geeks at Google are changing the game… apparently a lot. The names on my reviews are gone.  Instead of a “star” rating system, it’s now a 0 … Continue reading →

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A Photographic Tribute for Memorial Day

Posted on May 25, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

A friend, Dr. Matthew Brink, posted a photo on Facebook today that reminded me of a photo I took 20 years ago.  His composition includes the Washington Monument reflected at the far end of the wall.  Very cool. So, I … Continue reading →

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Aetna VP / CFO Schools Us on TheDentalWarrior.com!

Posted on May 24, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

This is just too good and must be shared! On another blog article I wrote about Groupon, a gentleman named John Bermel chimed in with some comments regarding his beliefs about “what’s wrong with dentistry” today.  At first, I mistakenly … Continue reading →

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Do you REALLY want to do business with Delta???

Posted on May 22, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

I understand I may draw the ire of dentists who participate with Delta and other managed care plans, as I perpetually express my bafflement (yes it’s a word) at how any dentist would willingly sign a contract with the devil … Continue reading →

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Answer Your ****ing Emails!

Posted on May 15, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

I have a brand new patient in the chair, as I type this.  She is a nursing instructor and hasn’t been to a dentist in three years.  She wasn’t happy with a crown done by her last dentist (bite never … Continue reading →

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Cheap Dentistry – Coming to a Walmart Near You. No Joke!

Posted on May 8, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

I remember 20 some odd years ago, when they put dental offices in Sears stores.  Some would have had us believe the sky was falling back then.  “Corporate dentistry will shut down private practice as we know it.”  It didn’t … Continue reading →

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Townie Meeting 2012 – Epilogue

Posted on April 28, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

The 2012 Townie Meeting in Las Vegas is done.  I left a bit early having to skip out some of Dr. Marvin Berlin’s excellent presentation.  Marvin Berlin knows the business of dentistry “like nobody’s business!”  🙂  I hated to leave.  … Continue reading →

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Townie Meeting 2012 – Day 2

Posted on April 27, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

Reporting from Las Vegas at the Cosmopolitan Hotel… Last night was the big party, with a James Bond (007) theme.  There were a lot of creative costumes!  I wasn’t one of them. Today, the day opened with the Madow Brothers … Continue reading →

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