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Author Archives: The Dental Warrior
Google Reviews – I’ve Changed My Mind
Last December I wrote that online reviews can be a double-edged sword. That article was primarily directed at independent review sites other than Google’s own reviews system. I remain skeptical of the value of third party review sites, especially those … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Social Media, Websites
Tagged Google maps, Google Places, Google reviews, Places, search engine results
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I’ll Go to a Dentist I Can Tell What to Do! (x-rays again)
Ugh! It doesn’t happen much, but it’s one thing I encounter in my practice of dentistry that is truly maddening. It’s maddening because my personality is one that relies heavily on logic and facts. We all get patients who are … Continue reading
Distracted Walking (by cell phone) as Dangerous as Driving!
This morning, there was a segment on NBC’s “Today Show” about violent cell phone robberies. The crux of the “investigative report” was that cell phone companies refuse to “blacklist” stolen cell phones. That means that a cell phone that has … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Security & Safety
Tagged crime, crime prevention, self-defense, situational awareness
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How Can (the other) Dentists Charge So Much Less?
Yesterday, I saw a patient I’ve been seeing for only a couple of months. He has fairly extensive restorative needs, and we’re “chipping away” at them. He’s lost some teeth. Others needed root canal therapy. Multiple crowns are in progress … Continue reading
This Time It’s Personal – Your website, that is.
Make it personal! Your website, that is. I’ve long preached that dentists MUST be involved in the content creation for their website. But, that DOESN’T mean you have to create your own website. I get that objection a lot from … Continue reading
Posted in Editor's Favorites, Marketing, Websites, What Happened Today
Tagged copy writing, website content, website copy
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You Never Know What They’ll Search For on Google
It’s funny how little seemingly insignificant observations inspire me to write. And, then I can’t stop myself. I have to do it NOW. 🙂 Let’s get ana-lytical… ‘lytical.. I regularly monitor traffic on my websites using Google Analytics. Analytics, which … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing, Websites, What Happened Today
Tagged google analytics, long tail, websites
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Groupon Is Fee-splitting. The ADA chimes in.
Back in January, I wrote an article on the blog about Groupon. Among the many issues I discussed was the rather thorny issue of fee-splitting. There are state and federal laws against fee-splitting in healthcare. I just became aware of … Continue reading
Posted in Marketing
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New Blog Feature: Cool Archive Widget!
Collapsible Archives! Just a quick admin update for The Dental Warrior blog. Now that I’m past 106 posts, I wanted an easier way to access and view the archives. The “archive” section on the right (under the “10 Most Popular … Continue reading
Super-cool Intra-oral Photo Sharing With Patients
I’ve been meaning to get this set up in my office and then sharing the idea with you for quite some time. FINALLY, I got around to doing it… the way I wanted to do it. For most of my … Continue reading
Check those BPs! (redux)
This will be one of my more brief blog posts. Last May I wrote about the discovery of malignant hypertension in three patients who presented for tooth extractions. All of them had systolics over 200 and diastolics over 120! Yeeeeee-ikes! … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Technique, What Happened Today
Tagged blood pressure, hypertension, medical history, stroke
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