Category Archives: What Happened Today

Anecdotes of day-to-day occurrences that I think may resonate with my fellow Dental Warriors.

It’s My Mouth!

Posted on September 28, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

This will be a relatively short post.  But, I wanted to get it out while it was fresh in my head. This week, I had a new patient come in for a Six Month Smiles consultation.  This patient was a … Continue reading →

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The Dental Warrior Is Now a ®!

Posted on July 9, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

It took half a year (gotta love government efficiency!)  Woo-hoo!   If you have a brand name for your practice (or other business), be sure to protect it. For more info on trademarks:  http://www.uspto.gov/inventors/trademarks.jsp

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“Free trial” Dental Product Scams

Posted on June 21, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

I’ve been at this dental gig long enough to have seen these scams come around more than once.  I first learned about this one many years ago.  I got a bill for a composite build-up product that I never recalled … Continue reading →

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Failing Dentistry or Poor Host Response?

Posted on June 20, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

Sometimes our best efforts don’t work out.  We dentists reflexively tend to blame ourselves.  Somehow, we’ve managed to bring ourselves to believe that our work is immune to the hostile oral environment and vagaries of human behavior (and lack of … Continue reading →

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Today’s Special Delivery

Posted on June 15, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

OK… now it’s yesterday’s delivery.  🙂 ‘Cause I try and I try and I try and I try… I can’t get no… Sometimes the best part of my job is the satisfaction gained by significantly improving a patient’s quality of … Continue reading →

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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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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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Townie Meeting 2012 – I’m here!

Posted on April 25, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

Just arrived at the Cosmopolitan Hotel / Casino, the newest casino in Las Vegas.  Wow!  Pretty swanky!  My room is big enough to have a party with a dance floor.  No kidding.  Very nice. The Townie Meeting is one of … Continue reading →

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Website Marketing Pearl: Help them find what they’re looking for!

Posted on April 18, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

While I have a long list of blog topics to write about, I don’t seem to get to them, as I’m often inspired by something that happened recently.  The trick is finding time to write them! I couldn’t think of … Continue reading →

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I’ll Go to a Dentist I Can Tell What to Do! (x-rays again)

Posted on March 26, 2012 by The Dental Warrior

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 →

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