Why Your Dentist Costs So Much

The latest edition of moronic articles on Yahoo.com… This one is titled, “Why Your Dentist Costs So Much.”
Gosh, I didn’t know one could purchase a dentist. I guess I can rest easy knowing that we still fetch a handsome price! 🙂 We’re worth every penny!
While we can forgive the syntactically awkward title, I think the intent of the article is to be informative. However, it fails on many levels Continue reading
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Any fans of “Blazing Saddles” by Mel Brooks? It’s probably one of the most quotable movies ever made. It’s also likely the most politically-incorrect movie. But, I enjoy using a Blazing Saddles quote in conversation when the opportunity arises. Some get it. Some don’t. If I offend with this… well… it’s my party. 🙂
Moments ago I was reminded of this seemingly trivial matter in a thread on Dentaltown.com. I’ve brought it up over the years here and there on Dentaltown. So, I thought I would write up a quick post about it on my blog.
Yesterday I spent close to an hour with a new patient consultation. She was referred to me by my family’s pediatrician. This patient is in the midst of extensive dental treatment by another dentist. She is very nervous about dental treatment and had it done under IV sedation. At this point, 10 teeth have provisional / temp crowns. All of them are posterior teeth, some in each quadrant.
This weekend, I was among a special group of seven dentists from
I’m watching the news on TV about an
We make our living with our hands and our eyes. And, in most practices, we’re the only real “producer.” If we are benched by an injury, the practice will be in trouble in short order.
Last night at around 6 pm, I experienced “