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Answer Your ****ing Emails!

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

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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Get off yer butt, and get MOBILE!

Well, besides the fact that I DO need to get off my butt and start moving more (for my health), I’m not referring to exercise.  I’m talking about mobile websites. I suppose my impending suggestion (keep reading) to explore the … Continue reading

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Should You Register the “.XXX” (Porno) Domain?

.XXX Marks The DDS Spot I recently got an email from a certain website design company that caters to heath care practitioners.  It rhymes with “Sage Fun.”  I’m sure the email is well-intended, albeit self-serving (nothing wrong with that, really).  … Continue reading

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Google Rocks (Adwords vs. Places vs. Organic)!

Had a walk-in patient this morning.  Well… not exactly a walk-in.  He is a transient cable technician who roams around the country doing work for cable TV companies.  He had an old bonding break off his central incisor last night.  … Continue reading

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Dentistry Is Still Valued (by some)

Today I saw a new patient who found me via my website.  She drove 1-1/2 hours to my practice.  She probably passed at least a hundred dentists on the way here.  She was not happy with the work of a … Continue reading

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Are You a “Regular” Dentist?

Patient perceptions of dentists can be quite interesting.  While I’ve positioned my practice as one with a focus on cosmetic and reconstructive dentistry, I am very much a general dentist.  I do a bit of everything and plenty of “bread … Continue reading

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