Over the past few weeks I’ve heard some things that have disturbed me. Granted, we’re all disturbed about a great many things nowadays. And, for good reason. These are definitely challenging times. Our collective sympathetic nervous systems are on overdrive and our sensitivities are on high-gain. While speaking to other dentists about their experiences dealing […]

What do you think might be the 2 or 3 things that people are using as reasons NOT to come to your office? ➢ Is It Safe? ➢ How much is it going to cost? ➢ How much is it going to hurt? For each of these items, its valuable to craft a simple answer?   ❖ It’s probably […]

My uncle was an attorney who worked for Avis.  The family joke was that he always “tried harder”, a nod to the commercials that Avis ran about being #2 behind Hertz, so they “tried harder”. Being #1 can result in complacency.  That’s dangerous. This past week, Hertz became another Covid-19 victim, alongside J.C. Penney, J. […]

At a ZOOM-Board meeting this week of The Alliance For Oral Health Across Borders, one of the members, said something that is relevant to many of us as we begin to return to work. Dr. Bruce Donoff, the former Dean of Harvard’s Dental School, is one of the smartest people I know. His analogy about […]