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  • 28
    Nov
    2011
  • I need your help and honest opinion about this dental students illegal activites…thank you?
    posted by Kris Nickerson

I have been a dentist for well over 35 years now. About 7 years ago, a young lady joined our practice b/c as a dental assistant. She was wonderful to work with in general until I caught her stealing dental supplies from the office. I was about to call the police and she started sobbing about how she is struggling to survive with her dad and siblings and this would ruin her family b/c her mom just died. I cut her a break and let her go without calling the cops. I asked her to leave and told her to never ever work in a dentist office again.

We stayed in touch over the years and I found out she went back to Asia for a fake marriage. Her relative got a green card by "marrying her" and he gave her tons of money in cash as an exchange. At this point, I stopped talking to her. She told me herself that she and the relative did this as a business deal. No real marriage.

Problem is that I was at a white coat ceremony to inaugurate new dental students. My nephew is starting dental school. Guess who else was there? Yes, that girl from my office is a new dental student and is in my nephews class.

Should I contact the school about her illegal past? I don’t trust her working on patients. How would you feel if this was your dentist. I don’t want to go to the INS because it’s too much paperwork. Should I talk to the dean? How do I approach this?

This is illegal behavior. I can’t believe her! What would you do???

Thank you,
Dr. McCamry

A dental school cannot act legally on an accusation without proof. You had a chance to stop the con artist early in her career but fell for her crocodile tears. Too late now. A tiger doesn’t change its stripes, and eventually, she’ll lie, cheat, or steal from the wrong person and finally get some overdue justice.

  • 28
    Nov
    2011
  • Severe Jaw Pain, Locked/Guarded. Need Help. Have Questions!?
    posted by Kris Nickerson

First of all, thank you for your time and for reading this. I have been to several dentists in the past and I was fortunate enough to see one when I was living in Indiana (now in AZ) who seemed to care. He said to my twin brother, "Yeah, it definitely seems like he is suffering." Thankfully, he believed me. If you can, before you read this question, please consider reading about my severe chronic pain which is on the left-side of my entire head. This could help you answer this question! It is located at: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110816223650AAdx4PE You can always skim it. Also, read the entirety of this message as it has some of my medical history, etc that could prove useful…

Onto my jaw issue. I usually suffer from severe pain in the left-side of my head at all times since I was 13 (I am now 26 years old). I have been hit hard on the left side of the head by a basketball when 11 or 12 years old and had severe pain (possible concussion). But didn’t have jaw pain until age 13 and afterwards. Before I became chronically ill, I also was bitten by fleas and had the water company (in Indiana) send a letter saying, "Those with low immune systems needs to boil their water." These are things I am telling just in case they could help…

I did have an MRI on my jaw done and it described the following:

FINDINGS: On the left there is anterior dislocation of the meniscus in the closed mouth position with recapture in the open mouth position. (Report says everything else is normal).

IMPRESSION: Anterior dislocation left meniscus with recapture in the open mouth position.

About 6 or so years ago, my jaw has started to "lock," or like a dentist worded it, "guard" into place. Normally (alongside my chronic head pain) my jaw pops every time I open my mouth. When in this guarded position, however, it sounds like I can hear muscles tearing (it sounds awful) and crackling, popping,. It almost sounds like someone plucking dental floss in my ear. The pain in my left ear worsens (which I already suffer from) and my left eye pain worsens greatly, also in the left temple (I can feel my heartbeat when the pain worsens, or at random intervals in the temple/eye area).

Another dentist – who didn’t seem to believe in my pain – told me that 35% of Americans have this and they don’t deal with pain. So it shouldn’t be this or a big deal. I begged him to look at the actual MRI images, but he refused (ARGH!). Since my jaw pops and I get more pain on top of my constant pain, I think there is a problem. Exactly what? I don’t know…That’s why I am here…

Recently, I’ve been paying A LOT more attention to my pain and trying to figure it out. Well, in doing so, I’ve noticed – when my jaw is guarded (which it is now, has been for two weeks…) – that when I open my mouth wide and try to extend it, I hear the popping (or described, plucking-floss noise) and my left eye immediately worsens GREATLY in pain.

As you can see, I have some major problems. So here are my questions:
1) Can my jaw be causing my left-sided eye, ear, and jaw pain? If so, what treatment is there (since it isn’t normally locked, etc)?
2) Also, my ear has felt "full" on several occasions and I could not hear out of it while in severe pain. I had it checked and the actual ear was fine. What could have caused this and what can be done for my ear and ear pain?
3) I need to know if my jaw can be causing the entirety of my left-sided head pain. My left head is in CONSTANT pain at all times since 13. Can my jaw be causing this severe, constant pain?
4) What can I do to unlock or ‘un-guard’ my jaw?
5) How risky is surgery and is it in reason?
6) If there is anything else you can tell me, I’d really be grateful. I’m sitting here in so much pain (again, especially in my eye, temple, ear, jaw – in that order, from severe pain to less severe pain.

Thank you for your time, for reading this question, and for those that answered. Please remember that there are others looking at this question needing answers too – so although they are silent, they need help like me and are thankful for ANY replies.

Hope to hear from someone soon,
Robby

diabetes? get tested.
gluten allergy? avoid wheat for awhile.
sometimes other things pick on your weak spots.

  • 28
    Nov
    2011
  • Marketing ideas to promote a business?
    posted by Kris Nickerson

Hello! :)

I work at a dental office and we’re trying to come up with ways to promote our practice. It’s a small office with one dentist and one hygienist (that comes in only 2 times a week). We open on Saturdays (which is our most liked day).
We’re trying to attract new long-term patients.
How can we do that? What can we do?

It’s illegal to provide free stuff (example, free gas card) for new patients here. So we have to be very creative.

Thanks for you help! :)

Use cost-efficient marketing materials available. You can put a door hanger in you office to inform patients about your services. You can also distribute these to your local community to spread the word about your services. You can also contact school administrations and ask if you can place brochures somewhere in their school to inform parents about the dental services. Just be resourceful.

  • 28
    Nov
    2011
  • Please advise me on marketing my mom’s dental clinic?
    posted by Kris Nickerson

Hi friends, my mom is a dentist and she’s extremely hardworking and caring, and our dental clinic is of high quality and very near the center of the city. The problem is that many others had been opened quite a long time before ours, so though they’re not so good they have a large customer base. My mom’s sad and I really wanna help her. Already read some marketing books, thinking of re-designing the clinic, creating a website, and distributing leaflets. Any comments and suggestions will be deeply appreciated!

Your thoughtfulness is meaningful. Your ideas are heading the right direction. She has the education and skills. Now it is time for her to develop "herself" in who she wants to be. Have her, or you, look into registering into the Landmark Education Seminars. Look on line for info. These series are designed to shift ones way of being in a very competitive industry. The seminars are designed to create a future to live into. They are thought provoking, result based.

  • 28
    Nov
    2011
  • What would ba a clever headline for this newspaper article?
    posted by Kris Nickerson

For history i have to write a news paper article on the journey of the slaves from africa to america. Iv’e written the article, and its about the ship being taken over by slaves, and they are telling the reporter of the terrible conditions, and how they fought for freedom on their ship. So what can i call it?

Ship-Ship Horray

  • 25
    Nov
    2011
  • Chicago Cosmetic Dentists Can Get More New Patients From The Web With Creative Internet Marketing
    posted by Kris Nickerson

http://www.internetknowledgesolutions.com/services.htm Learn How The Best Chicago Cosmetic Dentists Get More New Patients from the web with a creative approach to internet marketing. Family dentists, pediatric dentists, cosmetic dentists and orthodontists can use Google Places, Bing and Yahoo Local with e-mail and social media marketing to elevate your practice into the first-choice provider over other Chicago family dentists, pediatric dentists, cosmetic dentists and orthodontists.

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  • 25
    Nov
    2011
  • How Do Less Busy Dentists Make More Profit?
    posted by Kris Nickerson

http://www.richdentistseminars.com
Chris Brady DDS – The Rich Dentist Coach
Case Acceptance Expert

Want help applying the strategies in this video?

You Dream, We Take You There.

As a dentist, you’re wearing many hats in your practice. This often distracts you from focusing on the key issues that actually make you money.

As the nationally recognized ‘Smart Growth Practice Coach & Case Acceptance Expert’, Chris loves helping dentists have or produce large amounts of whatever it is they want—in dentistry and in life. Whether it’s personal happiness, more time off to do what’s most important—family, golf, travel, etc.—wealth or less stress at the office.
Dr. Chris has developed one of the most effective case acceptance systems that will have patients asking for treatment. No pressure. Not pushy. Just happier patients accepting bigger cases, resulting in fewer days at the office and a happier, better-compensated team.
He also shares his secrets and techniques to lower overhead, make more money, increase vacation time (6 weeks minimum), lower stress, increase case acceptance, reduce or eliminate dental insurance, and much more.
For more than sixteen years, Dr. Chris has taught principles and concepts that have changed the lives of literally thousands of people in the dental profession. In fact, Dr. Chris teaches more Case Acceptance seminars than any other dentist on the planet.
Dr. Brady’s teaching approach is motivating and entertaining. You’ll find yourself laughing and even feeling a bit embarrassed at some of the crazy things we naively do and say to patients.
He tells it like it is in a humorous, no-nonsense fashion by making fun of himself with real life stories that teach the proper communication principles for building exceptional relationships with the patients of the practice.
As Founder and President of Brady Group LLC, Dr. Chris propels dental offices to achieve their greatest revenue potential through growth strategies. He teaches the essential skills of selling, leadership, management, and communication that enables dentists to build their dream practice.
Dr. Chris is also an author, practice transitions expert, and motivational speaker. He has spoken to groups (AADPA featured speaker. Keynote speaker at the AACD.) all across the United States.
Dr. Chris’ numerous articles can be found in various publications such as Dental Economics, Mentor and Contemporary Dental Aesthetics. He was also an Editorial Board member at Dentist’s Money Digest.
Most of all, Dr. Brady is a genuine, generous person eager to share his message with those of his profession with the desire of creating happiness.
If you are looking for straightforward practice building advice that can have an immediate impact on your practice and your net income, then we invite you to schedule a complimentary Smart Growth Practice Assessment, it’s absolutely confidential.

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  • 25
    Nov
    2011
  • Dental Practice Marketing Lake County IL | Dentist Websites | Dentist Marketing
    posted by Kris Nickerson

http://www.frontpageinteractive.com – Dental Practice marketing in Lake County IL.

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  • 25
    Nov
    2011
  • Why you want to use video in your dental marketing
    posted by Kris Nickerson

http://www.smartboxwebmarketing.com/

You’ve heard the saying, “a picture is worth a thousand words”, right? Well, video increases that saying tenfold. Prospects searching online have D-ADD – digital attention deficit disorder. They don’t want to work or try to find you, if you’re not ranked at the top, they will simply never find you. Video will help boost your rankings in the search engines. We ever offer a Video Blast SEO service where we will literally send your videos out to thousands of article and social media sites monthly, sending you TONS of traffic and getting your message out in your local community. Contact us today to learn more about how video marketing can help boost your rankings in the search engines.

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  • 25
    Nov
    2011
  • Dental Marketing – Done For You Dental Marketing Service
    posted by Kris Nickerson

http://eternaladvertisingsolutions.com/5879/dental-marketing/
dental marketing

Get Found Online on Google. Local consumers use Google more than anything else to decide which Dentist to call when they, or their families need a dentist.

Whether simply requiring a clean-up, cavity filling, root canals or even cosmetic work, your patients look to Google for help.

If your dental practice is not found here, then you may as well be invisible to the average consumer.
This is Google places. It is the number one area on the internet to generate real customer leads for your dental practice.

People are searching for dentists all day, every day. If you can’t be found by those searching you’ll get the same result, no leads.

Our company works with general dentists across the country to solve this exact problem.
If your website is not bringing in a steady flow of leads for your business, we can help.
We understand the unique value your dental practice provides its patients.

Unlike many search marketing firms, we’ve learned from our past clients that depending on the age of your practice your target clients may vary.
As a new dental practice, you’d like a steady stream of new patients, with a focus on insurance patients.
As your dental practice matures, you may want less new insurance patients, but would prefer higher end cosmetic patients.

The strategies to target these two groups are completely different, so it is important for a search marketing company to understand your business and goals.

Our goal is to take your dental practice and develop a strong, comprehensive internet presence.
So that when people are researching Google for a dentist, they’ll find you and not a competitor.

What we do is not magic. It is really just consistent work across several key areas.
Your website, Google places listing, third party directory sites, customer reviews and links to your website.

The goal is simple. We want your dental practice to be found everywhere possible patients are found.
While being number one is great, being found everywhere is better!

You may be asking yourself, can I just do this Dental Marketing work myself?

While our typical answer to this question is, yes you could! You would only require a full time marketing person on staff with some focused training.

The reality is, that dentistry is a challenging business to market online through search engines.
Success with Google places and local search is very difficult without a team of competent internet marketing experts to work on your behalf.

Let me ask you a question?

Do you want to spend your valuable time marketing your dental practice online, or would you rather do what you do best and hire a professional team of search marketing experts to do it for you?

Our goal is to be there for you. We want to be your partner and help your practice build a real presence online.

The end goal is not going to happen overnight, however you will see real results right away.

We want to offer you a free analysis of where your dental practice fits online in your specific market.
We’ll show you how you fair in key search areas such as: Dentists, General Dentist, Emergency dentist, Teeth whitening and Veneers.

Our team are highly focused search marketing experts and specifically work in the dental market.
Thank you for watching our Dental Marketing Video. We welcome the opportunity to work with you and your dental practice.

Neil@EternalAdvertisingSolutons.com
(850)368-7177

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