Canceled Continuing Education Courses
The Strip’s Guide to Patients
This pseudo-comprehensive survey
draws on the experience of more than
20 Bette Midler impersonators, the
tiger that attacked Roy, and a sprinkler
repairman who made a 1:60 scale
replica of the Bellagio Water Show to
turn your boring dental practice into
a Las Vegas-esque entertainment
experience where you’re encouraged to
gamble your fee structure by playing a
PPO Plinko board.
The Truth Is Out There
Do you believe in Dingonek, the West
African water-dwelling tusked jungle
walrus? How about the Fouke Monster
of Arkansas? Chupacabra, anyone?
How about dentists who don’t blame
the lab for ill-fitting crowns? If you
believe the truth is out there and that
some of these things might actually be
real, look into a cryptozoology class.
Other notable cryptids of potential
lore: Florida’s Skunk Ape (e.g., its
average citizen), the Jersey Devil (a
winged, bipedal horse?) and patients
who respect your work.
Marketing in the Time of Zombies
Movies, books and television have
centered many a plot around surviving
the hordes of undead looking to make
you the next meal, but has there ever
been a focus on what it could mean
for dentistry? If there’s one thing that
all “walkers” have in common, it’s that
they’re gonna need a healthy set of
chompers to keep tearing away human
flesh. Learn how same-day crowns, no
carpules, bite blocks and repurposed
leather bondage straps can keep
your new-patient flow
steady even when
the patients are
all zombies.