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immigrant from S. Viet-Nam and these are my personal experiences and observations... I think Honor should be replaced with Bragging Rights; the pressure to achieve be good, do good at all costs can contribute to mental health issues and not allowing to show your weakness, emotions can't be healthy in every
September 04, 2025
Obituaries
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in a high-volume passing offense. Purdy falls around QB12-15 due to a tough matchup against Seattles improved pass rush and concerns over San Franciscos receiver injuries (e.g., limited healthy options beyond Ricky Pearsall). RB: Aaron Jones RB: Bucky Irving RB/Flex: Austin Ekeler These three rank
August 30, 2025
Personal Finance
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has me thinking "where the hell did this guy grow up?" Maybe you just didn't see it...but I guarantee it was there. He's done it before. Possibly my favorite tweet of all time I think we can (or should) agree that it is appropriate to have a healthy dose of skepticism of what we put into our bodies
September 25, 2025
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alive! OP hang in there! It will all work out. Your kids being safe and healthy are the most important of it all. from what i understand a prenup is only for assets you own BEFORE marriage. So if you are getting married after dental school and owning a practice then a prenup would be beneficial
September 27, 2025
Personal Finance
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don't have one, or I don't want to brag. All I can say is that it doesn't really matter if you remain healthy. They didn't come up with the term 'concierge' to describe it by accident. If you don't get that is a ploy to appeal to egos then you don't understand much about the world we live in. Sorry
October 07, 2025
Academy of Dental Management Consultants
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not getting another booster....I got the first shot and the booster back in 2020....I did not let my kids get it...I wish I had not, I dont think it helped me...I still got the Covid like everyone else I know. Are healthy, non-high risk individuals still getting boosters? What's the thought process there I
September 04, 2025
All Things Coronavirus (Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2)
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about everything and everything about something" Thomas Henry Huxley I have watched a few Ram, always just seemed like vigorous debate which I think is healthy and young kids need to have their views challenged as we all. I havent seen all his stuff just that. lol Tim said the same thing other day
September 10, 2025
Politics
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. For that to happen, medical organizations would have to recognize the harm caused and end the treatment. If a patient wanted their healthy arm removed, and a doctor was willing to get paid to do it, that also has no effect on others, but we still disallow it. That argument doesn't fly. Ringo did support my
August 21, 2025
Politics
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focused on oral and overall health, as well as access to the care our members need for healthy outcomes. As the dental industry continues to evolve, a significant challenge is ensuring access to oral healthcare across some areas of Wisconsin. This purchase will help us maintain and expand access
August 15, 2025
Delta Dental
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at work and helping run a great workplace for all. I spend 3 months in Florida during our winter playing golf and relaxing and living healthy. I might retire next year as I will have 50 years behind me but you never know the future. Really difficult to get dentist to work in small towns but my
September 17, 2025
Dental Stocks
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at the same time. It really comes down to one question: Should healthy, adult, single men with no children be required to work at least 20 hours/ week to be eligible for Medicaid? Unfortunately for the nation, every Democrat and a handful of Republicans think not. Not so.... I just heard their end
June 30, 2025
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, but generally it was a 50/50 split between the states and the federal government.. ObamaCare not only expanded the eligibility to Medicaid, it shifted the cost of these newly eligible people to 90/10. The states only paid 10% of the costs for this new group (usually healthy, single people with no kids
June 30, 2025
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ordering take-out and picking it up on the way home, maybe that's a different story and 2-3 nights a week could make sense if you're otherwise very busy. But OP said $200 for dinner for 2 people so that doesn't sound like quick take-out to me That also isn't even considering the health effects. Most restaurants add a ton of butter and salt to things like vegetables that normally are seen as healthy. Eating out 5 nights a week can't be good for your health
July 28, 2025
Retirement Planning
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patients on a stretcher who couldn't even get in a wheelchair. Many old people from the nursing home on walkers (at least 2 a week) Just because you are young or healthy doesn't mean that much of your patient will be now, or in 20 years. I think if the op likes the area he/she should do a start up
June 26, 2025
Practice Acquisitions
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a comment about it in their chart notes or patient info section of their chart. Patients faces light up when you ask them in 6 months about their trip to Disney, or their upcoming wedding, or how if their grandchild was born healthy. Now you aren't just their dentist, you are their friend. Even if you
July 04, 2025
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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worth taking about. Talking about things and trying to figure out market movements is a healthy conversation. If I listened to the bears I would of missed a 25% ytd gain i give credit where credit is due- baseball guy had the best call on liberation day- while the bears were all gloating
August 04, 2025
Personal Finance
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amigo Exactly. iPhone Im sure is not healthy for the planet. Animated Map Showing Timeline of the Palisades Fire Animated Map Showing Timeline of the Palisades Fir This also shows the topography of the area and why its also so prone to mudslides. So far we are in a La Nia weather pattern, which
July 09, 2025
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don't get asking you for a refund. The tooth could either be saved by the endo or not. She was going to have to pay for one procedure (endo) or the other(extraction). It wasn't a healthy tooth and it needed to be addressed. It's easy for me to say without any skin in the game, but I probably stand
July 16, 2025
Legal Issues
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, referrals, reviews, reputation, brand trust, internal marketing, recall systems, case acceptance, and community presence all live here. These are not ads. They are systems. When they are healthy, they compound quietly. When they are broken, no amount of spending on advertising fixes the problem. The bottom
January 11, 2026
Marketing
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to my personal checking. Heck my balance is greater than I thought it was after making a healthy contribution to my checking account. My real estate is going up as well. There are actual buyers in the housing market. I HATE MOVING. Move we must, it's time to downsize and sell this big house and move
January 21, 2026
Personal Finance
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they can. This is a healthy thing for them. IMO, a lot of people view a world spinning out of control where their opinions are not understood. "You get it!" 4) Playing off (1) and (3), They can get it out of their system in a safe environment where I don't need to rip their stupid argument
February 06, 2026
Politics
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is another one I did last week that is going to be a bridge abutment. The old endo is a bit short, but it seems healthy enough. I only left 2 or 3mm of gp on this one to get more post length. Always hate it when a bridge come loose on one abuttment tooth. Especially when a patient has stayed away from
November 14, 2025
Restorative Dentistry
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, Clinton, Bill bob Gates, etc. Classic. The abuse will continue until you accept my abuse as healthy. Flocks problem isnt that he criticizes Israel, Its because he is fixated on it and will believe any crackpot news source that agrees with him. His news sources are all antisemite. Thats classic
December 15, 2025
Politics
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. The biggest is billing for work you never did. Imo the second is falsifying diagnosis to qualify for work performed. Or falsifying patient information etc. Eligibilty etc. Another is performing work not needed. Like pulling out healthy teeth so you can get paid for a denture. Causing harm as well. Don't
December 05, 2025
Coding Q&A
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it is clear that the articular disc must be healthy or else the patient cannot be in "CR". We can further discuss this later. Since you are still responding, but have yet to answer the questions I have asked- I am going to request that you once again answer these questions- 1) When you make a single
December 17, 2025
Cosmetic Dentistry
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this get escalated to more misunderstandings... we disagree more than we agree... which is actually healthy to see things from a different perspective. To be clear, if you make a statement, you should be ready to defend it. You know this. Why should the rules for debate be different when the Middle
March 03, 2026
Personal Finance
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someone with healthy BP in the chair because it's so rare. I have a buddy who is an ER doc and he routinely calls me making fun of dentists. He will call and say something like "had another patient with hypertension sent to the ER by the dentist....not a crisis, no symptoms, just a pussy dentist who
March 13, 2026
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
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Prophylaxis Protocol: - Healthy / Standard Risk: Amoxicillin: 2g orally, 1 hour before the procedure. - Moderate to High Risk: Amoxicillin: 2g pre-op, followed by 500mg 3x/day for 3-5 days. Antiseptic Protocol: - Pre-Op CHX 0.2% rinse: a 60-second rinse immediately before starting the procedure
March 27, 2026
Implantology
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and 3. and then place implant at #5 and graft (and maybe implant 29 depending on what it looks like when I flap it) A week later will extract upper anterior and place the grafts there. I figure nobody gets all on x who had healthy teeth. The entire reason people need full mouth rehab is either decay
March 24, 2026
Implantology
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into your operatory already halfway convinced you are about to waterboard them with a syringe. Wisdom-tooth extraction, in particular, has become a favorite research model because it creates predictable pain, in otherwise healthy patients, on a reliable timeline, with relatively few confounders
March 26, 2026
Dental Phobia
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myself, in between patients. It's all part of a healthy dentist-Lab relationship. Stirctly good service to a good client. Labs don't mind if you are a regular customer, send you other work there. But...., especially this time of year, and it gets worse the closer it gets to X-mas, the phone will ring
May 04, 2026
Billing
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patients were so thankful for the work that we did, and it was obvious how impactful this mission trip was in the community. I left this trip with a full heart knowing that our work left our patients happier and healthier, and I also felt like I gained so much knowledge that led me to feel very prepared
April 28, 2026
CE Comments / Suggestions / Events
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allergen that is in constant contact with gums, cheeks and tongues for the same reasons?...Jewelry stores aren't full of cobalt, chromium, brass, and copper???? I would think that would be glaringly obvious to most people, but, I've been critical of dentists on this forum for using base metals
January 27, 2026
Fixed Prosthodontics
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their teeth would be decayed at the gum line,' he said. 'Some took better care, but fluoridated water made a huge impact. 'There was a lot of controversy at the time. But it's been dramatic in its results.' Durbin's departure marks the end of not only a lengthy career, but also an unusual one he split
October 30, 2025
Politics
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I had a new patient who hadn't been to a dentist in 7 years. 5 Rct teeth broken down to gum line. Upset about recent divorce. Crying about how she neglected herself. I had a periodontist coming in next day so schedule with him for extractions . 12 and 13 extracted. She did not want more than two
December 08, 2025
Patient Communication / Education
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each year tells us about inflammation, bleeding gums, and nasty spirochetes..... They move dental up the priority list typically. Some need that heart attack to open their eyes but we recommend treatment we would do on ourselves and whether they do it or not, we feel good about it. We have
May 03, 2026
Personal Finance
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because at the same time most offices have a hygiene department that literally tries to help educate patients specifically with things that can personally help them avoid cavities and gum disease. So they may not tell them about magic gel that can reverse cavities BUT they did tell them to brush
April 28, 2026
Social Media
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about why that occurs and how a simple remedy could be the solution and why (occlusal adjustment). Another is "why doesn't my gum disease hurt" along with "why do I need a deeper cleaning?" Stuff like this is explained. A consumer will have many misconceptions and their confusions clarified
May 05, 2026
Patient Communication / Education
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address. I suspect he was having good days and bad days for some time from what I have read. No one here can honestly believe Trump is as healthy as he says. Mentally or physically, all people his age have lost a moderate amount of both capacities. Is he incapable for these reasons? No I believe he
May 19, 2025
Politics
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this time a better time to take off. Financial planning is something that you have to learn how to do if you ever want to retire. A really successful dentist will retire and make more money off of their investments than they ever made as a dentist. This takes planning, a healthy work commitment
September 02, 2025
Leisure
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is healthy and promotes satisfaction and happiness. But it needn't be as prescriptive as you would make it out to be - there is another option that includes balance and could easily include working outside of the home. There's a lot of variations that can lead to increased satisfaction and happiness
August 01, 2025
General Discussions
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not seen it. Just when it's...Israel. Weird. You guys are a riot. The absolute need to hate Israel is ...not healthy. I should warn you, engaging Dave is a colossal waste of time. He's incapable of processing information more complex than a cartoon or a very basic sound byte, and he never concedes
September 28, 2025
Politics
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about dentistry. And let's not forget the obvious health toll it takes on one (no matter how much you exercise/eat healthy) Many people don't talk about it, but it's the big elephant in the room. For me dentistry itself is okay, but everything surrounding it is challenging (difficult patients
September 23, 2025
Retirement Planning
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that the whole tribalism via party lines can be done away with. It is not healthy for democracy. So, I guess to answer your question, if a politican committed a crime, they should be prosecuted, given that is independent and not politically biased. I find it confusing that you don't see the irony
October 14, 2025
Dentistry In The News
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likely don't have a great biz management skillset, yet. That will come with time and good mentorship. Therefore, I would look into a practice that has a strong front/financial person or team and a healthy PnL. Also, a strong/skilled hygienist would be nice too. There are a variety of 1M type
July 26, 2025
Practice Acquisitions
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expenses that they wasted. Have a nice life, Karen. Google really out here airing out dental drama like its a reality show: Dentists are pulling healthy teeth only when they catch them talking back Dentists are too expensive yeah, try getting your molar fixed with a Groupon Dentists are doctors
July 03, 2025
Just Plain Bitching and Moaning
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on being accountable in the catch up week for the front office. Deep cleaned the place, did a lot of stuff to prep for stuff for when we're slammed. Sometimes as docs we just gotta let go of the control we crave... and (if we have the right staff) it creates a healthy work culture to let them know
June 24, 2025
Practice Management & Administrative Forum
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today. Keepin er for the long haul Absolutely.Time is everything, specially in early investing.Unfortunately, delayed gratification is very hard for most young dentists.Start being physically active and eat healthy early. Own a practice early. Invest early (in the stock market or any business). Retire
June 25, 2025
Personal Finance
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and physical therapy, and simple pain relievers like acetaminophen, have not provided adequate relief. How it works Synvisc is a gel-like fluid similar to the natural joint fluid called synovial fluid. It works by supplementing the hyaluronan found in healthy joints to help lubricate and cushion the joint
August 06, 2025
Leisure
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whatever you want, the facts wont change. Look at the graph- zoom out. It s a blip not a trend. Regarding your commentary: Inflation is EVERYWHERE and supposed to be 2%. That is fine. In a healthy economy- you will have SOME things that go up 5% and some things that go up 1%. And in some
July 31, 2025
Personal Finance
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