Reader Comments: March 2014

“Letter from the Editor: February 2014” I read the article about trade shows [“Goliath falling: Huge industry meetings not all that they’re cracked up to be”] and here are my thoughts. […] I am a New Orleans native and anyone who did any research should have known what this weekend was like in New Orleans. Borderline scalping hotel rates, crowded restaurants, outrageous parking rates, and basically a weekend that regional attendees would stay away from, and this is what happened. Past ADAs in New Orleans have been very well attended, including the booths in the convention floor. This year was the worst attended ADA that I can even remember, except maybe the one in Orlando after the three hurricanes. I blame the people who picked the dates for this blunder. I believe if the persons responsible for the clinical hours would find open time for attendees to be visited at the booths, instead of scheduling every single moment with speakers during booth time, the meetings could actually be more profitable for the persons that actually PAY for the bulk of the meeting. -RC Klein (Email to the editor)

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“Why dentists are changing laboratories”
What these "surveys" never mention is that many times, the professional dentist can't give a proper impression or know what is a good prep anymore... and still expect a miracle. The patient spends at least $700 for a crown and they expect perfection, yet the dentist gives a bad impression with a bad prep, and will pay the lowest amount at about $75-125 and expect the same perfection!
-lab tech CDT [See]

“Thoughts on going digital, from the leaders of Henry Schein Dental (a quick recap)”
Your [sic] one of the biggest Kool-Aid drinkers in Dentistry. Don't kid yourself.
-Justin Schafer [See]

“These are the ‘Good Old Days’ for maximizing dental practice equipment purchases”
It is great that the interest rates for borrowing to purchase new dental equipment have been low. Like you mentioned, the ROI is much faster because patients have confidence in dentists who have new equipment. As a dental office in Park Ridge I have even been told patients have confidence with my equipment. I always advice [sic] fellow dentists that having the newest equipment is a worthy investment.
-Rubino Dentistry [See]

“Some great new dental products I saw at the 2013 Chicago Midwinter Meeting”
This is fascinating. Is there any technology or method available that will stop the dentist drilling into healthy tooth structure simply to bond a filling?
-JJJ [See]