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News From The Wealthy Dentist #100: June 11, 2008

Editorial: Jim Du Molin
FDA Finally Takes a Stand on Mercury... Sort Of
With a recent settlement in a lawsuit brought by the organization Moms Against Mercury, the FDA has finally agreed to complete its reclassification of dental amalgam by July of 2009. (The agency began that process in 2002.) "As far as the ADA is aware, the FDA has in no way changed its approach to, or position on, dental amalgam," the ADA said in response to the news. Click to continue...

Survey Results: General Dentists and Dental Specialists
Specialists Usually Refer Patients Back, Report Dentists
In our most recent survey, we asked dentists how frequently their patients are referred back after being sent out for treatment by specialists. The clear majority said they always or almost always got their patients back. Dentists reported that prosthodontists were the worst offenders when it comes to not referring patients back. "Periodontists only have incoming phone lines," complained an Arizona dentist. "They never refer back." Click to continue...

BC Comic by Johnny Hart
Lead Scandal Makes the Funny Pages

What's on My Bookshelf
How to Read a Financial Report by John Tracy
Wringing Vital Signs Out of the Numbers
Financial reports are full of valuable information about a company's past and future. However, the untrained eye will have a hard time seeing the forest for the trees. The book is designed to teach the non-accountant how to make sense of the massive amounts of data contained in financial reports. Want to get the book?

Results Marketing
Another Satisfied IDA Dentist "My Internet Dental Alliance dental practice website has led to a flood of new patients. A number of them have been high-end cosmetic or implant patients. We have also gained patients who have brought their family and friends as well," writes Dr. Myrna Pearce.

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