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News From The Wealthy Dentist #103: July 2, 2008

Editorial: Jim Du Molin
Contrary to US Law, Veterans May Be Getting Foreign Dental Work
VA hospitals and clinics provide US veterans with medical and dental care. In using government funds, they are legally committed (or at least, they're supposed to be) to "Buy American" when it comes to medical products. But Ohio station WBNS (the same folks who uncovered the lead scandal) report that, when it comes to dental prosthetics, lots of vets are getting foreign-made work. Click to continue...

Survey Results: Patient Stealing
Dentists Complain of Employees Who Steal Patients
In our most recent survey, nearly half of dentists reported that they had had problems with "patient-stealing" by associate dentists or employees who had left their practice. "A Financial Coordinator worked for 5 weeks with us. Every patient she scheduled never showed," said one dentist. "She was calling my patients from her cell phone and diverting them to her previous employer." Click to continue...

Misplaced Dental Tools Bad for Overall Health
Dental Patient Dies After Tools Dropped Down Throat
A Florida man died after his dentist accidentally dropped tools down his throat - twice! In 2006, the doctor dropped a medical screwdriver down the 90-year-old patient's throat. The tool had to be removed via colonoscopy. Then, in 2007, the dentist accidentally dropped a torque wrench down his throat. The man was hospitalized and died 50 days later from complications. Click to continue...

What's on My Bookshelf
A Primer on Business Ethics by James Chesher
Providing a general overview of business ethics along with specific examples, this book shows how ethical behavior and success can go hand-in-hand. Author Chesher examines the issue from a libertarian perspective, so not all will agree with his conclusions. Want to get the book?

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