With the help of Craigslist and some very dumb thieves, Dentist recovers stolen property
Files this one under the ‘dumb crook’ category. Dr. Bill Strupp had his Clearwater, FL office robbed after hours so he took to Craigslist with a reward offer for the stolen goods. Goods that included not only dental equipment, but coveted sports memorabilia like George Steinbrenner autographed bats and balls. Sure enough the crooks responded to the offer and after a sting operation they were able to recover most of Strupp’s possessions. I think Dr. Strupp gives an accurate summation of the crooks:
“I’m just flabbergasted that anybody would be that stupid to try to sell something back to somebody after you stole it from them,” Strupp said.
Dentist pleads guilty to Medicaid fraud for using paper clips in root canals
This one’s been circling the web for a couple of days now and even made an appearance on the front page of Yahoo!.
Michael Clair, who had a practice in Fall River, is scheduled to be sentenced next week. He pleaded guilty Friday to defrauding Medicaid of $130,000, assault and battery, illegally prescribing prescription drugs and witness intimidation charges.
It’s bad enough that Clair thought he’d get away with using paper clips, but then to go on and rack up witness intimidation charges is just a bit much.
Bad teeth ranked #1 turnoff in CosmaLite’s Dating Survey
Might be a nice token of info to keep in your pocket the next time a patient mentions putting off dental work. Just remind them that if they don’t get the work done now, they’ll end cold and alone, surrounded in their hovel of a home by empty pizza pocket boxes, the glowing din of the computer screen their only companion (not counting the feral rats that wander in from time to time) just like Kirstie Alley. Possibly the results of this survey result in an uptick of cosmetic dentistry bookings.
The “Biggest Turn-off” dating survey revealed attributes that people find most and least appealing in a romantic partner. When asked what they noticed first about potential partners, 62% of respondents said a person’s smile. Body type and eyes were tied at 12.5%, with fashion sense and complexion scoring 6.3%
Face Fracking: Blast of gas that could replace dental drills?
After reading the article, the technology sounds intriguing and definitely has some legs. However, the first thing that popped into my head was fracking and I couldn’t get it out of my head. Face Fracking does have a nice little ring to it though — practically markets itself. Certainly easier to say than the name of the actual device itself: non-thermal argon plasma brush.
The new device — the ‘non-thermal argon plasma brush’ — fires out particles that carry a tiny electrical charge; these cut through the enamel to the middle of the tooth, instantly killing all bacteria they come into contact with.
The charged particles also clear out the inside of the tooth more cleanly, say the developers. As a result, the filling bonds more strongly to the tooth.
