On Thu, 2 Dec 2004 21:06:18 -0500, "NOYB" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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I don't envy dentists by the way - that's got to be a tough job in the
best of circumstances.

I really like dentistry. I hate making dentures. Even under the best
circumstances, statistics show that 1/3 of the people are satisfied from
the get-go, 1/3 take awhile to adjust, and 1/3 of denture wearers will never
be happy with their dentures no matter how well they're made. I find that
less than 5% of *my* denture patients are hard to satisfy (which is about 25
percentage points better than the average). But the people in that 5% make
up about 99% of the headaches in my office. I'm almost to the point where I
just won't make dentures any more. If a real headache patient (like the
lady today) keeps complaining even after I know that I've done everything
possible to make her denture text-book perfect, I tell her to go get another
set made at another dentist...and then I offer to refund her money when she
gives me *my* dentures back. The condition for the refund is this: she has
to get the other dentist to send me a letter stating precisely what is wrong
with the set I made. I haven't issued a single refund yet.

My oldest daughter and her husband are physicians - they me put in
touch with a friend of theirs a former Navy dentist who now has a
practice in this area - the guy is really trying hard to get it right.

And by George, I think he's got it. Too bad the freakin' Army dork
f'd it up to begin with. :)

Hey, dentures aren't perfect - I totally understand that. Truthfully,
you should have them refit once a year, but it's expensive. This pair
is going to run me about 4K by the time it's all over with.

Later,

Tom