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We'll start off by taking a look at some of the comments from readers regarding "Predator" my "Off the Cuff" of January 28th, and "Frustration" the editorial penned by a recent graduate that appeared in the February 4th issue.
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2 comments:
Hi Art,
Your blog creation was a great idea. I've been reading through many of them with much dismay. Our profession is in this state because of the changing times. It's going to happen in denistry also. Our unfortunate situaion is caused from many factors, like the oversupply of OD's, the power of managed care, and competitive pricing from the chains. If an OD does not belong to a specific insurance plan, it's a sure bet that he will not get one patient from it. With the competitive advertising, unless you are on an insurance program, it will be hard to compete. Many people spell quality as p-r-i-c-e. Folks, we might be in a situation in damn if we do and damned if we don't.
Hello Art.
Notice all the difficulties with hydrophillic lenses. Can we revisit the gas permeable contact lens and develope the art and science again of "fitting" contact lenses? "Soft contact lenses gave us forgiveness and comfort but gave us the book of complications!" "The old timers" will tell you the gift of making a gas permeable contact lens as comfortable as soft but we seen to have lost it.
Don
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