Are you old enough to remember Archie Bunker (Actor Carol O’Conner) of 1970s TV fame? If not, perhaps you’ve heard of Archie and his infamous malapropisms and hideous grammar. “Archie-isms” can still bring a laugh.
“The Mets winnin’ the pennant.…that would be a miracle. Yeah….like the immaculate connection.”
“It’s just a pigment of your imagination.”
“It’s like tryin’ to make a sow’s purse outa silk!”
“I got nothin’ against mankind. It’s people I don’t trust.”
“It’s moments like this where the only thing that holds a marriage together is the husband bein’ big enough to step back and see where his wife is wrong.”
“Charity begins at home----and sometimes never leaves there!”
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
STAFF MEMBERS MATTER
Staff members, you are paramount to the success of the practice which provides
your income. The dentist’s skill, personality, reputation and management expertise are vitally important, but nothing Dr. She or Dr. He can do supplants the warmth, concern, manners, efficiency and thoroughness with which you meet, greet, treat and process each patient or potential patient.
your income. The dentist’s skill, personality, reputation and management expertise are vitally important, but nothing Dr. She or Dr. He can do supplants the warmth, concern, manners, efficiency and thoroughness with which you meet, greet, treat and process each patient or potential patient.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
DID YOU KNOW?
The U. S. Constitution has only 4,400 words. It is the oldest and shortest written constitution of any major government in the world.
In 1647 the Massachusetts legislature passed a law requiring every community of 50 families or households to establish a free public grammar school to teach reading, writing, ciphering, history, geography, and Bible study. In the late 18th century, John Adams, later to become our second president, wrote, “Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.”
Thomas Jefferson said, “Virtue is not hereditary.” Today we still recognize that virtue, defined as moral excellence or goodness, is a self-developed quality in human nature. While one may be born with a propensity toward goodness, it is neither given to one person by another nor is it a permanent quality. It must be continually cultivated and exercised day by day and moment by moment.
In 1647 the Massachusetts legislature passed a law requiring every community of 50 families or households to establish a free public grammar school to teach reading, writing, ciphering, history, geography, and Bible study. In the late 18th century, John Adams, later to become our second president, wrote, “Liberty cannot be preserved without general knowledge among the people.”
Thomas Jefferson said, “Virtue is not hereditary.” Today we still recognize that virtue, defined as moral excellence or goodness, is a self-developed quality in human nature. While one may be born with a propensity toward goodness, it is neither given to one person by another nor is it a permanent quality. It must be continually cultivated and exercised day by day and moment by moment.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
DENTAL HISTORY COMES ALIVE
An irresistible book has just come to Practicon’s attention: The Dental Patient’s Little Book of History, Humor and Trivia. Researched and written by Don Dible, co-author of Chicken Soup for the Dental Soul, this paperback is packed with historical facts about dentistry presented in a humorous, quick-read format that grabs the interest of dental professionals and lay people alike.
From the legend of the toothworm, an explanation of the cause of toothache recorded on a stone tablet found in Nineveh, the capital of the ancient Assyrian Empire, to the founding of the American Dental Association in 1859 to factual trivia of the 20th century, this little book is a fascinating trip into dental history and memorabilia.
Watch for its debut in Practicon’s April 2011 catalog.
From the legend of the toothworm, an explanation of the cause of toothache recorded on a stone tablet found in Nineveh, the capital of the ancient Assyrian Empire, to the founding of the American Dental Association in 1859 to factual trivia of the 20th century, this little book is a fascinating trip into dental history and memorabilia.
Watch for its debut in Practicon’s April 2011 catalog.
Thursday, April 21, 2011
WHO SAID THAT?
“The greatest accomplishments are not in never falling, but in getting up every time.” Vince Lombardi
“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” St. Francis of Assisi
“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never---in nothing great or small, large of petty---never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.” Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of England during World War II
“Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” St. Francis of Assisi
“Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never---in nothing great or small, large of petty---never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense.” Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of England during World War II
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