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I thought that'd grab your attention...dental threads are among the most-viewed here at DU.
I can't help but share this with you-all:
So Philadelphia Magazine, a slowly-failing shell-of-its-former-self sent out a letter to all the dentists who practice in the Delaware Valley, a 5-county region with an enormous population....I don't know, 4-5 million at least? the letter contained a declaration that next year, there'd be an issue entitled "Best Dentists" since the "Best Doctors" issue sells so well and gets a lot of advertising....from doctors, who place ads which look suspiciously like the award pages...such as THEY are.
Anyway, the rules are that we can nominate anyone who we 'think' is a good dentist including, of course, dental specialists. We can't obviously, vote for ourselves.
Fair enough...it's whole lotta shit...but this is what passes for journalism/infotainment these days. I'm nothing if not pragmatic.
So guess what happened. 3 days later I get this mailing from this horribly self-promoting dental specialist which reads:
Dear Friend and Colleague:
My name has been submitted to Philadelphia Magazine for their upcoming inaugural Top Dentists Survey. I would consider it a personal acknowledgment if you would submit a vote in my behalf. You can do so by clicking on the following link: www.phillymag.com/dentists.
Please do so as soon as possible as the balloting must be completed by November 20th. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.
Warm regards,
XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX
I mean: What a Dick! What an egocentric lunatic....like he was one of just a few instead of from a gigantic mailing list.
So I e-mailed him:
Dear XXXXXXXX,
Thank you so much for your communication. Interestingly, of the hundreds of local dentists whom I know personally from many years of teaching, collegial events, and the chairing of two tri-state dental societies, all of whom were approached by the Magazine, you are the only person who had the temerity to solicit a vote. That fact in and of itself is remarkable and for that reason, have decided that I would not recommend you for anything ever again, including admittance to a fallout shelter if the Bomb were dropped.
Most sincerely yours,
(PCIntern)
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