

Dr. David Alfaro
- May 8, 2018
- 3 min
Discounts, dentistry and ethics
Have you have seen dental offices advertising discounts on treatment? Something like,"this month only, $1000 off Invisalign." Or perhaps offering coupons? Or even joining Groupon? This may not seem like a big deal in the world of business, as we see this all of the time in other industries.... but in the world of HEALTH CARE, promotions such as these bring up many ethical questions. So many that the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia prohibits dentists from advert


Dr. David Alfaro
- May 21, 2016
- 6 min
Why do I need to replace it?
Wow! It has been a mega long time since I have sat down and blogged away! I have to blame the beautiful weather that we have been having. This is the first cloudy weekend we have had in weeks and when it is sunny, the last thing I want to be doing is reading and writing nerdy dental stuff. But it is a cloudy Saturday so I may as well write something. Last week a patient of mine presented to the office for his cleaning appointment and finally after various visits of my informi