In the May 2019 issue of "Health Magazine" an article appears under the title "Truth About Dentistry."  It accuses the profession of shoddy and incompetent, even criminal standards of over diagnosing and over-charging patients.  This is my response.  You probably know I am a professor of Communications (among other things) and I have some things to say to journalists who use this technique to undermine worthy professionals particularly dentists.

Every Spring publications like U.S. News and World Report come out with their recommendations on the top cities in the U.S. that you should consider to live. But they have some methodology issues that come be deceptive for doctors.  In this episode, we look at their recommendations and share places we think shouldn't be on their list and add those we think should be.

Some demographic factors seems to be valued much more highly that they should.  Among these is the competition ratio.  When there are few Practices in an area, you have to ask yourself "Why?"  Often doctors will look for places with many rich people.  Hey, Money is not a bad thing.  But it can also be a negative when it comes to your bottom line.  What DOES matter?  Well, Educational-Attainment matters.  This episode deals with why and where these folks can be found.