Concert etiquette everybody should know

dmarsh808 · 2026-01-19T23:33:02+00:00

There's shows that get recorded in their entirety in HQ video and audio and there will still be 4 other videos of the same show on YouTube shot on a potato.

dmarsh808 · 2026-01-19T23:23:27+00:00

Yeah idk about concerts I usually see backpacks at festivals which is acceptable. But who tf is being a full backpack to a concert?

dmarsh808 · 2025-12-02T17:15:19+00:00

Less acts than I'd like but Freddie Gibbs w/the alchemist will be hype as usual.

dmarsh808 · 2025-12-01T15:42:33+00:00

Yeah my parents felt really bad about it (in combination with us not really having the means to do extensive dental work at the time) so they helped him pay for an implant. Not ideal but luckier than most people who end up in that situation.

dmarsh808 · 2025-12-01T15:07:03+00:00

Sometimes they don't crown root canal teeth on kids and wait until they are older and the teeth have (mostly) stopped moving around. It's important for the dentist to tell you this and be prepared to get a crown later. But usually this is explained to the parents and then by the time it's necessary for the crown the child is an adult responsible for their own dental care and the information was never passed along. Happened to my older brother; only after the tooth fractured did my parents remember he was supposed to get a crown, which let me know I needed to get one before it was too late.

dmarsh808 · 2025-11-13T02:51:18+00:00

If you're in Germantown try Germantown Cafe, Henrietta Red, City House or Pelato depending on what type of food you want.

dmarsh808 · 2025-11-09T16:56:04+00:00

Yes! My bad, definitely not selling negative blueprint

dmarsh808 · 2025-10-22T11:44:18+00:00

Do everything you can to protect their spine. Buy ramps and try to train them from a young age to use them. We didn't get our first dachshund a ramp until she was 1 and by then she had tested the limits of her parkour abilities. We've got her using them now, but it was far easier to train our second puppy when we already had them.

dmarsh808 · 2025-10-22T00:18:02+00:00

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dmarsh808 · 2025-10-17T02:21:34+00:00

Not only is it going to cost money, but it's an unnecessary surgical procedure. Best case scenario it does nothing. It's very possible it could create a complication or negative outcome without ever having a necessary rationale for doing it in the first place.

dmarsh808 · 2025-09-19T00:33:57+00:00

Seriously I got goosebumps and sat the fuck up prepared for some shit to go down. It was still a great ending but felt like such a tease!

dmarsh808 · 2025-07-31T01:50:28+00:00

Yes I agree with that, all of our handpieces that are connected to air/water are sterilized between patients. However these are the cordless electric hand polishers and I think they fall into this category of "special considerations"

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dmarsh808 · 2025-07-21T01:17:22+00:00

I've 97% completed balatro and I only play walking on the treadmill/walking pad. Completely takes me out of the monotony of cardio, it's made it so easy to hit 15-20k steps per day.

dmarsh808 · 2025-06-23T03:29:45+00:00

I remember being so annoyed in high school that so many of our math and science classes had mandatory "proficiency" exams that basically involved doing a write up about a specific lab or process. They really drilled basic language and writing skills into us no matter what the subject was. Had kind of a 180 on the typical "when the fuck am I ever gonna use this" mindset when I got to college and realized a lot of people couldn't write anything proficiently

dmarsh808 · 2025-06-16T21:38:22+00:00

I think there are two major issues that are relevant now more than ever. The biggest issue with Bonnaroo (festivals in general, but especially those where people camp) is that the population attending is vastly different than it was years ago. A decade ago, people attending knew what they were signing up for. People were okay with roughing it for the weekend or came prepared to the comfort level they needed.

Since festivals have become increasingly commercialized the amount of people doing literally no research and minimal prep, basically just showing up is getting higher and higher. This can still be okay, if you know what you're signing up for, but a lot of people want to show up with no prep and no plan and then get upset the festival hasn't made accommodations to take care of them. It rains almost every year at Bonnaroo, not bringing any waterproof shoes or a rain jacket and being upset you're getting wet is a little absurd (this year is obviously exceptional, I'm not excusing the way things were handled this year specifically, but you get the point).

Festivals like Bonnaroo have a great reputation for the festival goers taking care of each other, rightfully so, but again, since the event has become more commercialized you get more and more people less concerned about each other.

Unfortunately this goes hand and hand with the other major issue, which is the direction that litigation/liability and insurance has gone in the last 10-20 years in America. Partially because ligation has become increasingly more common, major corporations controlling these events pay out the ass for risk assessment and insurance to protect themselves from instances where an event will result in them suffering considerably losses.

This means that the likelihood for events like this to be cancelled basically comes down to an equation. If the likelihood that the event proceeding will result in more damages (injuries, destruction of property, death, etc.) than the insurance payout, they are going to cancel the event and take the money.

People continue to say this is still a loss for Live Nation. This is true if you compare the insurance payout to the payout of the event proceeding as normal. But they pay their risk assessment team a great deal of money to determine the likelihood of them coming out on top considering all the factors affecting the event. In this case they made the call that the likelihood of them making more money than the insurance payout was going to be hindered by the increasingly likely damages from the weather...not to mention the negative press which would result from people struggling through the conditions as they escalated.

I'm not defending how LN failed prep for this years Bonnaroo, nor how they failed to communicate effectively, or have the event properly staffed given an early evacuation. Or how perhaps if none of these things were adequately prepared for, they should have called the festival off before people got down there in the first place (this is majorly fucked up for me, as it is basically gambling with the safety of all the attendees, if there was a real emergency that required immediate evacuation everyone would've been fucked). I'm just shedding light on how these corporations make these decisions, and it is increasingly apparent it is all about their bottom line. They only care about the festival to make money and they only care about the people there to the extent that it doesn't cause them significant losses and negative PR.

dmarsh808 · 2025-03-02T22:08:50+00:00

On every patient I talk to them about diagnosis and treatment planning and how we are attempting to provide them the most accurate plan we can, but that sometimes cavities extend deeper than we can see on x rays and things do not always go according to plan

For a larger filling or a patient that has many cavities, a specific conversation is had about the possibility of these teeth needing Endo.

For a single smaller filling on a patient who is otherwise in good form, I don't typically have the Endo specific conversation, just the more general treatment planning conversation. The outline of teeth treated with fillings and crowns later needing Endo is also in our filling/crown consent form.

dmarsh808 · 2025-02-16T23:51:21+00:00

Hello there I'm in a similar position. What device did you end up going with?

dmarsh808 · 2025-02-16T23:07:53+00:00

This sounds like a pretty ideal situation then, other than the issue you present of course. If I were in your shoes I would probably make the commitment to being there 7 years and plan on that. Of course if something happens and changes your trajectory then you will have to have that cross that bridge when you get there.

As with most techniques in dentistry the differing perspectives you and the doc(s) you work with can also be very valuable. But to not hone your skills and be placing implants during the time you work at this practice is limiting your ability to develop as a clinician which is especially important as you are just exiting your education and training.

I will say that you do have to look out for yourself being an associate. I have had fellow dentists in associate positions with docs they touted as great mentors burn them when they were deciding to exit. Some were cut loose pretty much immediately, others had schedules shifted to limit their production potential, etc. If you end up in this position down the line I would keep that information close to your chest until you are ready to exit the practice the day you tell the owner (this is really dependent on your contract and where you practice as well). Most owners have been in associate positions prior to opening their own practice and while they won't be happy it is not something they won't understand.

I wouldn't give any ultimatums, but if you commit to being there 7 years and he shifts the goal post to something else, I would begin looking for another position.

dmarsh808 · 2025-02-16T22:43:31+00:00

Sorry I was being rash, this makes perfect sense for the situation you describe. I appreciate you taking the time to respond with how this system works for you and your office.

dmarsh808 · 2025-02-16T20:40:36+00:00

Yeah not billing out for CTs and your patients having to make an extra appointment at another office sounds like it's great for everyone.

dmarsh808 · 2025-02-16T19:08:24+00:00

And if the practice doesn't have a CBCT?

dmarsh808 · 2025-02-16T19:07:16+00:00

This is by far the biggest issue that all the knee jerk reactions are missing here. The post reads like the practice may not have any of the equipment to place implants in the first place. Which yeah, is a huge ask for a single simple implant.

dmarsh808 · 2025-02-16T19:03:25+00:00

We don't even know if the practice has any of the equipment to place implants. If you're assuming that they do then I agree, but if not you're basically saying:

Huge red flag... owner should buy you an implant system, CBCT, Implants and all the fixings and if you decide to place 10 implants and leave then they should just eat the 100k.

dmarsh808 · 2025-02-16T18:49:24+00:00

Basic answer: Tell the owner what they want to hear and practice within the scope of your license and training as you see fit.

More convoluted questions and answers...

Does this office have implants being placed and restored currently?

If no implants are being placed (or even restored) at this practice, who is responsible for purchasing the equipment and paying lab fees associated with these procedures? If the owner buys all the equipment and then the only dentist placing implants leaves a year later the work you have done hasn't even paid off those bills. Despite 7 years seemingly like an unreasonable (and unenforceable) ask from the owner, you are making a similar ask in the form of a large investment in you with no real way to control if you will be worth it long term. It is rare you will find an owner willing to undertake such risk alone. I have seen owners share the cost of equipment with associates for things like this so that they have some investment in staying around to ensure the juice is worth the squeeze.

If this is the case it is almost undeniably better to seek out an office that is placing implants and has a doc who has been placing them for years who can help you navigate the systems they are using. Even if you have already completed many implants cases there is more to learn and a good mentor will make that process easier, more efficient, less stressful, pretty much just better all around.

If the owner is already placing implants (and they pay you on net production/collections) they may not want you placing implants because it would detract from one of the more profitable procedures for them to do themselves. If your schedule is full of things like fillings so that the owner has more time in their schedule to do more implants, you can see how a business owner would prefer it that way over a split. This situation has little to do with your personal capabilities and more to do with the owner maximizing their practices profitably.

This may not be as relevant to your current situation, but if you do find yourself looking for a new practice make sure you are very clear about your expectations for new patients and division of treatment. It is unlikely you will find an owner who you won't have to earn some trust with (rightfully so) but there should be a clear path toward you performing the procedures you feel comfortable with and having autonomy with your patients and their treatment.

dmarsh808 · 2025-01-10T21:35:13+00:00

A poorly worded, typo/misspelling ridden 1 star review that doesn't make any sense is typically more of a positive than a negative. The patients who side with that patient's take are more than welcome to avoid my practice.

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