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Several years ago while flying from Grand Rapids to Detroit, I had the pleasure of sitting next to a dentist. He was an unusual seat mate because he wanted to talk. He said that he had bought a house in Florida because by the time he gets around to retire, he wouldn?t be able to afford one. He said the house that he bought in Florida goes up in value about 20 percent every year. He said that dentistry has its challenges. People ask a lot of questions. You finally get them calmed down enough to numb them up, and they say, ?I?ve got to go to the bathroom.? So they go to the bathroom and people are starting to pile up outside in the waiting room, but they come back and you numb them up and just about the time they?re ready to drill, they?ll say, ?I shouldn?t have drunk so much coffee. I have to go to the bathroom again.? And people are piling up in the waiting room. He claims that dentists...
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