Re: Imagine........
Oooo...I love your punchline, Sunshine. Perfect.
(The hat-makers of old often became mercury poisoned...often enough that someone coined the phrase 'mad as a hatter'. Lewis Carrol used this phrase for his character in 'Alice in Wonderland'.)
On the upbeat side, as is my fancy, how about...
Imagine yourself, everyone, as a perfect being...a perfect student of life...for we are, you know.
And, let's let the dentists, suppliers, etc., save a little face...turn an unhappy situation into a better one.
"FAMILY SPECIAL - $300...WHILE BOOKING SPACE LASTS"
Then quietly slip in the 'new materials'.
Doctors have been doing that for decades. A breakthrough in technology always finds its way to the paying customer.
I was around when Christiaan Barnard did the first heart transplant. We all held our breaths to see if the patient survived.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christiaan_Barnard
No one sued because their loved one died before the local hospital offered the service...at least no one I heard of.
Now there's a waiting list for donors to step up and offer...well, their families. ...And 'specialist' doctors...whole teams.
I'll bet whole groups of dentists could/might organize a 'family special' like this, and get all the repeat business they can handle.
I'll also bet that some entrepreneur will come along to organize and advertise the 'specials' for whole buildings of dentists who haven't the time or staff for an advertising campaign...each dentist offering so many hours/appointments to the scheme.
'Something' will happen in wholistic dentistry, I'm sure...there are just too many people wanting/needing it. That's money in the bank for the person building the plan. Money is never ignored.
:D