The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-04-28
FAKE DENTAL OFFICES
AND
Graft Dentists in Seattle

shor, lived. they only figure on last
ing about two or three years or I'M
Ill their graft Is found out As
rule the dentist Who IA incompe-
tent 20 build up a private practice
IN dentistry for himself. and is such
a bo,ch OF a dentist that other dent
lists will not have him IN theW
offices, goes into the Advertising
business. and hires some one 70
write his advertisement, so as TO
catch the guilible and unwary. II
IS easy 70 distinguish q dental I'd
vertisemeut written by ten''sf ard
one written BY a professional al
writer. who may be an opician or
blacksmith.
LIST. The ad writer has TO put so
much bunk into the ad about the
dentist In order TO swell the
dentists head until he believes him
self 1T"
End. The ad writer begins a
TRADE OF SANDER. abuse and lies
about the offices and dentists that
the incompetent dentist :. Jealous
OF. so as TO make his tthe I'D
wrltersl meal ticket tdentist) think
be Is worth his hire.
In my twelve years Of advertising
experience ! have never seen or
heard OF a competent Advertising
dentist who slandered other dent.
lists, all who tried u soon Itarved
out. Since 1901 not less than
twenty get-the money dentists have
opened In Seattle. but they never
last more than two years.
Fake Or. Browns.
About one year ago some dentist
claiming 10 be DR.. Brown opened
an office at First and Marion Street.
His sign did not inform us which
DR.. Brown he was. and many
people got In there. thinking that
they were in my office. II was
evident that the graft was intended
to catch my patients, but he soon
starved out. Next a Dr. Brown APP
peared at the corner Of Occidental
Avenue and Washington Street. but
the working men In that district
were wise 20 the graft and the
bogus DR.. Brown starved out In two
months. The building Is painted
red. and the signs are still there
as a warning to those looking for
dentist, but the fake doctor Is no
more.
When these fake DR.. Browns and
other fake dental offices open In Sc
attic Il Is a joke TO them, but the
Joke soon turns to be a tragedy. as
people soon find them out. and then
the starvation period sets in. the
fake doctor vanishes and his credi-
tors come to my office looking for
him.
What Fake Dentists Talk About
The fake dentist invariably Sian
ders other dentists In his advertise
ments, and this betrays the true
caliber OF a person stepped In lgno-
rance and petty Jealousy The
tragedy OF starvation usually acts
as their democratic leyeler and re-
duces them to their proper level Of
obscurity.
Some High-Toned Fakes.
All fake dentists do not advertise
Not long ago a Seattle business man
tdAAt W NC TIT anu lAAAOA lAtA AAAf
that two dentists had charged him
$4,000 for some bridgework and
curing his pyorrhea. / gave this
man price Of &l65.O0 on his work,
and had him call on three or four
OF our honorable Seattle dentists,
whose prices ranged from sl85.00
to S225.OO for the same work.
Another friend Of mine was charged
$4,000 by the same petty larceny
dentists for treating one tooth for
pyorrhea, yet this man never had
pyorrhea, and the grafters never
got the $4,000. / spiked their gun.
One That Should Be Jailed.
A woman who works hard On n
MILL came 10 my office and told me
how an advertising dentist had TAX
en- a large part OF the money for
her work and then refused 10 do
her dental work This WAS an
advertising office. ana ! am sure
that this woman has been deeply
wronged and her remedy awaits her
IN the courts. Such men should be
punished both crimigally and by
civil action for damages.
The Remedy.
a law should be enacted safe
guarding the public by giving power
10 the dental board and compelling
this board 10 revoke the license OF
petty larceny dentists, upon proper
proof being furnished. as prescribed
by law. | shall do all In my power
~ aid the enactment ana enforce
ment Of such law.
EDWIN ]. BROWN.
713 First Avenue, Union Block.