08-31-2025, 08:45 AM
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#4581
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Olympic Saddledome
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Denny's on 17th Ave SW (old BP location) closed a couple weeks ago.
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09-01-2025, 01:00 PM
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#4582
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Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Crowsnest Pass
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
There's a ton of issues, including that as more businesses close there are less reasons to go there, which impacts the remaining businesses. So it reaches a tipping point where it's going to take a lot to get back.
Beyond the businesses cited in the article you have also lost the Circle K, Vietnamese Rest near the gym, Cookie Occasion, the cycling store (which was a food market before that and at one point I think a scuba diving place). There's others I'm forgetting.
I used to go to the Safeway in Garrison, and then pop by the liquore store, and sometimes the nearby butcher. I stopped doing that and go to Killarney instead, meaning I'm no longer supporting any of those businesses I used to pop into.
And you also have other dynamics. Lack of parking so people started to park in the complex with the gym where Casablance video used to be. So then they started to really ramp up the parking patrol of that lot, and ticketing people like crazy.
Just a series of really bad decisions and it has simply gone on far too long. A lot of people tolerated it for a while, to try and support the small businesses, but after a while it's become too frustrating and you stop going.
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My friend expanded his Naked Leaf store in Kensington to Marda Loop. There was no foot traffic and it didn’t last long.
Not sure Doodle Dogs is a great business model.
Last edited by troutman; 09-02-2025 at 07:57 PM.
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09-01-2025, 10:38 PM
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#4583
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Calgary
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Why are there so many dental clinics opening up in the city? Half my junk mail is from dentists. Are our teeth that bad from the lack of fluoride?
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09-01-2025, 11:37 PM
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#4584
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Calgary, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bob-loblaw
Why are there so many dental clinics opening up in the city? Half my junk mail is from dentists. Are our teeth that bad from the lack of fluoride?
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The new government dental insurance?
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09-02-2025, 06:55 AM
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#4585
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Pickle Jar Lake
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Probably indicates the fee guide is too high.
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09-02-2025, 07:42 PM
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#4586
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Calgary
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I thought about the dental plan before I posted that, and I was being facetious about the fluoride comment. How long has the dental plan been in place - two years? A lot of the dentists must be foreign trained or our universities started pumping out dentists like crazy. Perhaps they did as they were expecting a wave of retirement. Anyhow, lots of new dental clinics opening these days.
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09-02-2025, 10:33 PM
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#4587
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Sep 2013
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Meta AI says: Calgary is seeing many new dental clinics because of its growing population, which creates increased demand for services, and the prevalence of corporate dental groups acquiring practices.
I think that last part, where Big Dentistry is vacuuming up all the soon to be retired one-dentist practices, so new graduates are taking the plunge and hanging up their own shingle.
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09-02-2025, 11:38 PM
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#4588
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bob-loblaw
I thought about the dental plan before I posted that, and I was being facetious about the fluoride comment. How long has the dental plan been in place - two years? A lot of the dentists must be foreign trained or our universities started pumping out dentists like crazy. Perhaps they did as they were expecting a wave of retirement. Anyhow, lots of new dental clinics opening these days.
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The final phase of the dental plan that included the most number of eligible recipients was only opened up late this spring.
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09-03-2025, 04:27 AM
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#4589
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Barnet - North London
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Lisa needs braces.
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09-03-2025, 08:01 AM
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#4590
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Franchise Player
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Barnet Flame
Lisa needs braces.
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Is this a new band?
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09-03-2025, 08:12 AM
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#4591
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Dental plan.
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09-03-2025, 09:10 AM
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#4592
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shazam
Dental plan.
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Lisa needs braces.
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09-03-2025, 09:10 AM
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#4593
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My face is a bum!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bigtime
Lisa needs braces.
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Dental plan!
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09-03-2025, 09:20 AM
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#4594
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bob-loblaw
I thought about the dental plan before I posted that, and I was being facetious about the fluoride comment. How long has the dental plan been in place - two years? A lot of the dentists must be foreign trained or our universities started pumping out dentists like crazy. Perhaps they did as they were expecting a wave of retirement. Anyhow, lots of new dental clinics opening these days.
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This is likely the biggest reason. Canadian universities have not increased enrolment.
As was mentioned, large dental corps are buying up practices which likely drives new dentists to start from scratch. Definitley a lot of new practices, not sure how it will work out in the long term. For example, the Royal Oak area around the Shoppers Drug Mart and WalMart has six practices!
Corporate dentistry is the worst thing to happen to dentistry in the last 20 years IMO.
Last edited by Dentoman; 09-03-2025 at 09:23 AM.
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09-03-2025, 09:34 AM
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#4595
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Franchise Player
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Why is corporate dentistry bad though?
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09-03-2025, 09:35 AM
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#4596
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: NYYC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Why is corporate dentistry bad though?
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Just look at what happened to the vet industry.
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09-03-2025, 09:41 AM
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#4597
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
Why is corporate dentistry bad though?
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When health care is run solely by profit margins, ultimately nothing good comes of it. When the dentist/owner isn't around, quality of care goes down and overtreatment goes up to make the profit goal.
The veterinary profession is a perfect example of what can happen, although a correction seems to be slowly happening. More private vet clinics/hospitals are opening and are attracting a lot of clients that are fed up with VCA and the other big groups.
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09-03-2025, 09:52 AM
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#4598
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Memento Mori
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Dentists weren't run by profit margins before?
I used to go to a dentist in Mission, he wanted me to get braces because my bottom teeth and top teeth alignment were off by 1mm. That's when I stopped going to him.
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09-03-2025, 10:01 AM
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#4599
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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Calgary Openings, Closings, and Developments
Quote:
Originally Posted by Shazam
Dentists weren't run by profit margins before?
I used to go to a dentist in Mission, he wanted me to get braces because my bottom teeth and top teeth alignment were off by 1mm. That's when I stopped going to him.
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He probably just bought a new boat.
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09-03-2025, 10:12 AM
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#4600
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Scoring Winger
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Shazam
Dentists weren't run by profit margins before?
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Definitely and still are, but not to the degree that corporate owned offices are. When one of the largest dental corporations is listed on the TSX, should be a red flag. The other large one has a significant investment from one of the largest dental corps in the US and Peloton Capital.
They aren't necessarily looking out for the patient first. You don't produce to their expectations, they aren't happy. Only one way to make that up.
Last edited by Dentoman; 09-03-2025 at 10:14 AM.
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