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Benco starts up in Fresno CA

Started this discussion. Last reply by Dental Sales Rep Jul 12, 2011. 7 Replies

 

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Ricklin commented on Josh Peterson's blog post 'Poor Decisions'
I'll never forget the time one of our sales reps decided to help out a Dr. with a clogged filter. So he took out the 4 allen screws, one at each corner of the brass Adec block on the end of the Pipe. He was surprised and dismayed when after…
Dec 15, 2011
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Josh Peterson replied to Dental Sales Rep's discussion 'Benco aquires Esperansa Dental'
Winner Winner, chicken dinner...........well said Dr........JP
Dec 13, 2011
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Dental Sales Rep commented on Josh Peterson's blog post 'Poor Decisions'
one of the toughest jobs in the dental industry and one of the least respected.  I've done stuff like that in my own home, but to have that pressure (no pun intended) when you are working for a customer is way different. Bill
Nov 8, 2011
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Poor Decisions

Wow, I had a heart stopping experience over the weekend while doing a job in San Francisco. I moved some equipment (2ops) from one side of the hallway to the other side so they could take advantage of the glass corner Ops that overlook union square instead of the blank walls the patients were lookin at now....the original ops had the units hooked up to the building water  plumbing and I told them I wouldnt do that because the plumber never put on angel valves and I wasnt gonna cut into water…See More
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Poor Decisions

Wow, I had a heart stopping experience over the weekend while doing a job in San Francisco. I moved some equipment (2ops) from one side of the hallway to the other side so they could take advantage of the glass corner Ops that overlook union square instead of the blank walls the patients were lookin at now....the original ops had the units hooked up to the building water  plumbing and I told them I wouldnt do that because the plumber never put on angel valves and I wasnt gonna cut into water…See More
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Josh Peterson commented on Robert Wittig's group 'Independent Service and Sales'
My first class was at Adec way back in 1982 or so and Earl Baldwin taught a class of like 25 guys, most from dealers,like Patterson and Saslow,some from schools and armed services...So they taught us from the Angle valves out how to work on thier…
Aug 26, 2011
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Josh Peterson commented on Robert Wittig's group 'Independent Service and Sales'
Most mfgs have some kinda deal where they invite all the service techs to thier shop and walk em thru the technical aspect of thier product...then the sales guys come down and take us all out to dinner and drinks and the next day we repeat...and…
Aug 26, 2011
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Company:
Bay Area Dental Exchange
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Painter / Uph
Hometown:
Oakland
About Me:
Saslow Dental Menlo Park CA 1980 - 1988
HealthCo San Francisco CA 1988 -1995
Independent 1995 -
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http://www.dhpdental.com/index.html

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Poor Decisions

Posted on November 7, 2011 at 10:12pm 2 Comments

Wow, I had a heart stopping experience over the weekend while doing a job in San Francisco. I moved some equipment (2ops) from one side of the hallway to the other side so they could take advantage of the glass corner Ops that overlook union square instead of the blank walls the patients were lookin at now....the original ops had the units hooked up to the building water  plumbing and I told them I wouldnt do that because the plumber never put on angel valves and I wasnt gonna cut into water…

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Chuck Wishman does the unthinkable......

Posted on October 21, 2010 at 1:04pm 1 Comment

At least Ive never heard of anyone doing anything like this guy just did....he retired....for real...Everyone I know retires and comes back with a new nametag and a buttondown shirt with someone elses logo on it...or we put em in a box and retire them to the soil, I know Ive been to more funerals then retirement partys in the last 30 years. I sent an email to Chuck after I got the news asking him which new company hes gonna be starting and if I could be a part of it, but he says his…

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Belmont Equipment Sales

Posted on May 4, 2010 at 12:06pm 6 Comments

My northern California Belmont rep got canned last week, he is a well respected guy out here in the area, any vendor door he walks into is happy to see him, he has been around longer then I have (30 years), he is a hard working rep, shows up at the Drs office,always has the right info,knows his products and prices.....and I know Belmont would like to grow thier numbers here in NorCal,but there is one dealer that probably does 70% of thier sales here (Pearson)...and even though Pearson sells… Continue

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At 6:03pm on May 9, 2008, Dental Sales RepDental Sales Rep said…
Hey Josh,

Great to have you here. Feel free to browse around and check things out. Thank you for adding a picture. You can start or add to a discussion, vote in our poll, start your own blog and a bunch of other cool stuff. Help us get the word out about this site.

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The Dental Sales Pro Team
At 11:58am on January 26, 2009, Andrew VenturaAndrew Ventura said…
Haha, Josh. What a pretty name!
At 2:21pm on February 4, 2009, John DowdyJohn Dowdy said…
Josh- Thanks for the heads up on the web page. It's fixed now. I'll keep and eye out for you.
At 11:43am on June 5, 2009, Andrew MallettAndrew Mallett said…
Josh, Frank Tarr is my Equipment Specialist and has been for about a year now. Did you two work at HealthCo together?
At 12:55am on August 9, 2009, Paul GoodePaul Goode said…
Kind of amazing....8 weeks ago there was no large dealer in Hawaii, now thewre are two.....
At 7:54pm on August 26, 2009, Renata JabukaRenata Jabuka said…
Yes, we are off hwy 4.
At 7:51am on September 25, 2009, Dental Sales RepDental Sales Rep said…
Oucchh! I will shoot you a private message on that last comment
At 10:09am on October 21, 2009, Dental Sales Rep gave Josh Peterson a giftDental Sales Rep
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Thanks! We all need a makeover every once in a while.
At 3:09am on March 17, 2010, Joseph HuiJoseph Hui said…
Hi Josh,

We're going to be going in to LA with another dealer . We have all UL and FDA. You interested doing working together on some level. Have you seen our chairs before? We'll be at the CDA in May.
At 7:20pm on August 10, 2010, SacramentoSacramento said…
Yes the BDS Office has added some Reps to the Office.

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