tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post4728970487310070117..comments2023-10-12T10:10:26.191-05:00Comments on Second Effort: "I'm calling to confirm...." (an unscientific survey)The Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14723009641287783218noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-78644730088891732002011-09-03T10:47:59.050-05:002011-09-03T10:47:59.050-05:00A dentist appointment shouldn't be ignored lik...A dentist appointment shouldn't be ignored like that and vice versa. If a patient is already at the office, then the service should still go on even the dentist is away. Well, that's the job of the dentist's assistant! ;)Sean Butcherhttp://murrellsinletdentist.com/meet-dentists-myrtle-beach-murrells-inlet-sc.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-13105484347639345852007-09-06T14:47:00.000-05:002007-09-06T14:47:00.000-05:00I am old enough to like and need reminder calls. I...I am old enough to like and need reminder calls. I don't get them here and I have missed several appointments--including once showing up an hour early and a day late. Each time I miss it costs £10. Ouch!landgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656482044132959956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-25226812126977741972007-09-04T22:46:00.000-05:002007-09-04T22:46:00.000-05:00My boys' dentist office calls religiously and anno...My boys' dentist office calls religiously and annoyingly to confirm appointments.<BR/><BR/>My doctor's office, on the other hand, can't be bothered to call me and tell me results of tests, or - if they do, they call and then mumble until they're cut off and I have no idea what they've said. At 4:59 and their office closes at 5:00.<BR/><BR/>So I'm torn.sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16144333694009700155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-21215609089106438592007-09-04T20:23:00.000-05:002007-09-04T20:23:00.000-05:00At my company we have a two-fold system of confirm...At my company we have a two-fold system of confirming calls - first the doctor's office is called to confirm that so-and-so does have an appointment and then so-and-so is called to confirm that we will be picking them up via wheelchair van or ambulance the next day at such-and-such a time. We have to do it in order for our spreadsheets to flow properly and to keep we dispatchers from jumping out of the window in frustration! <BR/><BR/>Thumbs up from me for a necessary evil!Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05698969349369789642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-8259422205093695102007-09-04T17:54:00.000-05:002007-09-04T17:54:00.000-05:00In Malaysia and Indonesia, we don't even use the c...In Malaysia and Indonesia, we don't even use the concept of appointments, therefore, I like the idea of the clinic ringing up to confirm an appointment. To me, itshows that the dentist is serious about keeping on schedule. Thumbs Up for me.Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542715899155247984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-91806392990540010752007-09-04T15:42:00.000-05:002007-09-04T15:42:00.000-05:00I have every intention of remembering every appoin...I have every intention of remembering every appointment I ever make. I even write them down!<BR/><BR/>However, there's a 60-40 chance of my not showing up if I don't get a reminder call the day before.<BR/><BR/>Yes, it's people like me that are the reason for those automatic reminders....Lahdeedahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08310770349703287189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-79983913748227183882007-09-04T14:33:00.000-05:002007-09-04T14:33:00.000-05:00This blogger would like to respond to your post bu...This blogger would like to respond to your post but is currently being deposed for not making his dentist appointment and therefore this automatic reply is being sent as a courtesy. <BR/><BR/>Please press 'one' if you want to speak to a live operator. <BR/><BR/>Please press 'two' if you want to speak to a dead operator. <BR/><BR/>Please press 'three' if it a requirement that our phone representative have a grasp on the English language.<BR/><BR/>Please note that option 'two' may be easier for us to accomodate than option 'three'.<BR/><BR/>Please be advised that our current wait time is, well, it doesn't really matter does it?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for not calling.TroyBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243592284623781885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-78731985763808090782007-09-04T13:54:00.000-05:002007-09-04T13:54:00.000-05:00i like the reminders too. like this morning i got ...i like the reminders too. like this morning i got a call from the surgeon's office to confirm my appointment for tomorrow morning at 9:30 in his office. no, i respond, i don't have an appointment. it seems i do, someone must have told me while i was under last thursday i guess, cause i have no knowledge of it at all but i do want to see him badly to see what the next step is, so there you go... long story to say it's a good thing!<BR/><BR/>smiles, bee<BR/><BR/>tyvcEmpress Bee (of the high sea)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08300140506585000934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-40607162881256928522007-09-04T12:33:00.000-05:002007-09-04T12:33:00.000-05:00As much as I hate to admit it, I'm going to say th...As much as I hate to admit it, I'm going to say thumbs up, simply because I rely on those reminders.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408633498198921799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19673259.post-92140754160695563122007-09-04T11:23:00.000-05:002007-09-04T11:23:00.000-05:00welll....you'd be surprised how many people blow o...welll....<BR/><BR/>you'd be surprised how many people blow off dentists visits...without telling the office<BR/><BR/>and I'm guessing the call back system is computerized...and a list comes up of who to call and what day...and doesn't note what day the appointment was made. And could very well be a different person.....katherine.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06000676644051958330noreply@blogger.com