Dentists get their fill of quake-related business losses; boil-water order helped take away dentists' lifeblood. (Southern California; Northridge, California, Earthquake, 1994) (Special Report: Health Care)

From: Los Angeles Business Journal | Date: February 14, 1994| Author: Wolin, Merle Linda | Copyright information

Boil-water order helped take away dentists' lifeblood

As soon as the boil-water order went into effect across greater Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley in the wake of last month's Big Enough One in Northridge, Dr. Kenneth Hirsch knew he was temporarily out of business.

"I told about 20 or 30 patients it wasn't worth it to take a chance," said the Woodland Hills dentist, explaining that he was forced to cancel many of his appointments that first week because th...

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