Many people are afraid of going to see a dentist. “We cater to cowards” is a sign at many dentist offices that has been printed on many images.
 
“We cater to cowards” was printed in the Lead Daily Call-Deadwood Pioneer-Times (Lead and Deadwood, SD) on January 6, 1975. “We Cater to Cowards and Chickens” was printed in The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ) on September 29, 1975.
   
“We cater to cowards” began appearing in many newspaper advertisements across the United States in 1980 and 1981. There was a 1936 “We Cater to Cowards” citation in The Billboard (Cincinnati, OH) in 1936, but this did not involve dentistry.
 
       
25 April 1936, The Billboard (Cincinnati, OH), “‘Gloomy Sunday’ Tune Makes Him Ambitious,” pg. 11, col. 2:
TOLEDO, O., April 18.—One enterprising dealer’s efforts to sell “Gloomy Sunday” in his store brought police investigation the other day. Al Usher, the proprietor, splashed red paint on the sidewalk in front, the trail of artificial gore leading into the store. Skulls and daggers are painted on the display window.
 
“Suicide Cells in Our Basement,” reads one sign, and “We Cater to Cowards” reads another.
   
6 January 1975 Lead Daily Call-Deadwood Pioneer-Times (Lead and Deadwood, SD), “Backlog” by Camille Yuill, pg. 3, col. 3:
We know a gal who has been afraid of dentists for more years than we can count. But she admitted being considerably more relaxed about dental care when she noted her dentist had a sign posted on his door reading: “We cater to cowards” and under that in small print: “Please restrain your enthusiasm.”
   
29 September 1975, The Arizona Republic (Phoenix, AZ), Paul Dean column, pg. B1, col. 1:
TRYING TO SOFTEN the drill and mouthwash anxieties of dental patients is tougher than pulling hen’s teeth.
 
But Dr. Philip R. Skiba, 6619 N. 19th Ave., is attempting to extract some smiles from the sore-mouthed with this message across the top of his appointment cards.
 
“We Cater to Cowards and Chickens.”
   
30 October 1977, The Bakersfield Californian (Bakersfield, CA), pg. 42, col. 2 ad:
WE CATER TO COWARDS
(Dr. B. Kane.—ed.)
 
26 October 1978, Idyllwyld (CA) Town Crier, “Corner Post” by Rick Christian, pg. 3, col. 1 ad:
“Do you cater to cowards?” I asked the (dental—ed.) receptionist. She laughed, disarming me with a warm smile.
 
“Only cowards,” she assured.
   
30 April 1980, Kansas City (MO) Star, The Johnson County Star, pg. 36, col. 1:
“We Cater to Cowards”
(Doctors Otte, Klarfeld, Merriweather, Dye & Associates.—ed.)
   
2 June 1980, The Sun (Baltimore, MD), pg. C14, col. 4 ad:
DENT CARE
Dental Center
WE CATER TO COWARDS!
 
20 July 1980, Sunday Call-Chronicle (Allentown, PA), Bridal Book sec., pg. 33, col. 2 ad:
“We Cater To Cowards”
Family Dental Service
 
23 July 1980, Chino Valley News (Chino, CA), pg. 1, col. 1 ad:
WE CATER TO COWARDS
(Dr. Kirk Ryskamp.—ed.)
 
18 September 1980, Los   Angeles (CA) Times, pg. 8W, col. 2 ad:
We Cater to Cowards
(Two dental offices are listed.—ed.)
 
19 April 1981, Detroit (MI) Free Press, The TV Book, pg. 54, col. 1 ad:
WE CATER TO COWARDS!
(Family Dental Centers.—ed.)
 
22 April 1981, Orlando (FL) Sentinel, The Little Sentinel, pg. 5, col. 1 ad:
We Cater to Cowards
(Andrew Greenberg, D,D,S,—ed.)
 
30 April 1981, Atlanta (GA) Constitution, pg. 14-A, col. 7 ad:
WE CATER TO COWARDS
(Alpha Family Dental Center.—ed.)
 
Google Books
Marketing for the Dental Practice
By Charles L. Milone, W. Charles Blair and James E. Littlefield
Philadelphia, PA: W.B. Saunders
1982
Pg. 120:
Afraid of the Dentist? We cater to cowards. For more comfortable visits to the dentist, see what we hove to offer.
 
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@missfree
Just leaving the dentist their motto is “we cater to cowards” thats me when
It comes to the dentist lmao!
But i have cleeeeeean teeth! Lol
11:15 AM - 16 Aug 2010
       
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Google Books
Understanding the Dentist
By Ishmael Bruce
Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse
2017
Pg. ?:
It is unfortunate but I have heard and actually seen some dental offices which have this sign at the reception area – “WE CATER TO COWARDS”. This I feel is insensitive and disrespectful. Patients who are anxious about their dental work are NOT cowards.
   
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@dotsandhoops
just drove by a dentists office that has a sign that says Dentist Offisee and then it says something in korean and then under that in english it says “we cater to cowards”
3:40 PM - 9 May 2019
   
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Word Mark WE CATER TO COWARDS
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