“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius – and a lot of courage – to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
Monthly Archives: April 2014
The Monday Morning Quote #262
“It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.” Gabriel García Márquez B. 6 March 1927 – D. 17 April 2014 RIP
The Weekend Read – The Examined Life by Stephen Grosz
Growing up in non-conformist Wales in a Catholic household meant that Good Friday was a black day. No shops, no pubs, no cinema and no newspapers. I was told it was because this was the day that Jesus was crucified and it should be treated with solemnity. The habit has stuck – to a certainContinue reading “The Weekend Read – The Examined Life by Stephen Grosz”
The Incisal Edge Podcast Interview #3 – “the Dhrucast” with Dhru Shah of Dentinal Tubules
The interviewee on the Incisal Edge Podcast this week is Dr Dhru Shah. In addition to being a specialist periodontist Dhru is the founder of Dentinal Tubules which has grown from a board for advertising job vacancies to huge resource for continuing professional development.
The Monday Morning Quote #261
“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Cartoon by Hugh MacLeod of Gaping Void Cartoons
Australia urged to pull up the “Dental Drawbridge”.
From Time Higher Education 10th April 2014.
Ireland’s biggest dental group Smiles sold to Oasis Healthcare
The corporate roundabout carries on turning. Price paid for chain, founded by Emmet O’Neil and orthodontist Hugh Bradley, thought to be €36m Ireland’s biggest dental group Smiles sold to Oasis Healthcare link here Smiles Dental, Ireland’s biggest privately-owned dental care provider, has been sold to Oasis Healthcare for an undisclosed sum. The price is thoughtContinue reading “Ireland’s biggest dental group Smiles sold to Oasis Healthcare”
The Monday Morning Quote #260
“….in my own experience, happiness led to success a heck of a lot more often than success led to happiness,…. Michael Neil
The Incisal Edge Podcast Interview #2 – with Joanna Taylor
This interview is with Joanna Taylor who is a hypnotherapist and NLP master practitioner. We talk about stress in dentistry, her research work on the stressors on dental teams and how these can be avoided and controlled.