“The beginning of greatness is to be different. And the beginning of failure is to be orthodox. Big ideas come from the unconscious. This is true in art, in science, and in advertising. But your unconscious has to be well informed, or your idea will be irrelevant. Stuff your conscious mind with information, then unhookContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #176”
Author Archives: Alun Rees
Critical Illness Claim Statistics 2011 – Do You Have Sufficient Cover?
One of the questions that I ask my clients is about Critical Illness & sickness cover – I have no pecuniary interest in this subject but would hate to see a client and family suffer. So I when I saw this from the always interesting newsletter from Ray & Graeme at Rutherford Wilkinson I thoughtContinue reading “Critical Illness Claim Statistics 2011 – Do You Have Sufficient Cover?”
The Monday Morning Quote #175
“…every depression is a challenge to every manufacturer to put more brains into his business – to overcome by management what other people try to overcome by wage reduction…. Get the costs down by better management. Get the prices down to the buying power.” (Henry Ford, 1922)
Dental Practice Running Costs on the Up – FTA
News from the FTA blog. Dental Practice Running Costs on the Up The cost of running a dental practice in England and Wales has increased for 93% of all respondents in the last 12 months. So says a recent survey carried out for Frank Taylor and Associates by the Forum of Private Business. As mightContinue reading “Dental Practice Running Costs on the Up – FTA”
Chewing gum & Orthodontics –
In those orthodontic days of my portfolio career having been taught that it was wrong for patients with fixed appliances to chew gum I used to pass on dire warnings after “bonding up” a patient. “Avoid hard foods,” I would warn, “and chewy sweets and chewing gum.” This was just the start of the list.Continue reading “Chewing gum & Orthodontics –”
Bridge 2 Aid Student Elective Programme 2013
What a great opportunity from those folks at Bridge2Aid Following the success of our pilot Elective project visit in December last year, we are happy to announce the launch of our elective programme for 2013. In partnership with Henry Schein Minerva, we are offering an amazing opportunity for 4 students to take part in ourContinue reading “Bridge 2 Aid Student Elective Programme 2013”
Think Your Bank Is Different? You’re Wrong.
Three quotes and no further comment: “A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back the minute it begins to rain” Mark Twain “Culture Eats Strategy For Breakfast,” Peter Drucker “SIncerity is everything. If you can fake that, you’ve got it made.” Grouch Marx (attrib)Continue reading “Think Your Bank Is Different? You’re Wrong.”
The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #2 – New molecule means cavity proof teeth
See my comments on a previous blog here about breakthroughs. I realise that I may across as something of a cynic but in fact the opposite is true anything that prevents and/or treats tooth decay has got to be a a wonderful addition to society. I will be delighted if the researchers hard work isContinue reading “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #2 – New molecule means cavity proof teeth”
The Monday Morning Quote #174
“When one door closes, another opens, but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the door that we do not see the one that has opened for us.” Alexander Graham Bell
The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #1 Seaweed toothpaste ‘to stop tooth decay’
In the second book of the semi-autobiographical series describing the progress of an Edinburgh medical graduate, Colin Douglas describes his hero, David Campbell’s, involvement with medical research. The book’s title is “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime“ and the cynic in me always remembers it when I read headlines like this one from the BBC website.Continue reading “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #1 Seaweed toothpaste ‘to stop tooth decay’”
The Incisal Edge 