“It was devastating. I was hysterical when they told me my career was over. And then, you know, something strangely positive that made me stop crying. They told me that most of the time the condition is only discovered in a post mortem” James Taylor on the most horrible, beautiful day of his life. ReadContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #366”
Author Archives: Alun Rees
The Weekend Read – The Management of Dental Practice by Edward Samson
This book was published in 1969 and described as inheriting the character but not the anatomy from Samson’s (pictured left) 1931 book “Progressive Practice”. All I am going to say much about either book is that, although dated in some ways, much of their teaching is as relevant today as it was when they firstContinue reading “The Weekend Read – The Management of Dental Practice by Edward Samson”
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“Be Careful With Tax Avoidance..”
Here’s an extract from the most recent newsletter from Ray Prince and Graeme Urwin at Rutherford Wilkinson Ltd. I bumped into Ray at The Dentistry Show recently. A short while later I met someone who told me he had been talking to an accountant who guaranteed to cut his tax bill by a half. AllContinue reading ““Be Careful With Tax Avoidance..””
The Monday Morning Quote #365
“The work place should not be a battleground. It should not be a place where people come to struggle. It should be a place where people are valued, encouraged, celebrated and where they come to do their best.” Roy Lilley for the context see: Grounded in the ’70s
Why volunteer?
Why volunteer? And for the sake of argument let’s include fund raising. Earlier today I spent a couple of hours in one of the nicest places in Ireland being a marshal in a 10K race & walk held on the roads around Union Hall. Why did I do it? Firstly, because Susan asked me ifContinue reading “Why volunteer?”
Dentaid seeks volunteers for refugee camps in northern Greece
International dental charity Dentaid is seeking volunteers to provide emergency dentistry at two refugee camps in northern Greece. The charity has been approached by the Red Cross which says there is a desperate need for dentistry at its camps in Cherso and Nea Kavala which are each home to 4,000 people. Although there is someContinue reading “Dentaid seeks volunteers for refugee camps in northern Greece”
The Monday Morning Quote #364
“The smallest deed is greater than the grandest intention.” Roger Nash Baldwin
Sorry only works for so long.
Waitrose – Crewkerne, Somerset 9.30am Thursday 21st April 2016. It could be anywhere. Me: I’ll have a bowl of porridge please. Assistant: “Certainly sir”, opens cupboard, no porridge, “Sorry sir, we have run out of porridge” Me: ”No problem, I’ll have some toast then” Assistant: “Certainly sir”, opens cupboard, no bread, “Sorry sir we haveContinue reading “Sorry only works for so long.”
Bidders Asked To Swallow Oasis Dental Chain. When will the balloon burst?
Bidders Asked To Swallow Oasis Dental Chain From SkyNews. Bridgepoint is preparing to hire bankers to oversee a sale of Oasis, Britain’s second-biggest dentistry provider.The dentistry chain chaired by Lord Rose, the man spearheading the campaign for the UK to remain in the European Union, is preparing to put itself up for sale. Sky NewsContinue reading “Bidders Asked To Swallow Oasis Dental Chain. When will the balloon burst?”
The Incisal Edge 