Following on from another Consumer’s Association report. Dentistry is an easy target for any journalist that wants to have a go at a profession. Let’s face it, from Marathon Man through The Little Shop of Horrors via Lemming of the BDA and Robert Lindsay’s misanthropic, cynical and assistant sacking GDP Ben, dentists tend not toContinue reading ““Which” kicks (NHS) Dentists – so what’s new?…and what to do.”
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‘NHS dentists’ not offering NHS appointments – says Which Magazine
Following their report into Dental prices and the ensuing campaign Which magazine has done more research into availability of NHS dentistry. I feel it’s about time that everyone involved with NHS dentistry embraced (to use the buzzword) candour. A whole dose of honesty is needed all round, from government through the profession everyone must beContinue reading “‘NHS dentists’ not offering NHS appointments – says Which Magazine”
The Monday Morning Quote #322
“Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don’t.“ Pete Seeger, activist/musician
Barry Cockcroft joins IDH – caption competition…
The ex-Chief Dental Officer of England Barry Cockcroft is to join the UK’s largest corporate chain of dental practices, IDH – so recently cunningly re-branded as “MyDentist”. Any suggestions as to what Bazza was saying here?
The Monday Morning Quote #321
It’s a big week for Physics here at ReesAcres. So here are a couple of quotes from Niels Bohr who won the Nobel prize for Physics in 1922 for his work on understanding atomic structure and quantum theory. He later went on to work on the Manhattan Project having fled his native Denmark in 1943.Continue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #321”
The Weekend Read – The Second Curve by Charles Handy
I have been a fan of Charles Handy since I read “The Age of Unreason” in 1992 and his “Understanding Organisations” was one of the set texts on my MBA course at the Open University in 1994. He has a real grasp of the human condition, a rare intelligence and the ability to explain hisContinue reading “The Weekend Read – The Second Curve by Charles Handy”
The trouble with science
From John Naughton From an article by the Editor of The Lancet after attending a symposium last week on the reproducibility and reliability of biomedical research organised by the Wellcome Trust. “The case against science is straightforward: much of the scientific literature, perhaps half, may simply be untrue. Afflicted by studies with small sample sizes,Continue reading “The trouble with science”
Is the bubble just getting bigger? “IDH opens wide for £1bn autumn stock market float”
From The Telegraph online 3oth May. Dentist chain IDH opens wide for £1bn autumn stock market float Stock market listing of Integrated Dental Holdings will see senior managers at the UK’s biggest dentist chain collect a £150m windfall. Europe’s biggest dentist chain has revived plans for a £1bn London stock market float after overcoming fearsContinue reading “Is the bubble just getting bigger? “IDH opens wide for £1bn autumn stock market float””
The Monday Morning Quote #320
The companies that survive longest are the one’s that work out what they uniquely can give to the world not just growth or money but their excellence, their respect for others, or their ability to make people happy. Some call those things a soul. Charles Handy
The Monday Morning Quote #319
“Wherewithal is crucial. Ambition or talent flounder without strategy and application.” Greta Scacchi quoted in the FT 17th April 2015.
The Incisal Edge 