“The road that stretches before the feet of a man is a challenge to his heart long before it tests the strength of his legs. Our destiny is to run to the edge of the world and beyond, off into the darkness: certain despite all our blindness, secure despite all our helplessness, strong despite allContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #207”
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The Monday Morning Quote # 206
“The illiterate of 21st Century will not be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” Alvin Toffler Thanks to Sital Ruperella http://www.sitalruparelia.com
What have I learned, the 2003 version.
Ten years ago when I was considering “my future” I was encouraged by my coach to write, “the story so far and what have I learned”. I won’t share most of it (way too inward looking and indulgent). But this list I am happy to repeat. What have I learned: Dentistry is a bloody hardContinue reading “What have I learned, the 2003 version.”
The Monday Morning Quote #205
“Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real,” Jules Verne
Kolbe – “Glop Shop” in Action
From Kathy Kolbe – a great demo of “Glop Shop” & Kolbe A in action. “I have been working closely with Thomas P Seager, PhD in the ASU Engineering department. This is an excellent description of Demonstrating Conative Theory with Glop Shop videos. I encourage you to use them and pass them on!” sustainableengineeringsystems.com/2013/02/12/glop-shop-demonstrating-conative-theory/
The Monday Morning Quote #204
“Never take a mean advantage of anyone in any transaction, and never be hard upon people who are in your power. Try to do to others, as you would have them do to you, and do not be discouraged if they fail sometimes.” Charles Dickens in a letter to his son – 25th December 1868
Raise a glass to someone other than St Valentine.
Always make space for heroes in your life. Via “Today in Literature” Sir Alexander Fleming announced his discovery of the mold by-product “penicillin” on this day in 1929. Fleming’s scholarly paper only tentatively suggested that penicillin “may be an efficient antiseptic” against some bacteria — his department head at St. Mary’s Hospital, London even wantedContinue reading “Raise a glass to someone other than St Valentine.”
PSA report makes concerning reading says BDA
PSA report makes concerning reading says BDA A Professional Standards Authority (PSA) report of an investigation into concerns about the General Dental Council (GDC) raises serious concerns about the performance of the organisation in recent years, the British Dental Association (BDA) has said. The report makes significant criticisms about the handling of the disciplinaryContinue reading “PSA report makes concerning reading says BDA”
Help with Melanoma Study
Here’s a request from some help with a research project – it will take you about 10 minutes – please help. “This is an online research project, looking at whether showing people images of melanomas actually makes them better and distinguishing benign from serious things. It is all randomised so different people see different things.Continue reading “Help with Melanoma Study”
The Monday Morning Quote #203
“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill
The Incisal Edge 