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We all think we’re productive, but are we?

Excerpt from Jonty Bloom’s Blog: High pay for high performers “….But it does bring me back to productivity, British industry is 30% less productive than America’s, and well behind France, Germany and Italy. There are many reasons but one of the biggest is that British management is bad, really bad. Not only is it badContinue reading “We all think we’re productive, but are we?”

NHS Dentists – Bart writes

You want to play don’t you? Bart generator

The Monday Morning #639

“Hope is not optimism, which expects things to turn out well, but something rooted in the conviction that there is good worth working for.” Seamus Heaney (via Mike Hogan) This portion of a portrait of Heaney was painted in 1974 by the artist Edward McGuire and is in the Ulster Museum.

Who I read – John Naughton

Probably the best daily blogger of the several I read. Here’s the profile of a true polymath, an excellent writer and sharer of knowledge. I often do not understand fully the subjects he covers but I always come away feeling grateful for his insights. Yesterday’s blogpost featured a long discussion on Brexit, which he was against, withContinue reading “Who I read – John Naughton”

The Dental Marketing Secrets Podcast

I was delighted to be a guest of Mark Thackeray from Salt Lake City on his Dental Marketing Secrets Podcast in December. He was great host, made me very welcome and I commend the Podcast to you. Here’s a link to the back catalogue of more than 40 Podcasts with some useful and interesting guests.Continue reading “The Dental Marketing Secrets Podcast”

Happy New Year

“I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living,pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world.” Neil Gaiman

The Monday Morning Quote #638

“When the winds of change blow, some people build walls and others build windmills.” “When the winds of change rage, some build shelters while others build windmills. Chinese Proverb

Dental research and experiences pay dividends.

Amongst the things that came to my notice this week. Via the FT “How to spend it” magazine came “BONDIC”, which is apparently developed using concepts from Dentistry. It comes in an applicator with a built-in UV beam. Apply, shine the light and off you go. www.notaglue.com 2. From NatureContinue reading “Dental research and experiences pay dividends.”

The Monday Morning Quote #637

“Political promises are like biscuits, once they are broken, they can’t be repaired.” Roy Lilley

Safety of lateral flow tests questioned.

From British Medical Journal The lateral flow devices used in the community testing pilot in Liverpool only picked up half the covid-19 cases detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests and missed three out of 10 cases with higher viral loads, according to the government’s own policy paper.1 Jon Deeks, professor of biostatistics at theContinue reading “Safety of lateral flow tests questioned.”