A Laboratory Personal Touch

We live in an age where some dental laboratory work is sent half way round the world to be processed. Even if a laboratory is a few miles from a practice it’s not unusual for technician and dentists to have a vague and distant relationship. I know that some laboratory owners say that they onlyContinue reading “A Laboratory Personal Touch”

In Case You Missed #1 – 06.11.2015

This series covers news snippets and some business related things that I think are worth knowing. I try to steer clear of an excess of UK politics but as most of my readers are UK based then it is inevitable that some stuff about the TLAs (Three Letter Acronyms) that have dominated UK dentistry forContinue reading “In Case You Missed #1 – 06.11.2015”

The Monday Morning Quote #341 – November 2015 – Steve Jobs #1

“People think focus means saying yes to the thing you’ve got to focus on. But that’s not what it means at all. It means saying no to the hundred other good ideas that there are. You have to pick carefully. I’m actually as proud of the things we haven’t done as the things I haveContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #341 – November 2015 – Steve Jobs #1”

There are two sorts of computer users…

There are two sorts of computer users… Those who have ad-blockers fitted and those who haven’t realised that they can have ad-blockers fitted. I have written about this before mainly how you forget how irritating, disruptive and frequently inappropriate on-line advertising can be. My friends say that they get used to it but as someoneContinue reading “There are two sorts of computer users…”

How To Win The Rugby World Cup.

Worth re-visiting Graham Henry’s article from The Guardian on how to change from losers to winners. Lessons here for anybody involved in selecting, guiding and leading teams. It’s all about the preparation. “Graham Henry looks down at the grass of Eden Park. So many matches, so many memories. One wells up above the others. 23Continue reading “How To Win The Rugby World Cup.”

The Weekend Read – No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald

This is not a book about dentistry, business, rugby or rock music. Nor is it a work of fiction although some of the press and a great number of politicians would you have you believe that it is.  It’s an unusual one for me to mention here but why not share what could prove toContinue reading “The Weekend Read – No Place to Hide by Glenn Greenwald”

The art of dying well – Margaret McCartney

Quantity or Quality? An excellent article in the Spectator by Glasgow GP Margaret McCartney where she asks the question, “Do we want to live as long as modern medicine allows us, or only so long as life is sweet?” Death is our only shared destiny, but we are in a new era; it’s not unusualContinue reading “The art of dying well – Margaret McCartney”