“In times of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” George Orwell Thanks to John Naughton Memex 1.1
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Two Dental Sales from Hilditch
In the market for a dental suite? Hilditch have Kavo & Belmont chairs etc for sale. Kavo: http://www.hilditchgroup.co.uk/Lots/LotsList/91c8f6b5-c627-954e-8347-73299680e143 Belmont: http://www.hilditchgroup.co.uk/Lots/LotsList/62653103-471a-114e-9c10-6d92da4fe6de
The Monday Morning Quote #271
“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it…he who doesn’t…pays it.” Albert Einstein Thanks to Ray & Graeme
The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #21 – Tooth-rebuilding treatment hailed
In the second book of the semi-autobiographical series describing the progress of an Edinburgh medical graduate, Colin Douglas describes his hero, David Campbell’s, involvement with medical research. The book’s title is “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime“ and the cynic in me always remembers it when I read headlines like this one From The Press AssociationContinue reading “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #21 – Tooth-rebuilding treatment hailed”
The Monday Morning Quote #270
The Importance of Doubt “Now, we scientists … take it for granted that it is perfectly consistent to be unsure — that it is possible to live and not know. But I don’t know whether everyone realizes that this is true. Our freedom to doubt was born of a struggle against authority in the earlyContinue reading “The Monday Morning Quote #270”
GDC “extremely disappointed” at lack of Bill on professional regulation in Queen’s Speech
I said in a talk last week that no UK government gives a fig about dentistry – it is a nuisance at worst.There are no votes in it. I am referring to governments of all shades. Governments are more than ready to send young people into harms way with less than adequate equipment on dodgyContinue reading “GDC “extremely disappointed” at lack of Bill on professional regulation in Queen’s Speech”
The Monday Morning Quote #269
“Play the game for more than you can afford to lose… only then will you learn the game.” Winston Churchill
The Monday Morning Quote #268
“In theory there’s no difference between theory and practice. But in practice there is” Yogi Berra Thanks to Michael Bungay Stanier
The Smell of the Place….
I was searching around for inspiration for an upcoming presentation where I want to talk about the culture of a business; I came across this address by Professor Sumantra Ghoshal at the World Economic Forum. He talks about the “smell of a place” and individuals working within the context of a business. His opening statementContinue reading “The Smell of the Place….”
The Weekend Read – The Behaviour Gap by Carl Richards
Some of the things that I tell my clients when I start working with them: I am not a solicitor although I have a working knowledge of the law as it affects dentists and their practices. I do know good solicitors and I am able to help them choose one. I am not an accountantContinue reading “The Weekend Read – The Behaviour Gap by Carl Richards”
The Incisal Edge 