Blog – Page 88 – The Incisal Edge

Amarillo – great fun for a very good cause.

From The Dentistry Show – well done to Jem Patel and team for managing to make us all look so good.

The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #19

For the history of TGBSL series take a look here. Beer leftover hops could help fight dental diseases. From Business Standard – link to full article here. Researchers have reported that the part of hops that isn’t used for making beer contains healthful antioxidants and could be used to battle cavities and gum disease. InContinue reading “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #19”

The Dentistry Show

I realise that it has come and gone by just over a week but I thought I would keep my powder dry on my thoughts on the Dentistry Show for a while. Having made the gradual transition from delegate to provider (if that word hasn’t been devalued by the 2006 NHS contract) I see thingsContinue reading “The Dentistry Show”

I do wish I had written that…#1 – Learning Outcomes (and the Golgafrinchans)

First in an occasional series. The surname of the writer may be familiar to you. I was told off last week at a course that I had organised that as the “learning outcomes” were shown on neither the feedback form nor the attendance certificate then the Genera Dental Council might look unfavourably on the validityContinue reading “I do wish I had written that…#1 – Learning Outcomes (and the Golgafrinchans)”

Newcastle Dental School & Hospital, Founders & Benefactors Lecture

This event used to be one of the highlights of the Newcastle Dental School year – I remember being thoroughly intimidated having to walk in procession in my plain black, short undergraduate gown with all the silks and ermines of the “high hiedyins” of the Dental School. In the past it was called the FoundersContinue reading “Newcastle Dental School & Hospital, Founders & Benefactors Lecture”

The Monday Morning Quote #255

“Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” – Winston Churchill

“Artists don’t show you their brushes do they?”

An interesting conversation with someone non-dental, but with forcefully held opinions, about dentists’ websites. It only re-enforced my views that the only people interested in technical dentistry are dentists and dental people. Went along the lines of , “Alun, you work with dentists and advise them on their business don’t you?” I acknowledged that IContinue reading ““Artists don’t show you their brushes do they?””

The Monday Morning Quote #254

“You can never cross the ocean unless you have the courage to lose sight of the shore.” – Christopher Columbus

BDA warns that dental degree students face study-related debts up to £60,000

Press release from the BDA – judging from my anecdotal evidence £60K is a modest estimate. I know it’s the same in every other country in the world but what are the new graduates faced with on graduation? The nightmare of FD1 selection. Having to jump through NHS hoops thus reducing their abilities to earnContinue reading “BDA warns that dental degree students face study-related debts up to £60,000”

Exchange it …Roy Lilley’s blog on the NHS Management

I spend most of my working life helping dentists, medics and other small business owners with their businesses. I firmly believe that you must have basic understanding of the way your business is supposed to run profitably else you will get into trouble. The repeated parachuting of celebrity business leaders into government organisations doesn’t seemContinue reading “Exchange it …Roy Lilley’s blog on the NHS Management”