Back in the 1920’s, my maternal grandparents Albert and Ellen Mellor were very simple working class folk in Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester. Albert worked as an engineer at the railway yards across the road. Ellen was a homemaker, with two children, William and Norma (my Mum). Albert came home on Friday night and placed his wages on
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1. BDS doesn’t spell GOD 2. Don’t hump your nurse unless you think you are going to marry her 3. If you are married don’t hump your nurse 4. If you marry your nurse don’t make her Practice Manager 5. If you hump her, marry her and make her the Practice Manager, don’t buy her
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I don’t often drive nowadays. Monday was an exception as I borrowed Annie’s car to pop down to Central Manchester and meet with Ravi Singh and his senior management team at Archway Dental. Leaving at 17:00 I was required to do something for the first time in a couple of decades – join the rush
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The March by E.L. DoctorowMy rating: 5 of 5 stars Just excellent – taking a very controversial event and bringing it to life with the human stories of both real and imaginary characters – history at its best and how it should be taught. View all my reviews
The Bat by Jo NesboMy rating: 4 of 5 stars Yep – a good start to the series – great holiday read.. View all my reviews
Guest blog by Mark Pocock, www.markpocock.com If your dental practice is trying to get more tooth implant patients here’s something you need to know. As you’re probably aware when a seller and a customer come together, one side always ends up shouldering the risk. And in the majority of cases, it’s the potential customer who shoulders the risk. This
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A case study which focuses on the use of ‘Truth’ – the Prestwood Financial Planning tool, in a scenario of helping a dentist to understand what his ‘number’ is: Dr X was in his late 50’s, working 50 – 60 hours a week running his dental practice, Sunday mornings were spent finishing off the week’s paperwork,
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Dreamer, you know you are a dreamerWell can you put your hands in your head, oh no! I said dreamer, you’re nothing but a dreamer Well can you put your hands in your head, oh no! I said “Far out, – What a day, a year, a laugh it is!” You know, – Well you
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Working with Chris Barrow as your coach – what has been the biggest BOP (Bold, Outrageous, Provocative) and MOT (My Moment of Truth) idea for you – that lightbulb moment when you thought…”OMG – I need to do this differently if I want to change for the better” and then did that thing – and
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