It has been interesting, over the last couple of weeks, to hear from various reliable sources stories of disillusioned clinicians, redundant head office personnel, expendable regional managers and fearful staff in a number of the larger dental organisations. There is a lot of re-positioning going on out there in the corporate sector – and this
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Practical Occlusal Instrumentation, Splints and Equilibration (POISE) Course Speakers: Roy Higson and Andy Lane Poise: Balance, to hold in equilibrium Laboratory based, intensive 2-day Hands-On introduction to essential occlusal principles with dozens of practical tips for how to make your dentistry more predictable, better looking and longer lasting and make your patients think you are
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1. She has no fear 2. She is very young to be running her own business 3. She grew her business by 100% between years 1 and 2 4. She grew her business by 50% between years 2 and 3 5. She will grow her business by 100% in 2012 6. She takes lots of
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The response to the blog and vlog posts on our new retail dentistry opportunity has been very encouraging – plenty of emails and calls to work on – but there is always room for more – so if you know someone (or are someone) who would like to be “in” at the start of the
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I’ve been teasing you for some time now on a new venture that will change the face of UK dentistry. The starter flag is down and I’m now looking for young dentists who want to become involved in their first ownership venture with a new, unique and innovative business partner, working in conjunction with a
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Back on 23rd March 2010 I featured in this blog a letter that had been used by Penistone Dental Care to reactivate dormant patients. The Amnesty Letter   I was chatting to a client last week who has been using a version of the letter this year and reported that a good number of patients
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I enjoyed a working lunch yesterday in a very pretty Cotswolds pub and hotel.   The car park was occupied by Aston Martins and 911s.   Inside, the diners were affluent middle-aged men, couples and a smattering of younger folk. I would say the average age was 50.   Classic baby-boomer territory – even parents
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A winning business demonstrates three characteristics: a positive SPIRIT a visionary STRATEGIC PLAN and a set of TACTICS All three must be in evidence. SPIRIT + STRATEGIC PLAN – TACTICS = CHAOS (systems failure at every level) SPIRIT – STRATEGIC PLAN + TACTICS = LOTS OF ACTION BUT NO DIRECTION (ladder up against wrong wall)
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We have witnessed an unusually wet week in Northern Italy – including three days of thunderstorms, lightning and torrential rain.   Arriving in Como last Wednesday we settled in a small piazza for lunch and, within minutes, were approached by a chap selling roses (“for the lady”) and toy rabbits (the furry kind – please..).
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In the third quarter of 2012 the Dental Business School® regional meetings will feature guest presenters Barry Oulton and Michelle Rhodes from Rhodes Oulton Innovations, focusing on Communication Skills.   What do you most look forward to about being part of the Dental Business School programme? I am mostly looking forward to being part of
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