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The Carillion effect
How does the Carillion collapse relate to NHS dentistry? Alun Rees explains. Carillion has gone. Another rude awakening from the easy delusions that ‘bigger…
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Cognitive dissonance – again
With increasing expectations from patients, dentists are spending more time worrying about what could go wrong than enjoying the work they do,…
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Is dentistry making you sick?
Don’t leave it too late and make sure you get help if you need it, Alun Rees says. Dentistry is…
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Where does the news come from?
No evidence of difference does not mean there is no difference, Alun Rees says. There has been a Twitter storm…
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You could not make this up
With the news Jeremy Hunt will now create an NHS workforce plan, Alun Rees questions what he’s been doing up…
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The myth of the dental entrepreneur
It takes more than buying a dental practice to be able to call yourself an entrepreneur, Alun Rees says. In…
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In praise of elitism
UK dentistry should also start recognising those that don’t seek awards, Alun Rees says. It’s the season of elitism, Nobel…
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Where are you spending your money and why?
Is your advertising targeting the right people or are you wasting your budget, Alun Rees questions ‘Half the money I…
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Premium practice prices?
Is the market for dental practices due a shake up, Alun Rees questions. Sales mania can be defined as excessive…
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The market has peaked – now what?
A rise in interest rates and further austerity from the Government could prove difficult for some dental practices, Alun Rees says. Reports would…
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Is there a crisis of trust within dentistry?
There is currently a crisis of trust within dentistry, led the Government and media, Alun Rees suggests. I have been…
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The top 10 lies in dentistry
Alun Rees lists some of the top lies that are told around dentistry. The top 10 lies that (some) patients…
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Turn it off
Turn your phone off and give yourself a proper holiday, Alun Rees says. The opening words of psychiatrist Scott Peck’s…
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The new man at Ford
Can you excel by offering traditional dentistry, whilst also pioneering new business ideas, Alun Rees questions. Recently I saw a…
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Psychological shrapnel
‘Psychological shrapnel’ is bad for businesses creating an atmosphere of ‘us and them’, Alun Rees says. Cartoonist and consultant, Hugh…
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What can dental practices learn from the British Airways IT crisis?
Alun Rees explains what dental practices can take from the British Airways blunder over the weekend. What do an airline…
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The Ten Quid Dentist
With contract values changing, should we now start ending the era of the ‘Ten Quid Dentist’, Alun Rees questions. In…
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Disruptive innovation
Too many practices are copying what the corporates are doing rather than truly disruptively innovating, Alun Rees says. In the 20…
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Is it time for a different sort of entrepreneurship?
It’s time the NHS dental system was changed, Alun Rees says. The history of general dental practice is of ‘one-man-bands’:…
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