Articles

Practice exit planning: different ways of selling, or not...

Dr Phillip Palmer, Simon Palmer, October 2009 - There are many baby boomers who own dental practices and who are approaching the end of their careers over the years to come, wondering what their...

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Don’t let 'Dental Practice Fatigue' ruin your retirement plans

Dr Phillip Palmer, Simon Palmer, July 2009 - Selling your practice can play a large and important part in a Dentist’s retirement nest egg. Unfortunately, while many Dentists plan for this to be the...

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The rules of engagement : dental industry specific termination clauses

Dr Phillip Palmer, Simon Palmer, April 2009 - There is a wise saying that says we should ‘always hope for the best and plan for the worst’. Having worked closely with hundreds of Dentists, I have...

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Protect yourself from tough times

Dr Phillip Palmer, October 2008 - As this article is being written in mid October, it is obvious that we are entering a different economic age. The future of the financial markets and national...

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Are you being left behind? Design your practice for business, comfort and competitive edge

Dr Phillip Palmer, October 2008 - The standard of a service is perceived to relate directly to the standard of the facility that it is provided in. As dentists, this should mean that it is surely...

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It is open season on graduates

Dr Phillip Palmer, Simon Palmer, August 2008 - We are at that time of year when the dental schools give their latest batch of final year students their degrees and the graduates go out into the world...

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Re-investing in your practice

Dr Phillip Palmer, Simon Palmer, August 2008 - With the economy not doing so well and talk of recession prevalent in all the papers, some dental practices are starting to rethink their expansion and...

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Are you the weakest link?

Dr Phillip Palmer, February 2008 - Well, you’ve received your BDS or DDS, and now you’re a dentist.You attend post-grad clinical courses every year, more than enough to get the CE hours necessary to...
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Practice management then and now

Dr Phillip Palmer, December 2007 - This year it will be ten years since I started teaching practice management and, as with all anniversaries, it has been a time for reflection. Practice management...

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Employed dentist remuneration

Dr Phillip Palmer, Simon Palmer, December 2007 - The most common commission structure that we see being offered to employee dentists (EDs) through our work at Dentist Job Search and at Prime Practice...

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