Articles

What's the deal with the corporates?

Dr Phillip Palmer, December 2007 - The hottest topic for conversation around Australia’s dentists in the last 6 months has been the corporate entities buying dental practices around Australia.

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Community minded = business minded

Dr Phillip Palmer, September 2007 - When I was growing up in Sydney’s eastern suburbs my father owned and worked in a jeweller’s shop about an hour away in a West Sydney suburb called Granville. For...

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Ethical influence or malicious manipulation

Dr Michael Sernik, Dr Phillip Palmer, September 2007 - When we graduate from dental school we have learned how to provide the best dental care for our patients. We are skilled in our examination and...

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The South African dentists answer to...

Dr Phillip Palmer, June 2007 - Recently when I was speaking to a non-dental industry friend of mine he told me that he thought the six-monthly checkup concept was a big con that dentists were...

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With friends like me...

Dr Phillip Palmer, February 2007 - Many years ago, when I found a house that I wanted to raise my family in, I approached a good friend who was an architect, with the request that he design a fairly...

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Why practice management?

Dr Phillip Palmer, February 2007 - There seems to be a negative stigma among many people about getting business coaching. It’s like the complaint women often make about men never wanting to ask for...

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Discounted dentistry

Dr Phillip Palmer, December 2006 - In the early days of my dental career, I made almost every mistake possible. I made some mistakes that I’m sure some people wouldn’t even think possible. Looking...

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The problem with Christmas

Dr Phillip Palmer, November 2006 - Every year coming up to the Christmas break, I hear the same stories from many dental practices with the same problems.

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What do employee dentists want?

Dr Phillip Palmer, September 2006 - Practically all dentists work as employee dentists at some stage of their career. For some, there is no desire ever to own their own practice; for others, it’s a...

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The sins of success

Dr Phillip Palmer, July 2006 - According to an ancient curse, whoever the gods wanted to destroy, they first punished with 20 years of success. Without a doubt, long business growth and success...

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