Articles

The qualities of a good graduate dentist

Simon Palmer, November 2010 - 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 looking for...

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The downsides of rule of thumb valuations

Simon Palmer, July 2010 - There are many methods people use to value dental practices. By far the most overused and problematic of the methods used is the “rule of thumb” methodology.

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Spread too thin? : the art of delegation

Simon Palmer, March 2010 - The Dentist is the one team member in a dental practice that can practice dentistry and yet somehow their time and headspace often gets compromised by the myriad of extra...

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The National Dental Board will mean finding Dentists faster – here’s why!

Simon Palmer, January 2010 - The Australian National Dental Board (NDB) is set to come in July 2010 replacing the old state based registration boards.

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Minimise the effects of flu season on your practice

Simon Palmer, July 2009 - Winter time is upon us and that means flu season. Flu season is no fun for anyone – especially the sick. For businesses it causes a huge amount of stress and loss of...

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Integrating a new dentist into your practice

Simon Palmer, April 2009 - You have finally found your ideal Dentist to employ after a long recruitment and interview campaign process. You both agree on remuneration and have a work agreement put in...

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Who gets the accounts receivable?

Simon Palmer, February 2009 - Glen is a 64 year old dentist who has owned his own practice for 40 years and is looking to retire. After a couple of months with his practice on the market he finds...

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Selling your practice- knowing the options

Dr Phillip Palmer, Simon Palmer, January 2009 - By the age of 45 years, most dentists start looking at how they will exit from their practice. At that stage of their career they have started to...

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Preparing to sell your practice – getting the competitive advantage – Part 1

Simon Palmer, November 2008 - When people decide to sell their home they will usually do some tidying up and make some small inexpensive improvements. They may put a fresh coat of paint on the walls,...

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Locum dentists: the balancing act

Simon Palmer, June 2008 - Whether it is for a holiday, a personal injury or sickness, an emergency of another kind, or for continuing education, every dentist will occasionally need to take time off...

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Upcoming Workshops

A quick overview of the next few workshops we'll be hosting.