Articles

Fail to plan? Plan to fail!- Invest in a written agreement

Simon Palmer, May 2005 - I recently overheard a conversation with a dentist at breaking point. Two years ago his practice was so busy he decided to take on an employee dentist “with view” and after...

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Why specialist practices need specialist practice management - Part 2

Simon Palmer, March 2005 - Specialist practice management is usually paid little more than lip service in the world of practice management, often being painted with the same brush as GP dentists by...

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Trust me... I'm a dentist

Campbell Macbean, March 2005 - There are two reasons why patients trust you as their dentist. They trust you because you are filling a particular role of authority in their lives - just as a...

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Rural practice- crisis or opportunity

Simon Palmer, March 2005 - In Australia, there are less than half the number of dentists per capita in country areas compared to the metropolitan areas. Massive pressure has been placed on these...

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Why specialist practices need specialist practice management - Part 1

Simon Palmer, January 2005 - Specialist practice management is usually paid little more than lip service in the world of practice management in Australia. Specialists are often painted with the same...

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Casual and part-time staff

Dr Phillip Palmer, January 2005 - One of the constant issues that Prime consultants get asked to consult with their client dentists about is regarding part-time staff. It is amazing that in 2005,...

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I Was a Greengrocer Dentist

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Lessons of an ex Dentist

Dr Phillip Palmer, November 2004 - I'm sure everybody at the end of their career consciously or subconsciously adds things up in their mind. Are there things that I'm particularly proud of? What...

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Dentistry in Sweden

Dr Phillip Palmer, October 2004 - Having just returned from a trip to Sweden for 3-4 weeks, and been put up in a house with a Swedish dentist, I thought it may be worthwhile sharing some of the...

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Can we have it all? – The Work Life Balance - Part 2

Gail Neeson, September 2004 - In part 1 of this 2-part article on creating a healthy worklife balance we asked you to review a checklist to see where you were on the balance scale. If the balance is...

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