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Shifting baselines
Gradual downhill changes can be dangerous for your practice. Alun Rees explains how it happens. The phrase ‘shifting baselines’ was first used…
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Maybe it’s time to consider ‘followership’
Maybe it’s time for leaders to encourage followers to consider the ways they can and should work, Alun Rees says. One of…
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Hares and tortoises
Hares or tortoises, who is going to help grow your dental practice, Alun Rees questions. The late Colin Hall Dexter,…
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High staff turnover? Time to take a look in the mirror
If your team is underperforming, perhaps it is not them that is at fault, Alun Rees argues. Successful practices keep…
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Fake news and reviews
Word of mouth is still one of the most trustworthy forms of marketing and should not be forgotten about, Alun…
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Sale or auction?
Are practice agents really taking into account what’s best for their clients or just trying to get the highest practice…
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What happens if…??
Do you have a plan if the catastrophic were to happen, Alun Rees questions. When my mother was widowed she wisely…
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Oh, what a circus!
The GDC is showing little common sense with the Gordon Pate case, Alun Rees says. Every registrant present and past…
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What’s in a name?
Treating patients as consumers can cause expectations to increase beyond realistic, Alun Rees says. I am an advocate of excellent customer service. Ryanair excepted,…
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You can lead a horse to water…
There are many principals who believe leading a practice is full of struggles, disappointments and unhappiness, Alun Rees says. Put the…
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EBITDA – more dark than light
Alun Rees explains why EBITDA isn’t a good measure to value a practice. Since I watched a consultant oral surgeon…
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Sugar tax – an initial skirmish
The sugar tax is the start of a long war on sugar, Alun Rees warns. When our son was born…
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Are dental associates really self employed?
Why aren’t associate dentists classed as employed, Michael Watson questions. Last week’s blog by Alun Rees on this site discussed…
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Built to last
How are you ensuring that your practice is built to last for 100 years, Alun Rees questions. Change in dentistry…
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HMRC and the evolving status of associates
Looking at the work patterns of some associate dentists, Alun Rees struggles to justify their status as self employed. The…
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HMRC sends letters to associate dentists over employment status
Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has written to associate dentists saying it is reviewing the employment status of associates.…
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Skin in the game
There’s less ‘skin in the game’ now in dentistry because of the current NHS dental contract, Alun Rees says. I…
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The problem with young dentists…
It might not be the young dentists at fault, it may be the older dentists getting in the way, Alun…
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Delegate or die
Dental hygienists and therapists should be embraced in all dental practices, Alun Rees says. Early in my career I heard…
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