On Sunday night I went to Accor Stadium in Sydney to watch the Penrith Panthers win one of the greatest NRL [Rugby League] Grand Finals in history with an astonishing comeback from behind. As we did last year, I purchased very expensive tickets labelled “ELITE...
This is a true story. In the early days of the 1990s after purchasing my own practice in downtown Parramatta, the local dentists heard rumours that two health insurance companies were each about to set up multi-chair dental clinics in town. And start treating...
I’m up in Sydney to further my dental education by attending the FDI World Dental Congress. It’s an annual global event held over four days and this year, 2023, it is being held in Sydney. So I’m here. In Sydney. Check in time at my hotel is 3:00pm, so I time my drive...
I’ve always been an advocate of being respectful of patients’ time when it comes to their appointment time made with you. [by “you” I mean the dental practitioner] What I mean is that once the patient and you [and your dental practice] have agreed upon the appointment...
Recently I was talking to a close friend about a new acquaintance who had arrived in our village. The close friend said that I had described the new acquaintance as a person who was “OK once you get to know him”. Actually, this was not how I described the new...
“Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word” is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and released by Elton John in 1976. It’s a mournful ballad about a romantic relationship that is falling apart, yet the title of this song can be applied to describe that dreadful...
