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| 8 out of 10 dentists don't enjoy the job they do. Are you one of that 80%? Dentistry is a difficult job at the best of times. It is even harder for those who aren't enjoying what they do. You get out of bed on a Monday morning, and drag yourself to work knowing that really you don't want to be there. But you feel you have no choice, because you have bills to pay and hungry mouths to feed. Your patients don't seem to appreciate what you do, and neither do your staff. Some dentists withdraw into themselves and say "this is how life is". Others lose their temper regularly and have a high staff and patient turnover. This is not living, this is surviving. And like with everything, there is a better way.....and it isn't found in the bottom of a bottle of red wine. Nor will it be made better by nGDS/nPDS. If you were working on a treadmill under GDS, things will likely now only get worse. ------------------------------------------- The following are examples of my articles in the dental press ---------------------------------------------
We live in one of the most exciting times in all of human history, and yet so many of us aren't enjoying our lives. The improvements brought by technology are expanding at an exponential rate. As such, there have never been so many opportunities in dentistry as there are now. It is an amazing time to be alive and to be in our chosen profession. Unfortunately many people don't see it like that. Because like in Star Wars, there is a Dark Side. There have never been as many threats to our profession as there are now. We now live and work in an environment of increasing patient litigation, unjustified employee tribunals, and inescapable and indecipherable government legislation. Disability law, clinical governance, CPD and rising indemnity costs add to the increasing burden of the average GDP. And if you work in the NHS, you now have the worry of what happens should your PCT suddenly run out of money, as well as worrying about not meeting your UDA's. In 2009, when the money for NHS dentistry is no longer ring fenced, where do you think the PCT will take money from to plug the gaps in say Cancer or coronary care. So you have two ways to view our present environment. Are you an optimist, or a pessimist? Will you rise to the challenges placed in front of you, or will you allow yourself to be cowed like so many dentists before you? You get to choose, but you need to choose now. The purpose of this web site is simple. It is a tool for the busy GDP to help him or her deal with the every day challenges of running a dental practice. I am not here to tell you how to run your practice, or how to do dentistry. I am merely giving you my philosophy. For all I know I could be completely misguided, even idealistic. That is for you to decide. This site is written by someone who has been there and done that. It is written by someone who understands the problems that the average practitioner faces, day in and day out. I wake up every morning and see the increased legislation, the increased costs, and the increased hassle of running a SUCCESSFUL dental practice. And in response, I choose to be an optimist. I choose to see every challenge we are faced with as a potential opportunity. Do I have all the answers? No, of course not. But I would hope that I have some useful insight that you can use to enhance, not only your business, but your personal life too.
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The FREE stuff You will find what I hope are many useful resources here. The links page has web links to numerous dental web sites. The recommended reading page has a list of books that we strongly advise you read. Ideal Dental Practice gives you an insight into what I feel can be done to improve most dental practices. Remember, this is my insight, and may well differ from yours. I am not telling you what to do, simply giving you ideas that you may or may not choose to use. On a further note, why not sign up for our weekly newsletter. It's free, and can be stopped at any time. You also get a free interview with marketing GURU Jay Abraham about our old friend Paddi Lund. And don't forget to check out nPDS BLOG page to help keep you up to date with the changes to NHS dentistry. This was originally meant as a blog of my PDS experiences, but it has warped into "look how strange things have begun" blog of other peoples experiences with PDS......only to see PDS cancelled for nGDS/nPDS. Products Of course, not everything in life is free. All the products are aimed at making the running of your dental practice a little bit easier. We use Clickbank to allow you to purchase them safely, and download them directly to your computer in either word or PDF file. It's easy to read the product descriptions and decide on which one you want to buy today.
So who am I anyway? Hi, my name is Stephen Hudson, a practice owner working ‘Up North’ in Chesterfield. I qualified in 1995, and bought my present NHS practice in the year 2000. Despite loosing an associate late 2001, betweem 2001 amd 2005 seen the practice gross increase roughly 20% year on year. In 2001 I gained MFGDP. In 2005 I gained the the Eastman’s Diploma in Restorative dental practice. Previously, I have been a GDPA council member. I am also a Master practitioner in Neuro-linguistic programming. I realised something early on. The job was not worth my health (and I had to suffer health wise to realise this). I therefore decided to enjoy my job by building what I call the Ideal Dental Practice. I have slowly and steadily moulded my practice so that is not only profitable, but also fun to work in. And what many people are surprised to hear is that we are an NHS practice. With the help of the systems I have developed (some of which are available for you to buy via this web site) I have created a practice:
I am not telling you this to impress you. I am telling you this to IMPRESS UPON YOU that the only thing holding you back is yourself. And people will say "well you obviously rip your patients off" or "Well it's all right for you, but you don't have my outgoings/expenses/situation". When I hear people say that, it makes me smile. I am nothing special. What I have done can be done by anybody in any part of the country. And it can be done ethically. In these short 6 years of practice ownership, I have learnt that practitioners cannot do it alone. Even the best of us ask for help now and again. The help is out there. If you are a practice principle, and if you feel that you are struggling, I strongly recommend you give Chris Barrow or Kevin Lewis a call. They helped me, and they can help you. You just have to ask.
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