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How
To Do Your Own Dentistry "With state dentists scarce, and the high cost of going private, the time has come for enterprising individuals to move in on the scene." 1. Your Dental Surgery WHEN YOU open up a new dental surgery it's not an extravagance to also rent an empty office in the adjacent building if available. Then a couple of hours' work with a cold-chisel on a Saturday morning can make you a discreet little connecting hole between. Put an empty filing cabinet in front (has to be able to be moved - fast!), then when the cops come calling you can nip through to the other office and pull the cabinet back to the wall behind you. |
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2. Your Equipment Second-hand dental equipment can be had comparatively cheaply, and can reasonably be abandoned if you have to 'move on', but just for reading this book I will not be revealing my sources to you. |
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3. Rent Don't pay your rent too far in advance. You don't know how long you'll be operating from your current premises. |
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4. Setting the Scene Always splash plenty of disinfectant about and have some running water going on in the background. Atmosphere sells! |
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5. Your Appearance Of course, your personal appearance and manner must be exemplary at all times. Being a 'new-style' dentist is not for everyone. |
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6. The Daily Grind Most of your money will be made by charging for simple check-ups. Just tell your patients that their teeth are 'fine' but that they must floss more frequently and to brush in the mornings as well. Most people have OK teeth these days, and so you can get away with this approach for quite a while. |
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7. Your 'Other' Phone If you're actually called upon to do some real dental work, stall for as long as possible. Have a dummy phone connected to a 'ringer' to create convenient 'emergencies'. |
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8. Additional Security Invest in a sturdy steel back for your main door. Also if necessary fit reinforced hinges and bolts. A quick coat of paint will conceal these additions from all but the most observant eye. |
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9. New Opportunities No matter how well things seem to be going, always be ready to change your business address. Always have a new location in mind, in a new town. |
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10. The Professional Touch Adorn your wall with a couple of genuine certificates of dental qualification. Like the dental machinery, these can be obtained quite cheaply if you know where, and again, I'm not giving you my exact source. It doesn't matter if the certs. have a different name to yours. Even if your patients take the trouble to scrutinize them closely, they'll assume they belong to a 'partner'. |
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11. Home and Work It goes without saying that your surgery shouldn't be anywhere near where you live. If you're short of cash and you have to take the bus, then for heaven's sake, make sure you use more than one bus to get home. This will deter all but the most persistent tailer. |
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12. At Night in the Office Other times, you've maybe had a bad day - you're so tired-out you'll have to sleep in the office. A day-bed is not out of place in a dental surgery. Keep some booze in the bottom drawer. You can chill, with the lights out, pretending you're not there, listening to the sound of the cars and the talk coming up from the people living real lives in the street below. You might remember that girl you loved... Whatever happened to her..? Where did it all go wrong, really..? |
| Welcome! | Reynolds by Seth |
Why Mauretania |
Mauretania on Kindle |
Printed Mauretania | Art Gallery Paintings |
Cinema Detectives |
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