Next week I am starting in my new position as an associate at the Pinhoe Dental Centre. This feels like such a positive step for me and it is one of the most exciting things to happen in my professional life to date. But for obvious reasons the move also comes with some trepidation seeing as I have worked only in one practice since qualifying 8 years ago.
So in preparation for the move I have been re-reading or re-listening to some of the books that have most influenced my thinking over the last year to make sure I am as mentally prepared as I can be to make the most of the new opportunities ahead. And top of that list (probably in joint first place with productivity ninja which can be found here: http://www.drchrisharper.co.uk/blog/productivity-ninja-revisited) is Simon Sinek’s seminal book “Start with Why”.
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Since I created my website in Jan 2017 I have posted dozens of book reviews. Some of the books reviewed are clearly dental, some are general interest and the remaining majority are either personal development or business development. I really enjoy creating these reviews but I was pondering recently that it might not be ostensibly clear why I do them. Here are the 4 reasons why.
Are you a linchpin? Do you know what a linchpin is? In engineering terms a linchpin is a pin passed through the end of an axle to stop the wheel from falling off (so a pretty important item). But more recently the term has grown to relate to other important items. The Cambridge dictionary describes one definition as this:
"The most important member of a group or part of a system, that holds together the other members or parts or makes it possible for them to operate as intended" I have just attended the current Root-Crown hands-on roadshow event in Exeter in which teaching was provided by not 1 or 2 but 3 specialist dentists giving a huge depth of useful knowledge and advice. Luca, Jon and Mihal have clearly put a lot of time and effort into making this course as useful and powerful as possible.
And we then had an excellent opportunity to practice some of the techniques being taught. This included getting to grips with the wave one gold reciprocating files (something new to me) and then the next steps of Post placement and core buildups. After that there was an intra-oral scanning demo to show how the modern Cerec scanners work. If you have the opportunity to attend this roadshow I would strongly suggest doing so. This course feels like it would cost hundreds of pounds normally yet it is all included in the Dentinal Tubules membership. And that same membership has also already given me many hours of CPD this year, access to thousands of great videos, a fantastic online PDP framework and a local study club meeting regularly. Dhru really is building something great with his vision. |
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