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Toothpick Papers (A Dickens of a Profession)
You could not have missed the news that Charles Dickens would have been 200 this year. Recently, his ivory handled tooth pick sold for £7,000 at auction in America. Dental history in the making - we can only imagine the life of this toothpick. Victorian London was a dirty, poverty stricken place.On leaving his home in the morning, he wondered around getting inspiration for his writing. A bit like me!
S-T-R-E-S-S (Some Things Really Encouraged Serious Swearing)
Studies on stress in dentistry make stressful reading! Dentistry has one of the highest stress levels of all professions. Why is this? Let's start at the beginning. I entered dental school in 1968. I did not feel any stress then. Things were great. I had been given my place at UCH with the condition of obtaining three 'Es' at 'A' Level. No stress there then!
There were only 50 on my course.
There were only 50 on my course.
Philip Weisberger
Philip brings a delightful new perspective to ARD. His sense of humor is refreshing and his enthusiasm is contageous. We look forward to developing new relationships with our freinds in the UK! Welcome, Philip.Qualified 1973, BDS, LDS, RCS.
General dental practice until retirement 2008.
Principle of University College, London, Dental Centre 1980 – 85.
Member of many dental committees and local dental section for 13 years.
Regular contributor to Dentistry magazine. Since 2009, my column reflects the comical side of my student and practice life.
Gardening was always my passion, and I now garden for clients and local neighbourhood schemes for the elderly. The best thing about gardening is that, after 35 years in dentistry, I can dig bigger holes in the soil than teeth and nobody answers me back !!
Married to Lesley, a consultant paediatric orthoptist, for 39 years. 2 sons, Marc and Neil, 36 and 33 and 3 granddaughters.
Perspectives from the UK
It gives me great pleasure to be invited to write this piece for ARD, and I hope that it is the first of many. I qualified to practice dentistry here in the UK in 1973 and spent 35 years in general dentistry, before retiring in 2008. In conversation with Dr. Neil Hiltunen, I feel like minded in supporting the fact that thinking about retirement should be gradual, and planning for the event is crucial and should also be enjoyable.
Here in the UK, many dentists stop work. Period. Many do not have other interests and some others, apart from playing golf, seem to lack enthusiasm in retirement.
Here in the UK, many dentists stop work. Period. Many do not have other interests and some others, apart from playing golf, seem to lack enthusiasm in retirement.
Happiness Part 3 - Symptoms of Inner Peace
A note from the author:
Howdy, Friends. On November 5, 2011, I had the great pleasure of sharing the lecture platform with Dr. Susan Hollar and her husband/manager Mark Absher in Charlotte, NC. at the Holiday Dental Conference. Now I can legitimately say that I have been blessed to work in your profession for FORTY YEARS!! I began serving as a consultant to Drs. Sam and Jim Callender in 1971. Jim arranged for me to conduct a two-day personal growth retreat for the orthodontic residents at the dental school in Kansas City that year.
Howdy, Friends. On November 5, 2011, I had the great pleasure of sharing the lecture platform with Dr. Susan Hollar and her husband/manager Mark Absher in Charlotte, NC. at the Holiday Dental Conference. Now I can legitimately say that I have been blessed to work in your profession for FORTY YEARS!! I began serving as a consultant to Drs. Sam and Jim Callender in 1971. Jim arranged for me to conduct a two-day personal growth retreat for the orthodontic residents at the dental school in Kansas City that year.
When Neil Hiltunen asked me for yet another essay on happiness I agreed to tackle it. I hope you find it useful. Please keep in mind that as difficult as it seems, happiness is a choice. Whenever we entertain a thought that detracts from our peace and happiness, if we are willing to exercise the discipline, we have the ability to choose again! We can always replace negative thinking, which is always fear-based with positive thinking, which is invariably love-based. Also keep in mind that "victimhood" is always a choice.
Peace, Bud
Happiness Part 2
My fear-based thinking tells me it is audacious to attempt tackling the huge subject of happiness! My love-based thinking says “so what,” maybe we can touch on a few things that even “old moss backs” (a cowboy term for a very, very old steer) like us can benefit from. Believe me I’m including myself in this category and the search for improved quality of life -- more happiness.
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