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Perspectives from the UK with Philip Weisberg
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.
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.