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The long list of what I do not understand started with
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cricket. Not the actual game, which I quite enjoy, but the
Antony J Preston BDS PhD FDSRCS (01372 741411) fact that it is played when everyone is supposed to be at work. My mental
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It was because I did not understand how you could get your wages clawed
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back if you had not earned the money in the first place that got me interested
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in dental terms and conditions. I still say the Department of Health owes me
Rob King
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several hundred quid clawed back in 1981 for 1980 when I was still a student.
Independently audited
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I am not going to stop being a pain in their backside until I get it. It is ironic to
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they had given me £500, all those years ago.
Talking of money, it took me a long time to realise that buying antiques
was not about the love of collecting all things ancient. I may not know much
IN THIS ISSUE...
about art but I do know that I would not spend hundreds of thousands of
pounds on it, in preference to gold bars.
The art market is actually about inheritance tax. You are not going to get
• Michael Watson 4 very far leaving your fortune to your children if you do it in cash or gold.
If, however, you buy a statue and then buy your children a flat and if, in
• Roger Matthews 6
furnishing their flat your statue happens to find its way from your shelf to
their shelf, then it is going to be very difficult to trace. Incidentally, the really
astute invest in antique clocks and watches which are regarded by HMRC as
• Special report: around the regions 6 machinery – which means no Capital Gains Tax is payable.
I do not really understand Facebook. This is probably because it is for
• Robinson’s Referrals 10
people with a wide circle of friends who want them and the world in general
to know what they are up to. Brian Lux is very active on Facebook, but I
cannot muster up any excitement for it.
• Orthodontic Patient Diary 12 Same for Steve Martin, the American comedian. No doubt he is hilarious
in the States. Considering the number of films he has made, he must be.
• Focus on Cosmetic Dentistry 22
Possibly the Americans laugh at him because they think he has a funny shape,
like we did with Tommy Cooper.
In Regent Street there used to be a chestnut vendor. He was always on
• Product review: the Quicksleeper 26 the same corner and he would sell you some roasted chestnuts if asked. His
• Finance 32
Reader Enquiries: a new
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As of this month, we are simplifying the way we provide you with
more information. In the Product Briefing and Focus sections,
you’ll now find contact details so you can get the information
• Coming Events 46 you need straight away. If browsing Dental Practice online, these
contact details are clickable, taking you straight to the website or
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mention Dental Practice, It couldn’t be any easier! For further
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• The Lux Letter 51 the form on page 49.
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