Path: csiph.com!news.swapon.de!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: rbowman Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Re: Not Much LINUX Stuff of Late Date: 2 Aug 2026 20:02:29 GMT Lines: 30 Message-ID: References: <18c606426ab89e70$22171$442584$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <18c60b7e803d0104$14391$197624$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <1147up9$39shm$3@dont-email.me> <18c6320c52eb0a0f$15335$967852$802601b3@news.usenetexpress.com> <114crfe$rjmv$3@dont-email.me> <20260729080407.0000667a@gmail.com> <114gdmt$24p37$1@dont-email.me> <114geqa$24ndu$4@dont-email.me> <114gnpk$25vi4$9@dont-email.me> <114i90s$2ols3$6@dont-email.me> <114krgq$3jph9$5@dont-email.me> <114n59f$ccdc$9@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 6QpfyeMYlGPFHoB5wmTqPAkwSwl5rCGKqFOsLVWJ7NdQKsRJqn Cancel-Lock: sha1:cd32+aiF8ZPxpIDuivOAA5PKlUo= sha256:mDZEYYsA6eMMeDWKomuVa8VaVd9OIA8tVMrfWui7Qus= User-Agent: Pan/0.165 (Kostiantynivka) Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:89478 On Sun, 2 Aug 2026 11:14:07 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > On 01/08/2026 20:07, rbowman wrote: >> On Sat, 1 Aug 2026 14:15:06 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote: >> >>> Yup. The sheer cost of setting up a dental practice astonished me. >>> Each chair is tens of thousands and the whole practice was near enough >>> a million. >> >> My dentist bought the practice from my former dentist about 25 years >> ago. >> It's her and a hygienist and unless there is a lot more traffic than >> I've ever seen I doubt it would be feasible today for a solo dentist to >> set up. > > Well she wasn't solo for very long. When she sold the practice 5 years > later there were 4. Dentists? I don't know the details but for a year or so my original dentist and the one I have now worked together. There were two offices across from each other in the same building. For a while after Gary retired she kept both but eventually consolidated into one. I assume the physical space was a lease and the lease determined when she could drop one. I think it was a personal decision not to expand the practice. Even keeping a hygienist and receptionist has been a pain. I can relate. I think she enjoys dentistry, not running a business, but doesn't want to work for someone else.