...the former owner of my dental practice was a family acquaintance.
In conversation he was quite adamant that he could run the practice quite profitably on NHS income only (though there was private work done).
"We don't all run Porsches, you know" he said. (I was looking out of the window at his two-month -old BMW M-series cabrio at the time).
Mind you, he also assured me that one could live on beer alone so he might have been having me on :-) (funny how conversations in the chair go).
I think the Patels who bought the practice are probably better dentists, and just as affable.
Interestingly enough, having sold the practice, I assumed he'd retired (though he's younger than me). This thread prompted me to check, and I note he is now on the role at another dentist, closer to his home village, but not a partner. Presumably settled for an easier life, whilst earning enough to maintain his BMW and sailing habits.
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