Re: Machiavelli died (12/10/2019)

 Ar an triú lá déag de mí Deireadh Fómhair, scríobh Ross Clark:

 > > “[Joyce Cansfield] studied for her undergraduate degree in statistics at
 > > Westfield College, University of London and her early career involved the
 > > running of an early mainframe computer at the UK's Dental Estimates Board
 > > in Eastbourne. Later on she worked at the University of Leeds as a
 > > statistician.[1][2]”
 >
 > Yes Crystal mentions that Statistician was her day job.
 > I'm glad there is (or was) a Dental Estimates Board, whatever it is they do
 > (did).

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C625

Apparently a body to regulate the provision of and payment for NHS dentistry,
back when that was more than a theoretical idea.

“According to the figures, for each single-tooth extraction that a dentist
carries out under the NHS, the government currently pays the dental practice
£19.47.”

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64631019

The minimum wage in Northern Ireland is £11.44 / hour. Dental receptionists are
going to be getting more than minimum wage. Dental hygienists are going to be
getting much more than minimum wage. Let’s say twenty minutes per extraction,
assuming one receptionist and one hygienist employed, reimbursement of £ 58.41
for an hour (three extractions), labour costs of £ 45 for one receptionist and
one hygienist, electricity, rent, indemnity, every other cost of running a
business; there is no way that fee will cover costs, ignoring any profit for
the dentist.

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