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Harry Singh discusses why you must make sure you follow the rules when promoting facial aesthetics at your practice. The advertising of facial aesthetics in the UK is a nuanced and highly regulated field, particularly when it comes to prescription-only medicines (POMs) like Botox. This article outlines what can and cannot be said regarding advertising…
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Harry Singh gives his top business tips he took away after spending a week with Sir Richard Branson on Necker Island. Imagine the middle of December last year, the UK is in the grip of a typical winter’s week – harsh cold winds and everyone wrapped up head to toe. Contrast this to me, topless…
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Drawing on his vast experience and expertise, Dr Harry Singh shares invaluable insight into why early 2021 is a great time to get into the business of property investment. One of the great realisations for dentists in 2020 was that their income is not as rock solid as they once thought. For dentists whose sole…
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Harry Singh explains the treatment process and potential complications for considering non-surgical lip augmentation. From Hollywood lips to the Essex lip, it seems that a commonly requested procedure from our aesthetic patients is the non-surgical lip augmentation. Lips have always created attention and there is currently a high public demand for lip enhancement, which many…
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Harry Singh talks about his passion for cricket, why he can no longer take part in it and his love for work. Please introduce yourself Dr Harry Singh, a registered dentist that undertakes facial aesthetics and property investing. What do you get up to in your spare time away from dentistry? I love teaching and…
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Harry Singh explores the rise of anti-ageing treatments in Britain in response to a report that cited it as the UK’s ‘next major industry’. I don’t know about you, but, when I was a child, I used to think of someone in their 60s or 70s as ‘old’. Not these days (and no, that’s not…
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Harry Singh considers the synergistic role of the dentist and facial aesthetics clinicians, and how this can be leveraged to keep patients safe and increase profits. Earlier this year, when Botulinum Toxin Club (BTC) graduates gathered for a celebratory party. It got me thinking about the ups and downs of offering facial aesthetic treatments. And…
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Harry Singh explores why non-surgical facial aesthetic treatments continue to grow in popularity There’s a word being bandied about in the media more and more frequently – ‘tweakments’ – that essentially encompasses all non-surgical facial aesthetic treatments. Its somewhat prolific use in the consumer press of late (especially in the last few weeks as Love…
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Harry Singh explores how dentists and their teams can step up their game to help patients achieve better smiles in a safe and caring environment. In the UK, we do not have legislation to prevent non-medical people delivering injectable cosmetic treatment. In theory, the likes of beauty therapists and aestheticians can offer such procedures. In…
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Harry Singh explores how dentists and their teams can step up their game to help patients achieve better smiles in a safe and caring environment In the UK, we do not have legislation to prevent non-medical people delivering injectable cosmetic treatment. In theory, the likes of beauty therapists and aestheticians can offer such procedures. In…
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As the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners agrees to introduce measures to protect those who may be vulnerable as a result of mental health problems, Harry Singh explores what this means for dentists practising facial aesthetic treatments. Mind, the mental health charity, defines body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) on their website (www.mind.org.uk) as ‘an anxiety disorder…
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As the Joint Council for Cosmetic Practitioners agrees to introduce measures to protect those who may be vulnerable as result of mental health problems, Harry Singh explores what this means for dentists practising facial aesthetic treatments Mind, the mental health charity, defines body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) on their website (www.mind.org.uk) as ‘an anxiety disorder related…
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As non-surgical facial aesthetic treatments continue to rise in popularity, Harry Singh considers the possible risks and complications, and how to steer clear of them As health professionals, dentists are committed to providing the highest level of care and work hard to keep their patients safe. Even then, there are potential risks and complications when…
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Dr Harry Singh offers insight for dentists interested in getting started in this growing area of clinical care. Why might you want to expand your clinical skill-set to offer facial aesthetics? Well, certainly it is a growing field and it appears to be recession-proof. In 2005, £720m was spent on treatments such as Botox. By…
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Harry Singh considers the risks posed to the public by the lack of regulation in the UK when it comes to non-invasive facial aesthetic treatments, and how the dental profession can help to secure the safety of their patients The Keogh Review, published in the wake of the Poly Implant Prothèse breast implants scandal, made…
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Botulinum Toxin Club founder, Harry Singh, talks to Dentistry about winning Outstanding Business of the Year at the Dental Industry Awards How did you get involved in facial aesthetics? After qualifying from Leeds Dental School in 1996, I followed the traditional VT, associate and principal routes in dentistry, owning three dental practices along the way.…
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When it comes to facial aesthetics and professional indemnity, Harry Singh urges you to get the best cover We live in a consumer-driven world, and along with that comes the dreaded increase in litigation. Even the very best of clinicians may well face a claim at some time in their career, susceptible as we are…
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Harry Singh explains why dental professionals should make patients aware that an absence of regulation can lead to completely unqualified people performing certain facial aesthetic treatments in the UK According to the recently published Global Facial Aesthetics Market 2019 report, we are set to see massive growth worldwide in facial aesthetics. It is not surprising…
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Harry Singh explores the brave new world of facial aesthetics and professional indemnity. We live in a consumer-driven world, and along with that comes the dreaded increase in litigation. Even the very best of clinicians (and we all like to think of ourselves as being in that bracket) may well face a claim at some…
