Dentistry

A guide to dentists’ finances, part five

Part 5: Countdown to retirement In this final article, we look at the steps dentists should be taking over the…

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Do not keep it in the family

This is the advice from NASDAL to all dentists tempted to form a partnership with a family member. There are…

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Time to chat?

A dentist told me of a patient who was a long-distance lorry driver and who had visited her for many…

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The new business roundabout

I am always hearing that, for all the years it takes to train to be a dentist, there is probably…

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Dental Commissioning stats released

These statistics show the volume of units of dental activity (UDAs) commissioned by Primary Care Trusts as at the end…

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Spain plays host to key perio experts

Leading European and North America experts in the field of periodontology meet next week to discussing the systemic links between…

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Stop! All change for pensions

When you look around your practice, you can quickly pick out the things that really make the practice run. Firstly,…

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Your tax planning may need a rethink

Particularly for businessmen, trying to reduce a tax bill is now regarded as a seriously anti-social activity, and the media,…

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New smokeless tobacco leaflet launches

Presented in a Q&A format, ‘Tell Me About: Smokeless Tobacco’ contains information about the effects of smokeless tobacco, particularly addressing…

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Thumbs up for UK dentists, says survey

Dental treatment in the UK is well explained, provides good value for money and delivers high levels of satisfaction among…

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A guide to dentists’ finances, part four

Part 4: Pre-retirement Exit strategy and business continuity / succession planning As many dentists are also business owners, it’s important…

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Dentist in need. A strange notion?

When the BDA Benevolent Fund was founded in 1882 to offer support to dentists and their dependents – who through…

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Location, location, location

When New Labour (through the lips of Tony Blair) adopted the catchphrase, ‘Education, Education, Education’ back in 2007, one presumes…

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GDC reminds dentists to pay their ARF

All dentists must be registered with the GDC to work in the UK. The £576 fee for registration with the…

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Helping dentists when tragedy strikes

When tragedy strikes, be it an accident or ill health, or there is another reason why a dentist cannot work,…

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New bleaching light buyback programme

As of the start of November, European law dictates that dentists across the UK can no longer supply tooth whitening…

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Blogging out of Africa for charity

Dentists and dental nurses volunteering their services to a community in need in East Africa are having their experience reported…

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Fight illegal bleachers

Government and Trading Standards must step up and deal with the illegal practice of teeth whitening following the new European…

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Sheila Scott joins Practice Plan

Sheila has worked almost exclusively in dentistry for more than 20 years and has helped hundreds of practices in that…

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