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Pricing of periodontal therapy
Whenever I discuss the business aspects of dental care, I always stress the importance of the primary purpose of what…
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Overhauling your business systems
Dental practices can experience continued growth regardless of their current performance level. In most cases, growth requires the development and…
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Student loans
No matter how hard you budget as a dental student, and how much you take advantage of all the available…
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Avoiding strip perforations
Strip perforations can be easily anticipated and avoided when they are expected if simple steps are taken. They usually occur…
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Don’t keep us a secret
Most dental practices would like new patients to walk through the doors with little financial outlay on marketing, advertising and…
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Return to PDS on the cards?
The British Dental Association and pressure group Challenge have both stepped up their demands for an overhaul of the government’s…
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The adventurous route
Why did you choose a career in the armed forces? At the time I was attracted by the opportunity to…
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Removal of a ranula under GA
This patient was seen on referral at the maxillofacial department complaining of an intermittent lump under the tongue. His general…
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Cash payments
In the past, the term ‘money laundering’ was applied only to financial transactions related to the likes of Al Capone…
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Don’t go it alone
Most dentists will have accumulated significant sums in pension arrangements by the time they reach retirement age. There will usually…
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The competitive spirit
Being a student is a very expensive business. It seems hardly a week goes by without new figures being published…
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Failures in dental implant therapy
Following on from my last article on treatment failures in periodontal therapy, I now want to look at dental implants.…
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Swings and roundabouts
Since the start of the year I’ve been travelling the length and breadth of the UK, delivering workshops and listening…
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Electives, exams and the East End
Elective projects provide students with a great opportunity to take a break from dental school life and satisfy their appetite…
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Failure in periodontal therapy
My next two articles will focus on treatment failures in the fields of periodontal care and dental implant therapy. Failure…
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Your marketing solutions
Q. I would like to carry out more cosmetic work but my practice is not in a particularly affluent area.…
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Scottish Parliament told to tackle dentistry
The British Dental Association has challenged those standing for election to the Scottish Parliament on 3 May to solve the…
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Working against the clock – and under live supervision
Objective Clinical Skills Examinations, or OCSEs as they are more commonly known, are held in trepidation by clinical-stage dental students…
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Apex location and apical gauging
A vital determinant in providing predictable endodontic results is the ability to accurately locate the minor constriction (MC) of the…
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