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What to do when acquiring a dental practice

Thomas Coates explains all the factors you must consider when acquiring a dental practice. I’m often approached by dentists wanting…

Private Practice

90 seconds with…Nilesh Parmar

We find out a little more about Nilesh Parmar and his life in dentistry. More about Nilesh Parmar In 2004,…

Implant dentistry

Instagram for Dentists – the ultimate review

Julian English reviews Shaz Memon’s new book, Instagram for Dentists. They say the first bite is with the eye. When Instagram…

Dentistry

The hygienist’s blog – changing the way we work

Claire Berry explains how she realised her potential as a hygienist and started to grow and invest in her business.…

Oral health

The Future of Dentistry Summit 2020

Guy Hiscott reports back from the first ever Future of Dentistry Summit, where the opportunities and challenges facing the profession…

Dentistry

Are your patients suffering in silence?

Fifty per cent of patients suffering from dentine hypersensitivity don’t report their pain (Colgate Palmolive date on file). There are…

Oral health

Research update: facial thread lifting

Aesthetic Dentistry Today explores the latest research on facial thread lifting. These abstracts have been compiled from a search on…

Aesthetic dentistry

The magic of social networking

The Dental Technologists Association look at some ways in which the technical profession can harness the business benefits of social…

Laboratory

Removal of a fractured endodontic instrument:a report of two cases

Casper H Jonker and Carel (Boela) van der Merwe report on the removal of a fractured endodontic instrument. Abstract The…

Endodontics

Partners in success

Dr Shabnam Zai and Dr Nikita Mehta, owners of West House Dental in Pinner, north west London speak about their…

Private Practice

Moving with the times – digital scanners in dentistry

Specialist orthodontist Maria Mcnally talks about her role in a large interdisciplinary clinic in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. She discusses how…

Dentistry

Shares sales when acquiring a business

  When acquiring a practice, do you want the assets or the shares? Kerry Brooks explains the difference. Where a…

Private Practice

Seeing the light in the dark

Nigel Jones on finding the real optimism about the future for UK dentistry. The recent report by Dental Protection, Breaking…

Dentistry

Direct to consumer orthodontics still needs face to face interaction, GDC says

Direct to consumer orthodontics should still include face to face interaction before treatment begins, the GDC says. A recent growth…

Orthodontics

Dentistry Top 50: have you cast your vote yet?

As the biggest reader campaign in UK dentistry continues, it’s time to start thinking about who gets your support in…

Dentistry

Orthodontic contract procurement: ‘NHS orthodontic practice is not sustainable in the long-term’

Richard Scarborough speaks to Guy Deeming about the orthodontic contract procurement process. The wrangling over the procurement of NHS orthodontic…

Orthodontics

Patient engagement at the first point of contact

Neil Hillyard discusses how you can ensure that prospective patients become ‘real’ patients. In our previous articles, we have looked…

Orthodontics

Becoming practice owners – a dental success story

  We speak to Shakir and Nafisa Mughal about their path to becoming practice owners and creating two successful dental…

Young Dentist

Adventures in hygiene with Andrea Hung

Andrea Hung details her dental hygiene career from Venezuela to Manchester via Barcelona. When Andrea Hung came to England in…

Oral health