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Buyers go for growth

Private dental practice are more in demand than ever as buyers go for growth, reports Christie & Co’s Simon Hughes…

Dentistry

Join the #ColgateTalks Econference 2019 – oral care reinvented

Colgate introduces its Econference for 2019 – oral care reinvented. The persistent high prevalence of oral diseases clearly demonstrates the…

Oral health

Dentistry seeing the highest growing salaries in the UK, data shows

Dentistry experiencing some of the highest growing salaries in the UK, according to job listing site Indeed. Its data shows new…

Dentistry

Practices are not working hard enough to prevent negative online reviews

 Shaz Memon explains how to tackle negative online reviews I often find myself on the receiving end of a call from a…

Dentistry

Oliver Brix returns to the UK for two exclusive seminar dates

Renowned international speaker, bestselling author and dental technician, Oliver Brix, will be returning to the UK for two exclusive dates…

Laboratory

Communication key to prevent rare bone disease

New research has found that better communication between dentists, pharmacists and doctors could prevent a rare bone disease in some…

Dentistry

Reducing tax: private pensions

Sophie Kwiatkowski urges dental professionals to minimise their tax liability now… while they can! In last month’s article, I briefly…

Products

Unleash your lab’s potential with 3shape Dental System 2019

3shape’s new version of Dental System 2019 provides labs with significantly improved solutions for dentures, splints and clear aligners, as…

Orthodontics

Working in pain

Is your dental chair negatively impacting your health, asks Nick Olive Working in dentistry can be very rewarding in many…

Dentistry

New guidance on oral care for people with learning disabilities

Public Health England is publishing new guidance on the oral care and treatment for people with learning disabilities. Oral care…

Oral health

NASDAL Benchmarking Statistics – Costs up and profits down

The latest NASDAL (National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers) Benchmarking Report for 2017-18 has just been released and…

Dentistry

Whose time is it anyway? Part two

Practice cannot increase the number of hours they are open, or increase shifts, if it will result in dentists not…

Blog

Business bites – regional overview

Simon Hughes looks at how the market for dental practice sales varies from region to region across the UK, what…

Dentistry

FGDP(UK) awards – 2019 winners

The Faculty of General Dental Practice UK (FGDP(UK)) has announced the winners of its 2019 awards The awards were made…

Dentistry

Is working in NHS dentistry like being in a pot of boiling water?

A bunch of frogs in a pot of boiling water trying to negotiate how fast the temperature is being turned…

Dentistry

Get dentistry’s best scanning technology at an entry level price

3shape announces the release of an entry-level version of its award-winning 3shape Trios intraoral scanner: Trios 3 Basic. Trios 3…

Dentistry

BDA urges Mayor of London to tackle capital’s oral health inequalities

The BDA is urging Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London, to tackle oral health inequalities amongst children in the capital. An…

Oral health

Whose time is it anyway? Part one

Patients need to understand a clinicians time is also precious, Alun Rees argues. An exchange of emails last week brought…

Blog

Double the speed! 3shape launches E4, its fastest scanner ever

Designed for a lab’s ultimate productivity, 3shape introduces the E4 – its fastest lab scanner ever! In the words of…

Laboratory