Bupa

Cornwall patients waiting a year for NHS dental appointment

Patients in Penzance are waiting 12 months for the next available NHS dental appointment. Cornwall Live reports check ups cancelled by text with…

Dentistry

Bupa Dental Care acquires 13 new practices

  Bupa Dental Care has acquired 13 new practices across the UK and Republic of Ireland, taking the business’ national…

Dentistry

Bupa gives pay rise to dental nurses

As part of an ongoing focus on pay and benefits for colleagues, Bupa Dental Care has announced a pay rise…

Dentistry

Social media poses opportunities and obstacles for dentistry

Craig Fleming talks about how social media’s picture-perfect culture is creating a growing demand for dental services, however professionalism should…

Oral health

Bupa Dental Care acquires Total Dental Care

Bupa Dental Care has announced the acquisition of Total Dental Care, adding a further four sites to its network. The…

Private Practice

Almost six in 10 children didn’t see an NHS dentist last year

Almost six in 10 (57.7%) children between one and four years old didn’t visit an NHS dentist last year. That’s…

Dentistry

What you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Calls for a…

Dentistry

Patients put off visiting the dentist due to time constraints

More than 4.5 million people in the UK are put off seeing the dentist due to time constraints. Bupa research found…

Private Practice

Bupa acquires nine new UK and Ireland dental practices

Bupa Dental Care has acquired nine new dental practices across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The new sites…

Dentistry

Retirement is wasted on those too old to enjoy it

Dentist David Row reflects on his career and why selling his practice has let him make the most of life…

Dentistry

Bupa’s search for the perfect practice took a novel turn in Halifax, Yorkshire

Bupa Dental Care continues to grow at quite the pace. It’s now one of the leading dental providers across the…

Private Practice

One in five Brits brushing their teeth once a day

One in five Brits brush their teeth only once a day, according to a new survey from Bupa Dental Care. The…

Oral health

Dental practice valuations experience a sharp drop

Dental practice valuations have taken a sharp drop in the last quarter, dropping to 128% of fee income. That’s according…

Dentistry

Bupa announces string of dental acquisitions

Bupa’s growth in the dental market continued at pace, as it announces the acquisition of nine further practices. The news…

Private Practice

Over 2 million Brits haven’t seen a dentist in more than a decade

More than 2 million adults in the UK haven’t been to the dentist in over 10 years, new research shows.…

Oral health

Business bites – a new breed of purchaser?

Simon Hughes looks at the latest trends in dental practice sales for NHS, mixed, and private practices, as well as…

Dentistry

Dental corporate speaks out

Following recent comments in the media about corporate dentistry and after the planned Bupa takeover was announced, Ian Wood speaks…

Dentistry

Oasis speaks out about its planned £835 million takeover by Bupa

Following one of the biggest acquisitions in UK dentistry, Dentistry.co.uk speaks exclusively to a spokesperson from Oasis regarding its planned…

Dentistry

Are corporate bodies good for dentistry?

After Bupa agreed to acquire Oasis Dental Care recently, Michael Watson questions whether corporates will be good for dentistry. Last…

Dentistry