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Roger’s Column – A legislative update for Northern Ireland

Roger’s Column – A legislative update for Northern Ireland

HTM  01 – oh no! As we enter 2012, most practices in Northern Ireland will have their sights set on November, the date when all practices must comply with the Best Practice requirements of HTM 01-05. In Scotland, where remaining practices which required either a change of location or major building work must comply by the [...]

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CQC Inspections: An Update

CQC Inspections: An Update

Over the last three months, we have received some reports of CQC Inspections from around the country. Little notice is being given for these visits, usually less than a week, and in one instance the first the practice knew about it was a knock on their door. It does seem that the CQC may look [...]

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Patient Surveys

Patient Surveys

Sarah Bradbury discusses the benefits of finding out what your patients think of your practice. Communicating with customers is one of the most important things to get to grips with in business life. So, to get an idea of what your patients really want, why not consider using a quick survey? This can be one [...]

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Show me the Money

Show me the Money

Roger Matthews looks at how small changes within the practice make it more profitable. Dentists tend to regard whatever is left in the bank at the end of the month as ‘profit’. This is after paying the rent, the staff wages, the lab bills, the associates etc and there’s often not much left in the [...]

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Minimum Intervention Dentistry – A Practical Guide

Minimum Intervention Dentistry – A Practical Guide

Louis Mackenzie describes how Minimum Intervention (MI) concepts are applied in general dental practice. MI dentistry is a philosophy of patient care that has three main aims: The first is to do everything possible to prevent our old adversaries of caries and periodontal disease from doing any damage in the first place. The second comes [...]

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Denplan further strengthens its healthcare credentials by joining forces with Simplyhealth

Denplan, as the UK’s largest provider of dental payment plans and dental employee benefits, is pleased to announce an exciting change of ownership, by becoming part of Simplyhealth. Having been part of the global AXA group for 12 years it has been announced today that Denplan will be leaving AXA and becoming part of Simplyhealth. [...]

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