Divorce: welcome back to life February 14, 2019Zac Finedivorce, partnerships, relationships, separation A punchy little message with the subject line “Divorce” grabbed my attention when it landed in my inbox...
Softly, softly, catchee monkey February 6, 2019Zac Finedecision making, leadership, Martin Crump, neurology, NLP, psychology, soft skills, training How good are your soft skills? Things like communication, leadership, team building, self-motivation, decision making and problem solving?...
Portman Dental Care to invest heavily in Irish practices February 3, 2019Zac Finebuying and selling, dental practice sales, Ireland, Portman Dental Care Portman Dental Care will start buying dental practices in Ireland this year. It wants 30 and is inviting stakeholders...
Read this before you buy or sell a dental practice in 2019 January 28, 2019Zac Finebroker, buying and selling, dental practice sales, Lily Head Is 2019 going to be the year you buy or sell a dental practice? We caught up with...
Entering ortho? 10 reasons to go digital December 5, 2018Zac Finedigital technology, orthodontics, remote mentoring, remote monitoring, remote supervision, revenue growth, specialist supervision, treatment modalities One of the fastest growth markets in dentistry is orthodontics, and for good reason: an apparently insatiable demand...
Christie & Co MD: private practice values rising fastest November 28, 2018Zac Fineassociates, Brexit, Christie & Co, recruitment, sales and acquisitions, staffing, valuations Market research is invaluable when you are thinking about buying or selling a practice. Specialist business property adviser Christie...
Brexit border trade blossoms for Belfast dentist November 16, 2018Zac FineBrexit, euro, implants, Irish border, marketing, patient acquisition, pound, pricing As another two cabinet ministers quit yesterday, including the second Brexit secretary, we came across this story about...
Will your indemnifier drop you when the GDC calls? October 17, 2018Zac Finecompliance, Dental Protection, GDC, indemnity, non-clinical disciplinary If you get in trouble for something outside the surgery will you receive legal representation? Don't count on...
Insurance gets messier on October 1 September 25, 2018Zac Finebulk change process, Denplan, discretionary schemes, DPAS, IDD, insurance, Insurance Distribution Directive, Nigel Jones, Practice Plan, Wesleyan The Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) comes into force on October 1. No idea what it is? Neither had I...
Still in the NHS? Read this August 29, 2018Zac Fineclawback, contract reform, NHS, security, UDAs Where are we with NHS reform? We know the final contract will pay practices according to both UDA...