by Zac Fine | Sep 25, 2018 | Admin, Compliance, Insurance, Legal
The Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) comes into force on October 1. No idea what it is? Neither had I until I spoke to Nigel Jones, who describes major disruption ahead for the dental plans market. Nigel has the inside track on this. He’s sales and marketing...
by Zac Fine | Aug 29, 2018 | NHS
Where are we with NHS reform? We know the final contract will pay practices according to both UDA activity and a fee determined by the number of patients they serve. We don’t know how. We know it could arrive in 2020. But realistically it must be later given Brexit...
by Zac Fine | Aug 8, 2018 | Compliance, Cosmetic dentistry, Orthodontics, Treatment modalities
The dental sector is in rude health but the ortho category is probably rudest of all, with its global market forecast to see a compound annual growth rate of 8.2% between 2017 and 2023 (Allied Market Research). It’s easy for GDPs to enter this market. You can take the...
by Zac Fine | Aug 1, 2018 | Advertising, Branding, Communications, Online marketing
Interesting column by Kevin Lewis in Dentistry magazine last month. He argues that it’s vulgar for dentists to build their personas by marketing their skills and personalities like celebrities do. The best dentists let their work speak for itself and the GDC created a...
by Zac Fine | Jul 25, 2018 | Business growth, Leadership, Movers and shakers
After mistaken reports of a £300m buyout by Southern Dental, Portman Dental Care has refinanced, with Core Equity Holdings acquiring Livingbridge’s stake. I caught up with CEO Sam Waley-Cohen, who has his shoulder at the wheel again after a short break. Sam, how are...
