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Is private dentistry racing to the bottom on price?
The massive and sustained growth in private dentistry has been fuelled principally by the provision of high value treatments like implants and adult orthodontics. The vast majority of these...
4 tips if you think dental awards are worth it
In the last two months no fewer than four of my clients have won significant national dental awards in the UK and Ireland. The question is do they actually do your practice any good or are...
Making headlines: 5 PR tips from a textbook dental story
The year has got off to a nice start for our client David Murnaghan at Boyne Implant & Dental Clinic. He’s been in the news around the world thanks to an extraordinary case he took on...
Are 2 dental practices better than 1?
This week we share the musings of guest blogger Ross Martin, Accountancy Director at Hive Business, as he wonders whether owning one £2m turnover practice is better than two £1m ones. Thanks...
Lightening the load
I met Chris Watts through a friend at the Department For International Trade. He can put a screen on your surgery ceiling that shows the sky — not a recording of some other sky, but the...
Ever heard of a ringlight? Perfect for patient portraits
My sister in law runs a very successful hair salon in Truro, Cornwall called Marzipan Hair, and the other day she told me about a brilliant new device that could do wonders for dentists,...
Dental care pioneer wants to bring mega‑clinics to UK
Around Christmas a story appeared in the Times about a Stan Brock, a philanthropist who wants to set up huge temporary clinics in sites like Wembley Stadium to give the poor free dental and...
How did you fare in the so-called decade of austerity?
To mark the end of the year we are sharing this reflective piece from our friend Ross Martin, Accountancy Director at Hive Business. Thank you Ross, and a prosperous new year to you, loyal...
Caution! Gen Z are cynics who don’t believe in your brand
We meet the most interesting people on our video shoots. A few weeks ago we interviewed a patient for a client in London, and we realised her expertise on brand authenticity — a critical...
How I built a business that runs itself
What can a restaurateur tell a dentist about building a business that runs itself? Everything, actually, especially our friend Pete Fraser, 57, who is the most laidback businessman we’ve...