by Jonathan Fine | Aug 28, 2019 | Facial aesthetics, Mental health
The Irish Sunday Times ran a piece about dermal fillers at the weekend that captured the growing concern among medical professionals about body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). With the market booming thanks to a desire among young people for fuller lips and cheeks to post...
by Zac Fine | Jul 4, 2019 | Acquisitions, Buying & selling, Due diligence, Exit plan, Finance, Movers and shakers, NHS, Recruitment, Wealth management
Christie & Co published its 2019 Dental Market Review this week, a succinct and easy to digest document that’s worth a look if you’re buying or selling a dental practice in the UK. We caught up with Simon Hughes, Managing Director — Medical at Christie...
by Jonathan Fine | Oct 3, 2018 | NHS, Recruitment
The disintegration of NHS dentistry is speeding up, which will put pressure on private clinics as more dentists go private, driving competition up, but an upside is that it will be easier to recruit. In the two years up to September 2017, NHS dentists saw more than...
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 | Apr 25, 2018 | NHS, Workshop
You have to wonder if anyone in Whitehall wants the NHS to survive. Are efforts to save it a charade? It is dying either way, and good riddance, because the public should not be forced to pay through taxes for a sub-standard service when there are other options....