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Thursday, November 3rd, 2011Regular readers of this blog will know that I am a great fan of Hugh “Gaping Void” MacLeod. He really gets the use (and sometimes the futility) of marketing and social media. This reminds me of the man lying on his death bed saying “I wish I had got another thousand twitter followers.” Full post [...]
From The Newsdesk – 05.10.2011 – #3 – “Practice Plan ‘blossoms’ with new acquisition”
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Practice Plan ‘blossoms’ with new acquisition from Dentistry.co.uk 4th Oct 2011 Full report here Practice Plan has announced the acquisition of two businesses – Isoplan, a plan provider with a presence across the UK and in particular Scotland, and Medenta, the market leader in dental patient finance. The company – which provides practice-branded dental membership [...]
From The Newsdesk – 05.10.2011 – #2 – “Report further evidence of financial pressures on dentists”, says BDA
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011PR73.11 5 October 2011 Report further evidence of financial pressures on dentists, says BDA New figures published by the NHS Information Centre today show a fall in dentists’ average taxable income of 5.2 per cent in 2009-10 compared with 2008-09. The average taxable income for all self-employed primary care dentists in England and Wales in [...]
From The Newsdesk – 05.10.2011 – #1 Dental Protection welcomes change in whitening regulations.
Wednesday, October 5th, 2011Tooth Whitening 22 September 2011 Tooth whitening update Dental Protection welcomes the proposed amendment to the European Cosmetics Directive, which brings future changes to UK legislation one step closer. The European Council has adopted a directive on tooth whitening, which strengthens consumer protection whilst allowing dentists to legally supply products for tooth whitening, which release [...]
Get (and stay) real.
Tuesday, September 20th, 2011Living standards will continue to fall, experts warn. (From P, G & T) I am not one to dwell on negatives and go out of my way to emphasise the positives in life, however we live in a real world and to presume that everything will be “roses round the door” would be naive to [...]
IS SOCIAL MEDIA OVERTAKING SEO? The Media Coach’s take..
Friday, September 16th, 2011Alan Stevens – The Media Coach – writes well and regularly about all aspects of media. This is from today’s ezine and, as usual, is full of sense. IS SOCIAL MEDIA OVERTAKING SEO? SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) has been around for a while, with many companies offering to ensure that you are on page one [...]
Think Pink! really?
Wednesday, September 14th, 2011Dentist surgeries should think pink if they want to relax patients, according to Lima Europe According to interior designers, Lima Europe, businesses should think about how their customers want to feel when refurbishing their premises. A mid to light pink, which can help to relax the muscles, would be an ideal colour for a dentists [...]
Dentists have a lack in confidence says LloydsTSB survey.
Saturday, September 10th, 2011Seen in Smile-On A lack in confidence According to a new Healthcare Index published by Lloyds TSB Commercial, dentists have an increased lack in confidence in the future of the healthcare sector. Based on a combined ‘Confidence Index’ drawn from a number of questions, where any figure greater than zero represents a positive outlook and [...]
“Tales from the Troubleshooter #6″
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011Posted yesterday on Dentinal Tubules the latest instalment of Jimmy’s story. Tales from The Troubleshooter – Case 1. Jimmy’s story. Part 6. Environment – how do you really look? The Seven Pillars of Dental Practice Management© are: Vision Financial Controls Sales Marketing People, Environment Systems Familiarity may possibly breed contempt. What it definitely can do [...]
Associate income on the slide?
Friday, August 19th, 2011From BDA newsletter. Morris and Co associate dental statistics summer 2011 In their summer 2011 newsletter the specialist dental accountants Morris and Co highlighted the latest statistics for associate earnings. They note that incomes levels for associates are plateauing and beginning to drop following significant rises in recent years. They note that gross fee levels [...]
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