On Monday night (23rd January) I attended a meeting of the Heart Your Smile committee down at the lovely Caffe Caldesi in Marylebone. Expecting to meet “the usual suspects” we were delighted when Seema Sharma arrived with a group of 4 students from Guys in tow. They introduced themselves as leaders in their student community
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I want you to imagine three equal sized intersecting circles in a row, like an Olympic symbol or an Audi badge. On the left hand side circle number one represents NHS dentistry. In the middle circle number two represents affordable, private family care and on the right hand side circle number three represents cosmetic, advanced
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I want to share with you an example of a dental practice that I was recently asked to take a look at from a valuation perspective.   An independent private practice, which offers a full range of family maintenance services and a significant bias towards the provision of cosmetic and advanced treatment. One of “those
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Have you registered to attend the Dentistry Show yet? If you do so via Dentinal Tubules you stand the chance to win free coaching with me!   Visit www.dentinaltubules.com to register

Any organisation whether it’s a dental practice, a consultancy business or a dental corporate has a responsibility to manage its own reputation in the market place.   In fact, in the absence of self-management you simply leave the door open for other people to manage your reputation.   That’s why corporates have got such bad
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At the Dentistry Show this year, Bridge2Aid has come up with a nifty promotion in which everyone wins. The winner of the postcard challenge will be sponsored by the Dentistry Show to go on one of Bridge2Aid’s 13 day programmes in Tanzania. It’s a great opportunity to give back and see a beautiful part of
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Good average daily productivity is the consequence of effectiveness in the following areas: targeted marketing appointment book management treatment co-ordination treatment planning pricing pipeline management

I have a practice for sale in Somerset – a 4-year old private squat with a single-owner who wishes to relocate. Sales run at approx. £200,000 per annum and there is a good existing referral base. Excellent location and potential to expand. Suitable perhaps for an associate looking for a first step on the ownership
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A client called me the other day… “Chris we are thinking of opening a second practice and have looked at two locations for a private squat…. market town, nice location, affluent suburban demographic city centre, nice location, affluent office and retail demographic and city-shoppers ….which of these do you think would be best?”   Impossible
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I recently blogged that we were looking for “investors” and, in so doing, had my knuckles gently tapped by well-wishers who pointed out that I was in danger of treading on some thin regulatory ice – so thanks for that and point taken.   Those who read my blog post on Monday will know that
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