Statement from the Dental Directory I can confirm that based upon legal advice, The Dental Directory has stopped with immediate effect, the sales of all Tooth Whitening products. It is fair to say that the ‘’Blind Eye’’ policy adopted by Trading Standards for the past 4/5 years on Tooth Whitening regarding the implementation of the
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A NEW dental group has been launched which aims to help over 100 dentists set up their own practice using a unique Joint Venture Model that allows Dentists to operate from a brand new practice for a minimum cash outlay. Dentist Direct has been formed to offer dentists a route towards running their own business,
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I was recently asked in a Facebook post what I meant by “netwalking” – an activity I took part in this past weekend. It’s a term I picked up on the web to describe what happens when you are trekking, whether it is a wilderness or, as this last weekend, the High Peak of Derbyshire.
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In a recession: •             focus on the top 20% of your clients •             focus on the most profitable 20% of your products or services •             focus on the most effective 20% of your marketing activities •             increase the prices of your top 20% selling products •             work more closely with the top 20% of your
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We are looking forward to the BDA conference this week. Here’s what we’ll be up to… Come find us on stand D17 We’ll be on stand D17 where Annie looks forward to meeting you and answering your questions. Mark and Ian will be there throughout the event and Kerry will be there Thursday. Join in
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A meeting last week with a man and wife team: he is the dentist and she “was” the housewife, although previously a professional service provider herself. The team are in anarchy – refusing to do what the Principal wants, running the place for their own comfort and convenience. The wife has arrived in the practice
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Sat in a coffee shop waiting to visit a practice for the first time. I’ve read the history of the principal, analysed the accounts, reviewed all the literature and glanced around the web site. In a few minutes I’ll walk through the door and assess the environment and the people. Then we will begin the
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By Dr Alison Adams – Dentist, naturopath, author and online health coachBDS (Lond), MS (Michigan), Dip Class K, Dip I K, KFRP, Dip AT, MRAT, Dip (Past life therapy), Dip (Life coaching), H I Dip (Complementary therapies) You are probably already aware that dentists have one of highest rates of chemical and alcohol dependency and
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Hi there, my name’s Mortada Jaber – I am a GDC registered dentist who has been working full time in Norway over the past year since qualifying from Karolinska, Stockholm in Sweden 2010. I’m looking to move to the UK (where my family lives) and would like to find a full-time position in an innovative dental practice with room
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Ahmed Sadiq is a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon based in Manchester, who undertakes a full range of Cataract Surgery, Oculoplastics, treatment of Facial Palsy and General Ophthalmology. He has recently pioneered a treatment for chronic migraine using Botox. About 1-2% of people worldwide suffer from chronic migraine. The pain of migraine headaches can be severe, and
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