Registration is open for BDIA Dental Showcase for 2014. This year’s event will be held on 9-11 October at ExCeL London. You can register:
Online: www.dentalshowcase.com
Phone: 01494 729959
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Prima Dental is delighted to have won a Queen’s Award for Enterprise for International Trade in recognition of its substantial growth in overseas trade. A global leader in the design and manufacture of dental drills and precision dental instruments, Gloucester-based Prima Dental engineers over 20 million dental drills a year and exports to over 85 countries.
The General Dental Council has announced that a new survey of more than 1600 patients and members of the public has revealed that 96% of those who visit the dentist once a year are satisfied with the dental care or treatment that they receive. Overall satisfaction with dental care is high, though patients are less confident that poor treatment and care is dealt with effectively.
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Oasis Healthcare has acquired Apex Dental Care for an undisclosed sum. The deal closely follows the acquisition of Smiles Dental in April 2014. The additions of Apex and Smiles to the Oasis portfolio will increase its turnover by 40% from £160 million to over £225 million, through the provision of NHS, private and specialist dental care to over 3 million patients. Its practice network will have grown by over 50% from 204 to over 310 in 6 weeks.
James Hull, who has amassed Britain's biggest private car collection is selling up for a reported £100 million. He has filled a number of warehouses with a one-of-a-kind motors from the past 80 years. He now owns more than 450 classics, ranging from multi-million pound Jaguars through to Morris Minors.
Dental Protection has published its Annual Review, which this year is named Ability. It explores many of the different factors that impact upon our ability to practise dentistry safely and prompts the reader to consider how best to maintain their professional competence throughout a dental career. The digital version is available with three hours online CPD in 70 countries worldwide where its 64,000 members are based.