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Published: Thursday, 06 October 2016 08:23
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Sky News has reported that Bupa is making a takeover bid for Oasis, the dentistry chain, Bupa has reportedly held preliminary talks with Oasis Healthcare's management and shareholders about a deal, although the discussions are said to be at a very early stage. Estimates of Oasis' value suggest the company, owned by private equity firm Bridgepoint, could be worth in the region of £500m.
Read more: Bupa in bid for Oasis – report
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Published: Wednesday, 05 October 2016 07:40
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The latest quarterly figures (May-Jul 2016) from NASDAL show a substantial rise of over 11% on the previous quarter to goodwill of 138% of gross fees. Alan Suggett, commented, “Whilst it must be stressed that the EU referendum vote happened midway through the quarter, it does appear that the vote had at worse, no effect, or arguably a positive effect on the value of UK dental practices.”
Read more: Rise in practice values since Brexit vote
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Published: Tuesday, 04 October 2016 08:49
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A dentist, whose passion for cycling almost cost him his life, is back in the saddle to square up to the Pyrenees in a 450-mile ride to raise money for dental charity, Bridge2Aid. In May, Mark Vardon-Odonkor, an implant surgeon at Bow Lane Dental in the city of London, was in a collision with a double-parked car on an 11% decline while training in Bath and lost consciousness, suffering a severe head injury.
Read more: Dentist cheats death to join tough cycling fundraiser in Pyrenees
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Published: Monday, 03 October 2016 08:42
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Restaurants, cafés and pubs will be named and shamed unless they make food portions smaller or less sweet, Jeremy Hunt, the health secretary, has said. They must play a part in tackling Britain’s obesity problem. But the BDA’s Mick Armstrong dismissed it as ‘tough talk on sugar’, which was no substitute for concerted action on ‘taxation, marketing, product reformulation and public education’.
Read more: Government to clamp down on pudding portion size
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Published: Monday, 03 October 2016 08:41
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Food and drink manufacturer Nestlé has taken steps to withdraw its ‘The Smile Factory’ advertising campaign following an appeal from leading oral health organisation the British Society of Dental Hygiene and Therapy (BSDHT). President of the BSDHT, Michaela ONeill, believes this swift and decisive action should be a catalyst for other sweet manufacturers in reviewing their own advertising campaigns.
Read more: Nestlé retract ‘The Smile Factory’ advert
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Published: Friday, 30 September 2016 14:34
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The British Dental Association (BDA) has won concessions from NHS England after failings by subcontractor Capita left many practitioners unable to attach performers to contracts. NHS England have agreed to extend the two month window for claims relating to new performers to the middle of 2017. Officials have also pledged to bring down the current backlog of applications.
Read more: Concessions won on Capita failings
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Published: Thursday, 29 September 2016 07:45
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A new process of dealing with concerns has been introduced by the General Dental Council (GDC) to encourage resolution between the dental professional and the patient. Each year, the GDC receives hundreds of concerns that could be resolved locally without it becoming a fitness to practise case if there was an agreement in place. The new process is known as GDC NHS concerns handling.
Read more: GDC starts new way to deal with patient complaints
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Published: Wednesday, 28 September 2016 07:44
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Genix Healthcare has celebrated the 10th anniversary of its first dental practice with a visit by Alec Shelbrooke, the Conservative MP for Elmet and Rothwell. Genix opened in Garforth, Leeds, in 2006. The company is now a nationwide dental corporate with 25 practices from the South West of England to Scotland.
Read more: Genix celebrates 10 years in Yorkshire
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Published: Wednesday, 28 September 2016 07:42
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BDA Northern Ireland has succeeded in putting a halt to a revised Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) inspection process, arguing that the revised system was not based on robust evidence and data. The BDA argued that the new system would create an unnecessary duplication of regulation for dentists.
Read more: BDA puts a halt on revised RQIA inspections
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