Ireland’s biggest dental group Smiles sold to Oasis Healthcare

The corporate roundabout carries on turning. Price paid for chain, founded by Emmet O’Neil and orthodontist Hugh Bradley, thought to be €36m Ireland’s biggest dental group Smiles sold to Oasis Healthcare link here Smiles Dental, Ireland’s biggest privately-owned dental care provider, has been sold to Oasis Healthcare for an undisclosed sum. The price is thoughtContinue reading “Ireland’s biggest dental group Smiles sold to Oasis Healthcare”

NASDAL benchmarking stats show private practices in recovery

NASDAL benchmarking stats show private practices in recovery Report from Alan Suggett, head of UNW Dental Business Unit: alansuggett@unw.co.uk For the first time in eight years, the profit level of the average private practice is almost the same as the average NHS practice, based on the latest benchmarking statistics from NASDAL.  The average net profitContinue reading “NASDAL benchmarking stats show private practices in recovery”

30 years on – another birthday, another airport

Birmingham Airport. Thirty years ago having watched the St Patrick’s Day parade in San Francisco I flew with TWA to Hawaii. This was the third stop on a round the world journey that had already taken in California and would move on to Australia, Singapore, Malaysia & Thailand. I arrived in Honolulu airport at 3amContinue reading “30 years on – another birthday, another airport”