The people at ixorg.nl dreamed up a product called DentiDrill. The idea is pretty simple, using the low cost dental handpiece, you drill out the decay in your loved ones’ teeth and then using the composite material supplied you fill them. Understandably they managed to get all manner of dental people hot under the collar.Continue reading “Denti-Drill a very clever (spoof) product.”
Category Archives: Dentistry
Diary of a Business Consultant #1
An occasional series to prove that this life has its ups and downs too. Just rang the PG department at XXXX Hospital to chase my payment. Conversation along these lines: B’ness Consultant – “Hello my name is Alun Rees I did a presentation for a dental group at your hospital post-graduate centre in August” NHSContinue reading “Diary of a Business Consultant #1”
Congratulations to S4S – onwards and upwards.
Dental lab gets the taste for growth (from The Star) Leading UK dental laboratory S4S is expanding after securing a six-figure loan from The Royal Bank of Scotland. The company, run by directors Neil Bullement and Matt Everatt, is planning to create jobs after completing a move to the Acorn Business Park, in Woodseats. TheContinue reading “Congratulations to S4S – onwards and upwards.”
Great opportunity for the right person in Cheltenham
I can vouch for this one – they were practically on my doorstep when I was living in Cheltenham, nice practice, great team and lovely patients. ILLUME is looking for a special dentist to join a long established private practice in Cheltenham, in a sought after location on the edge of the Cotswolds. Can youContinue reading “Great opportunity for the right person in Cheltenham”
Email to SurgeryLine.com
Dear Gemma Thank you for your email. Please note that I am no longer associated with the practice that used your company for their telephony. Please remove my email address from your database. I do not approve of my email address being shared with 40 odd others (and I am sure they feel the sameContinue reading “Email to SurgeryLine.com”
Latest NASDAL Goodwill Survey Results Released
From the recent ezine from Alan Suggett & the team at UNW LATEST NASDAL GOODWILL SURVEY RESULTS RELEASED NHS dental practices continue to attract higher prices than private practices according to the latest goodwill survey results from NASDAL. Carried out quarterly, the most recent survey for the period April to July 2013 shows that onContinue reading “Latest NASDAL Goodwill Survey Results Released”
Mouth Cancer Awareness Day – Wednesday September 18th.
In 2011 Mouth Cancer Awareness Day was successfully launched in Ireland by the Mouth Cancer Awareness Group. Members of the public are encouraged to visit dentists participating in the scheme for a FREE mouth cancer examination. The Mouth Cancer Foundation has recently launched its Mouth Cancer Screening Accreditation Scheme which encourages all dental practice toContinue reading “Mouth Cancer Awareness Day – Wednesday September 18th.”
SDPC decision gives funding uplift green light
BDA PRESS RELEASE PR44.13 6 September 2013 SDPC decision gives funding uplift green light An agreed funding uplift for general dental practice across Scotland is to be implemented following a decision not to pursue a judicial review process that would have prevented the award being made. Following careful consideration of the potential consequences of acceptingContinue reading “SDPC decision gives funding uplift green light”
BDA welcomes decision on HIV-positive dentists
Department of Health plans to remove the restriction on HIV-positive dentists practising in England from April 2014 have been welcomed by the British Dental Association (BDA). The move, which was announced today (15 August 2013), has been called for by the BDA and others for many years. It is a victory for common sense, theContinue reading “BDA welcomes decision on HIV-positive dentists”
The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #16 – Alzheimers / Perio disease link.
Reports in two of the UK national dailies of research from UCLAN linking Alzheimers disease with poor oral hygiene. The Independent – Poor dental health and gum disease may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease, a study suggests. Brains of dementia patients were found to contain Porphyromonas gingivalis, the bug responsible for unhealthy gums. Scientists believeContinue reading “The Greatest Breakthrough Since Lunchtime #16 – Alzheimers / Perio disease link.”
The Incisal Edge 