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Moments of clarity
Gabriela Pueyo explains to Guy Hiscott what Bupa Dental Care’s unified purpose means for dental professionals and patients With just…
Dentistry
Cornwall patients waiting a year for NHS dental appointment
Patients in Penzance are waiting 12 months for the next available NHS dental appointment. Cornwall Live reports check ups cancelled by text with…
Dentistry
Bupa Dental Care acquires 13 new practices
Bupa Dental Care has acquired 13 new practices across the UK and Republic of Ireland, taking the business’ national…
Dentistry
Bupa gives pay rise to dental nurses
As part of an ongoing focus on pay and benefits for colleagues, Bupa Dental Care has announced a pay rise…
Dentistry
Social media poses opportunities and obstacles for dentistry
Craig Fleming talks about how social media’s picture-perfect culture is creating a growing demand for dental services, however professionalism should…
Oral health
Bupa Dental Care acquires Total Dental Care
Bupa Dental Care has announced the acquisition of Total Dental Care, adding a further four sites to its network. The…
Private Practice
Almost six in 10 children didn’t see an NHS dentist last year
Almost six in 10 (57.7%) children between one and four years old didn’t visit an NHS dentist last year. That’s…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Calls for a…
Dentistry
Patients put off visiting the dentist due to time constraints
More than 4.5 million people in the UK are put off seeing the dentist due to time constraints. Bupa research found…
Private Practice
Bupa acquires nine new UK and Ireland dental practices
Bupa Dental Care has acquired nine new dental practices across the UK and the Republic of Ireland. The new sites…
Dentistry
Retirement is wasted on those too old to enjoy it
Dentist David Row reflects on his career and why selling his practice has let him make the most of life…
Dentistry
Bupa’s search for the perfect practice took a novel turn in Halifax, Yorkshire
Bupa Dental Care continues to grow at quite the pace. It’s now one of the leading dental providers across the…
Private Practice
One in five Brits brushing their teeth once a day
One in five Brits brush their teeth only once a day, according to a new survey from Bupa Dental Care. The…
Oral health
Dental practice valuations experience a sharp drop
Dental practice valuations have taken a sharp drop in the last quarter, dropping to 128% of fee income. That’s according…
Dentistry
Bupa announces string of dental acquisitions
Bupa’s growth in the dental market continued at pace, as it announces the acquisition of nine further practices. The news…
Private Practice
Over 2 million Brits haven’t seen a dentist in more than a decade
More than 2 million adults in the UK haven’t been to the dentist in over 10 years, new research shows.…
Oral health
Business bites – a new breed of purchaser?
Simon Hughes looks at the latest trends in dental practice sales for NHS, mixed, and private practices, as well as…
Dentistry
Dental corporate speaks out
Following recent comments in the media about corporate dentistry and after the planned Bupa takeover was announced, Ian Wood speaks…
Dentistry
Oasis speaks out about its planned £835 million takeover by Bupa
Following one of the biggest acquisitions in UK dentistry, fmc-stage.thinkdemo.co.uk speaks exclusively to a spokesperson from Oasis regarding its planned…
Dentistry