It feels like we have been around the web about 80 times now especially the little corner of it filled with dental content and we have decided to draw a list of our favourite dental blogs: From the UK http://gdpuk.com – GDPUK is a popular online forum for dentists in the UK. The site has several regular contributors to the blog who discuss the latest issues facing UK dentists. http://7connections.com/blog/ – Excellent blog from dental business coach Chris Barrow and the team at 7 connections. The blog contains lots of great articles about running a successful dental practice. http://www.markoborn.com/blog/ – Dental Marketing expert Mark Oborns blog. … Continue reading
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X-factor winner James Arthur achieves great orthodontic results
X Factor winner, James Arthur, has been busy showing off his new smile after undergoing orthodontic treatment. The singer from Middlesbrough made no secret of the fact that he was very self-conscious about his crooked teeth during his time on the show in 2012 and pledged to get his teeth fixed as soon as he was crowned champion. Now, almost 18 months later, James is sporting a brand new smile thanks to orthodontic treatment. James couldn’t wait to show off the results of treatment, posting a snap on his Twitter page with the caption, “I just got my top braces off which is nice. Looking forward to … Continue reading
Study finds vast regional differences in the cost of private dentistry
A recent article in the Telegraph has highlighted major variations in the price of private dental treatment. To be fair that is not news to us as the inequalities in dental pricing was one of the main ideas behind TeethWise, however it does confirm our findings. The article was based on a study released by whatclinic which found that the cost of private dental treatment in the UK varies by 347% depending on where you live. Experts have claimed it is a classic sign of “an inefficient market”. The study was based on the cost of treatment at 11,000 UK based private dental clinics. Based on the … Continue reading
Crowns and Bridges can now be printed in real colour
Stratasys Inc is one of the leaders in 3D printing. Its Orthodesk and Objet EdenV printers are already used by dental laboratories to print orthodontic molds and supplies for restorative dentistry. Until now 3D printing has not been in full colour meaning objects printed had to be coloured later. It has now launched VeroGlaze dental material for use with its Objet EdenV and OrthoDesk 3D Printers. VeroGlaze enables the 3D printing of dental models with precise A2 teeth color shade, combining quality, accuracy and efficiently produce natural looking dental models such as crowns and bridges. The dental material for digital dentistry can be used in conjunction with all … Continue reading
5 things dentists want to know about tax
This month our business of dentistry guest post is from Priya Kotecha. Priya is a partner and chartered accountant with Mac Kotecha & Company, a practice with a very strong focus on dentistry (the firm acts for over 260 UK based dentists). Priya loves what she does and loves talking with clients and answering their tricky questions. She has written a very useful blog post for TeethWise answering five of the most common questions she is asked by dentists. She tells us that clients often feel silly asking questions but you shouldn’t!!! Anyway here are five common questions Priya gets asked that are normally prefixed by “I know … Continue reading
