The Mouth Cancer Foundation is urging dental practices across the UK to sign up to give members of the public free mouth cancer examinations on the first Mouth Cancer Awareness Day in the UK. Dentists have a key role to play in the early detection of mouth cancer and in prevention of the disease by...
Working in conjunction with its business partners, BoD will bring you informative presentations and discussions from industry experts such as the President of BDTA and director of Medenta, Simon Tucker; HR consultant at Peninsula Business Services, Ian Langford; and editor of BoD Magazine and marketing director at Practice Plan, Les Jones. The series starts...
Under the guidance of the Tooth Whitening Information Group, a new website – www.safetoothwhitening.org – aims to educate and inform members of the profession still uncertain about the new law on what constitutes legal tooth whitening. The site will also act as a resource for members of the public and allows for the reporting...
Denplan has a new initiative to use its consumer-facing brand to help drive patients into member practices – this time through the launch of the Denplan Discount Network. Launching on 17 January, the Denplan Discount Network is designed to provide Denplan practices with access to the 200,000 employees currently covered by its corporate benefit...
Practice Plan, the leading provider of practice-branded dental membership plans, has today been acquired by Wesleyan Assurance Society. This will also include the acquisition of Medenta, one of the leading providers of patient finance to UK dental practices. This move strengthens Wesleyan’s position in the dental market where it has provided specialist financial advice...
Research into the links between oral health and heart health is to get a cash injection thanks to a new initiative by a private healthcare company. In a series of TV adverts, Simplyhealth – owners of Denplan – will invite viewers to ‘like’ its Simplyhealth UK Facebook page. In return, Simplyhealth will donate £1...
Direct access was introduced from 1 May 2013 for GDC registered dental hygienists and therapists. Patients can now visit dental hygienists and therapists to carry out certain treatments without having to be referred by a dentist and without a prescription. To understand the implications and opportunities for dental hygienists and therapists, and to make...