Smile Escapes

ROOTS SUMMIT continues to advance endodontic excellence

ATHENS, Greece: Endodontic enthusiasts from all around the world travelled to the Eugenides Foundation in Athens recently to attend the 25th anniversary edition of ROOTS SUMMIT. With its strongly evidence-based scientific programme, ROOTS SUMMIT 2024 continued to enhance global endodontics, and the meeting was enjoyed by speakers and attendees alike.  

Dental SEO versus PPC: choosing the best strategy for your dental practice

Shaz Memon weights up the pros and cons of dental SEO versus pay-per-click (PPC) advertising to work out which digital marketing model is best for dental practices. Navigating the world of digital marketing can be challenging for dental practices. One key decision to make is whether to invest in dental search engine optimisation (dental SEO) […]

How can a culture deck benefit your practice?

Create a culture deck for your practice and make your core values, vision and uniqueness shine, says Barry Oulton. Last month, my article concluded with: ‘Being mission-driven is not just a strategy; it’s a philosophy that sets the stage for long-term success.’ This month I want to discuss a way of building and communicating that […]

How far have dental therapists come?

Debbie Hemington looks back at how far dental therapists have evolved since 1960, and the many opportunities open to them today. The dental therapist has been around much longer than many colleagues realise and are far from a modern invention. The first dental therapists were known as dental auxiliaries, and training began in 1960 at […]

Locums: don’t get caught out by tax rules

Locums working through their own companies, and the practices they work for, need to ensure they are on top of off-payroll working and IR35, says Adam Bernstein. Off-payroll working rules are intended to ensure that locums and the self-employed, and those they work for, are unable to reduce the taxes they pay by introducing an […]

Catch up with this week’s dental news – 25 May 2024

It’s been an interesting week for dental news. Missed it? Here’s what’s happened over the past seven days… Compulsory NHS tie-in for new dentists under consideration The government has launched a consultation on a ‘tie-in period’ that would require newly-qualified dentists to work in the NHS for several years after graduation. Launched yesterday, the eight-week […]

The secrets to building your one million pound plus private practice

Join Sandeep Kumar on Thursday 30 May at 7pm as he discusses the secrets to building your one million pound plus private practice. This educational event is intended to provide actionable content and learning to dentists to demonstrate how they can implement simple strategies to increase their profitability and revenue to build a one million […]

Introducing sustainability in dentistry

Guy Hiscott introduces the sustainability in dentistry campaign – exploring what we can all do to make dentistry a more sustainable profession. Dentistry is spending the coming months shining a spotlight on the issue of sustainability in dentistry. Coming on the back of Dentistry magazine’s change to A4 paper size, and the environmental benefits that […]