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UK Dental Market - January 2004

January 1, 2004

UK dentistry market - January 2004 The UK dentistry market is a two-tier market. NHS dentistry provides a basic level of service that has, in the post war period, both contributed substantially to increased oral health and opened the way to more elective and specialist dentistry in the private sector. Private dentistry offers a superior product and level of service at a higher price. More...

UK DENTAL LABORATORY INDUSTRY SURVEY REPORT 2002/2003

February 16, 2003

UK DENTAL LABORATORY INDUSTRY SURVEY REPORT 2002/2003 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The 2002/03 UK Dental Laboratories annual industry survey report was carried out by healthcare specialists LCS International Consulting Ltd (LCS) in December – February 2003. Responses to the full survey were received from 8% of the membership of the UK Dental Laboratories Association (DLA) and fully reflect the underlying geographic split and NHS/private mix. Total turnover in the latest financial periods of firms responding to the survey was just over £30 million. More...

NHS DENTAL LABORATORY SECTOR IN CRISIS, May 2002

May 4, 2002

Press Release - 4TH MAY 2002 Issued on behalf of the UK Dental Laboratories Association and LCS International Consulting Ltd. NHS DENTAL LABORATORY SECTOR IN CRISIS’ The UK Dental Laboratories Association (DLA) released today, their annual industry survey report. Major findings from the Report (prepared by healthcare specialists LCS International Consulting Ltd) are:- · Volume growth in the last year in the UK (mirroring trends in Europe, North America and Pacific Rim countries) has derived in the main from new products such as Belleglass composite resin crowns, Fortress and non-precious bonded crowns, composite inlays (Artglass), composite/all-ceramic restorations, Targis Vectris, Empress 2, superior high-gold bonded work and ‘implants’. More...

When Size Is Everything, The Dentist - March 2001

March 1, 2001

WHEN SIZE IS EVERYTHING What size do you think this is? It is not often when interviewing someone from the dental world, or any other world for that matter, that you are greeted by a question. Of course Paul Saper is talking about the size of the dental private sector and his estimate of around £750 million was not a lot higher than mine. More...