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UK’s largest dental corporate grows again
Oasis buys Apex for an undisclosed sum to expand network
Dental corporate Oasis Healthcare has consolidated its position as the UK’s largest provider of private dental services, with the acquisition of the Apex Dental Care group. The deal, which follows hot on the heels
of the group’s purchase of Smiles Dental in April, will increase the company’s turnover by 40 per cent from £ı60 million to more than £225m. Apex was founded in 2007 and has
grown to include 3ı practices across England. Following the deal, Oasis now has more than 200 practices in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, but none in Scotland. Justin Ash, CEO at Oasis Healthcare
Group, said: “We are delighted to welcome the Apex team to Oasis. Both companies
Technician’s appeal is dismissed by GDC
A dental technician from Edinburgh had his registration removal appeal rejected by the General Dental Council. Duncan McIntyre, who qualified as a dental technician in 1974, failed to complete his CPD hours for his latest cycle that ran from 2008 until 2013. He was sent notification letters in September and October 2013 informing him that if he didn’t supply evidence of his CPD record then he could face removal from the DCP register. However, Mr McIntyre failed to respond and, on 22 October 2013 he was sent a letter stating that he would be removed from the register on 19 November 2013.
In his Notice of Appeal, he cited diffi- cult personal circumstances and, while the committee expressed sympathy that these circumstances may have impacted on his ability to complete his CPD hours, it ruled that he had ample opportunity over the five year period to complete the required hours. His appeal was therefore dismissed.
share the same commitment to providing high quality, easily accessible dental care and have developed a patient-led culture. “Adding both Apex and Smiles to the
Oasis portfolio rapidly transforms the size and scope of Oasis and underlines the rapid progress we are making in building a strong, trusted and customer-focused dental brand in a fragmented market. Our ambitions for growth do not stop here and we have a strong pipeline of acquisitions and new builds.” Ben Chaing, CEO at Apex Dental, said:
“We are pleased that Oasis will be taking forward the Apex practices and teams. Following initial discussions with the Oasis team, it soon became apparent that we shared the same vision for how the dental market should evolve. By combining
Apex’s dental practices with Oasis, the group will be well placed to continue improving the breadth and quality of our service to patients with the benefit of an expanded network and an even stronger clinical support team.”
GDC set to be investigated by
health watchdog Professional Standards Authority to pass on report to Health Select Committee
SCRUTINY
The General Dental Council (GDC) is to be subject to further scrutiny by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA) after a whistleblower raised concerns about the management and support processes of the regulator’s investigating committee. A statement on the PSA’s website listed
the matters to be investigated as: ı. The GDC’s management of the
processes and support for its investi- gating committees which post-dates the publication of our Investigation report ‘An investigation into concerns raised by the former Chair of the General Dental Council (February 20ı3)’ 2. The GDC’s response to the recom- mendation contained within our report,
which was to review the processes and support that it has in place for its investigating committees, including the arrangements for gathering and moni- toring feedback received. 3. The adequacy of the GDC’s whistle-
blowing policy and the operation of this policy as evidenced by: a) its response to a disclosure by a
whistleblower about the GDC’s manage- ment of the processes and support of the Investigating Committee b) its management of a complaint by the
whistleblower of detrimental treatment because of their disclosure. The PSA will submit its investigation
report to the Health Select Committee and publish in due course. The watchdog declined to make further comment on the investigation while it is ongoing.
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