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How to build an international dentistry chain

Daniel Antón, the CFO of Dentix, Spain’s largest dental chain with 2016 sales of over €258m, following the 2016 collapse of former leader Vitaldent, speaks to us about its business model in Spain, Italy and Latin America. Unlike the newly reborn Vitaldent, Dentix plans to grab new, apparently high risk, markets outside Spain. How?

February 8, 2017

Dentix welcomes resurgence of Vitaldent, after a difficult year for Spanish dentistry

Vitaldent, Spain’s largest dentistry chain plans to open 12 clinics, six each in Spain and Italy, this year.

February 3, 2017

Legislation to restrict ownership of Italian dental chains won’t pass, claims DentalPro CEO

The CEO of Italy’s largest dental chain claims legislation that would ban majority ownership of dental chains by non-dentists is “almost certain not to pass”.

January 19, 2017

Swedish entrepreneur gives GCC dentistry a polish

Per Rehnberg, former boss of Colosseum Smile, the largest private dentistry chain in the Nordics is now building a chain in the GCC starting with Abu Dhabi. He started off by going mystery shopping with his own choppers and some X-rays. What did he learn about the sector?

January 18, 2017

What does the future hold for Swedish dental/primary group Praktikerjänst?

The Swedish dental cooperative is losing dentists and revenue, Healthcare Europa has learned from speaking to the group itself and a former executive. But does that mean its model is doomed - or is it merely getting rid of some dead wood?

January 18, 2017

Colosseum Smile “went for a high price”

The former CEO of Swedish dental chain Colosseum Smile says IK Investment Partners received a high price when Colosseum sold it to the Swiss fund Jacobs Holding AG last week.

January 18, 2017

New funding still long way off for soon-to-be profitable MyDentist

MyDentist, the second largest chain of dental clinics in India, is reported to be looking to raise US$20m from a third funding round. Vikram Vora, CEO of MyDentist, tells Healthcare Nova that its still early days to be talking about a deal – and he expects to make a group-level profit for the first time this quarter.

January 16, 2017

IK Investment Partners finds a buyer for Colosseum Smile

IK Investment Partners, a private equity group with Nordic roots, has reached an agreement to sell its Nordic dental group, Colosseum Smile, to the Swiss fund Jacobs Holding AG.

January 13, 2017

Medics 24 helps Syrian refugees – and looks to Germany, India, Israel and Morocco

Medics24, a small Finnish telehealth start-up is trying to find volunteers in the medical profession to help both patients and aid workers affected by the conflict in Syria. We talk to Jussi Korhonen, director at Medics24 about the benefits of digital health and the group’s Syria initiative.

December 22, 2016

Clove Dental plots $25m-$30m crowning glory

Indian dental clinic chain Clove Dental is preparing to execute an expansion plan that could see it invest between US$25m and US$30m into building a network of 600 clinics over the next five years.

December 22, 2016

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