Mydentist
mydentist is the largest dental provider in the UK, with around 600 practices.[1] mydentist is a trading style of IDH Group Limited, based in Kearsley.[2] Tom Riall is the Chief Executive of mydentist.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Kearsley, United Kingdom |
Area served | UK |
Key people | Tom Riall (Chief Executive Officer), Nilesh Pandya (Deputy Chief Executive), Richard Storah (Chief Financial Officer}, Dr Nyree Whitley (Chief Clinical Officer)[3] |
| Owner | Palamon Capital Partners |
| Website | www |
mydentist treats a mixture of private and NHS patients. In 2018 it treated more than four million people.[4] In 2022 this increased to over 5 Million people.[5]
It runs an annual clinical conference, which in 2018 was attended by more than 600 dentists and dental professionals.[6] In 2022, the company announced the clinical conference coming back after a break during covid [7]
In January 2019 Matt Hancock visited its surgery in Mildenhall and said: “Companies like MyDentist play a really important role in delivering a good service to keep our nation’s teeth strong.” He was criticised because the firm charges much more than NHS rates. Its dentures cost £878 compared to £256.50 on the NHS. Jon Ashworth said: “Surely the priority should be expanding access to NHS dentistry for everyone, not endorsing private firms for the better off.” Tom Riall said the firm was developing "an affordable range of private dentistry because so many practices are closed to NHS patients.”[8] Healthwatch Suffolk and the British Dental Association both pointed out that patients on low incomes rely on NHS dentistry but in the area of Bury St Edmunds the nearest surgery taking adult NHS patients was ten miles away and what was on offer from the company was not affordable for them.[9]
The company was acquired by Palamon Capital Partners from the Carlyle Group in May 2021.[10] In 2022, IDH Group sold DD (Previously known as Dental Directory) to Sun European Partners.[11]
History
In February 2021, mydentist invested £1.2 million in a new practice in Railway Road, Blackburn merging together 3 previous practices into 1. This meant that practices at Preston New Road, Blackburn and Langham Road, Blackburn closed.[12][13]
In February 2022, mydentist expanded its Coalville practice into a new premises in a £700,000 investment.[14]
In June 2022, mydentist opened a new orthodontic practice in Grimsby in a £400,000 investment.[15]
References
- ^ "Mydentist: seeking acquisitions from practice owners - Dentistry Online". Dentistry.co.uk. 17 December 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "{my} dentist". mydentist. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Mydentist key personnel". mydentist. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
- ^ "'Mydentist is listening, Mydentist is changing'". Dentistry.co.uk. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "mydentist.co.uk | Over 600 Dental Practices Throughout The UK". www.mydentist.co.uk. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Connecting dentistry – the Mydentist Clinical Conference". Dentistry.co.uk. 30 January 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "Registration opens for Mydentist Clinical Conference - Dentistry". Dentistry.co.uk. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Health Secretary backs private firm profiting from patients who can't get an NHS dentist". Mirror. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Health secretary Matt Hancock urged to prioritise NHS treatment after backing private Access mydentist scheme". Bury Free Press. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "New investment group buys out Mydentist". Dentistry. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Palamon Capital Partners and IDH Group sell DD Group". www.privateequitywire.co.uk. 23 May 2022. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ "Two dental surgeries to close as £1.2million merger and makeover takes place". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "Major new dentist surgery opens following £1.2 million investment". Lancashire Telegraph. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ^ Mack, by Tom (4 February 2022). "New tenant to fill vacant unit in Coalville's Belvoir Centre". LeicestershireLive. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
- ^ Laister, by David (17 June 2022). "MyDentist opens orthodontic care centre in Grimsby". Business Live. Retrieved 23 July 2022.