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For Those in (Business) Peril I live very close to the Atlantic Ocean, not far from the most southern point of the island of Ireland, the Fastnet Rock. Although I am neither a sailor nor a swimmer of any note I…

Quick Fixes and Small Problems As Einstein said, “The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them” and in the same way that dentists don’t treat perio disease…

The Benefits of Working with a Specialist Dental Solicitor Dentistry is a strictly regulated industry. Dental practices need to ensure they, and their staff, comply with the requirements of the Care Quality Commission (“the CQC”), the General Dental Council (“the…

To Incorporate My Dental Business or Not to Incorporate? In a nutshell, incorporation gives you the chance to benefit from the capital value of your dental practice now, as opposed to when you sell it or pass it on. It…

Engaging with a new Practice team. So it’s here, at last the big day has finally arrived. You are now the proud owner of a new Practice. The months of negotiations, the sliding of completion date and the last minute…

Simple Steps Dentists can take to protect themselves from Litigation. I sometimes think that the core Daily Mail leadership secretly wishes Mrs Thatcher was still running the country in the belief that she would have sorted out the NHS, Europe…

Written by Dee Gerrish on May 21, 2015 Take a moment to think back over the last week… To consider the patients you have seen… I am willing to bet, when you think about it, you can identify instances of…

How Healthcare property owners can save tax Purchasers and owners of commercial property including surgeries, labs and other healthcare venues have an unusual chance to save significant amounts of tax in a way that is encouraged by government.  Current owners…

Home from the Desert I have just returned from Phoenix, Arizona where I attended the ConationNation conference. As ever following my annual updates in Kolbe Wisdom I am energised and enthused about the role that the Kolbe assessments can have…

Capitation Schemes – Good for your business? Good for your patients? Capitation schemes can be valuable profit centres for your business if managed correctly. There are however risks associated with this type of scheme which can be costly in terms of profit…

The Archi Intelligence team have years of experience in delivering architecture and design solutions to the dental industry. The company's continual strive for excellence is driven via constant innovation, sustainable and future proof design solutions coupled with strong values in…

Final Call: Part-Funded Places on Dental Business Management Programme Take advantage of the final part-funding available for UMD Professional’s award-winning Dental Business Management Programme!  This course,  leading to the ILM level 7 Diploma in Executive Management, is one of the…

On the 15th January 2015 the prototype stage of dental contract reform was announced by the Department of Health and the Dentistry Show would like to know your thoughts, concerns and questions regarding this. Your responses and queries will, in the run…

How do your recall and new patient rates measure up? For the third year running, specialist dental accountants and dental business consultants Clear Vision have published their Annual Dental Business KPI Report. Once again, it reveals the average results they…

Dear all prospective buyers and sellers of Dental Practices, Lily Head and the team are proud to announce we are exhibiting at the Dentistry Show 17th - 18th April 2015. STAND B35 Please do drop by to say hello, sign…

Mixed practices have most allure  Dental practices offering both NHS and private treatments have most allure to dental practice purchasers according to the latest goodwill survey from NASDAL for the quarter ended 31 October 2014. Alan Suggett, the NASDAL member…

  Save on Medical Indemnity Insurance Traditionally medical professionals have relied on the defence unions to provide them with indemnity cover. However the “indemnity” provided by the defence unions is on a discretionary basis - there is no guarantee that…

Dental specific SEO talent works wonders on Dentist’s website It’s not easy getting started in business, whatever industry you’re in, and with more and more people looking online for dentists, a fledgling dentist practice, or a newly purchased one, needs…

 5 ways to score the goals you want to score in 2015   So it’s the new year and chances are you’re looking for further success for you and your dental business in 2015. So let’s kick off with five…

Employment Appeal Tribunal - Holiday Pay Ruling      January 2015 In a recent decision by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in relation to holiday pay, the EAT concluded that when calculating Holiday pay, overtime and bonuses must be included in any…

[caption id="attachment_3448" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Happy New Year to All Dental Practice Buyers[/caption]   Please see below some of 2015’s latest practices that are currently for sale with LHPS: Oxfordshire DP, near Banbury - £140,000 London NW - £340,000 Harley Street…

Happy New Year! We are offering Free Appraisals  Have you always wondered how much your dental practice is worth? You have:  invested time, money and love into your dental practice  built it up from scratch based on good dentistry  always…