Orthodontists press government to reverse aligner VAT ruling — but the fight is far from over
The British Orthodontic Society has written to the health secretary warning that HMRC's removal of the VAT exemption on clear aligners could raise private…
Regulation & Compliance
CMA narrows its private dentistry review to five themes — with pricing squarely in the frame
The Competition and Markets Authority has set out how it is structuring its market study into private dentistry, and asked independent practices directly about fee increases and NHS benchmarking. A…
UDA delivery is up. That is not the same as NHS dentistry getting better
National UDA delivery has climbed from 81.8% to 87.1%, according to commentary published on GDPUK. But a rising contract-fulfilment figure tells an individual practice…
Dental Branding: You Do Not Simply Choose Your Own Name
Most guides to dental branding are written by designers and open with colour palettes. They skip the part that actually constrains a UK dental…
The Guides
All guides →Evergreen, primary-sourced reference for the person carrying the risk. Updated as our reporting develops.
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Dental practice compliance
CQC registration and inspection, GDC obligations, waste, radiography and the annual cycle a practice has to keep.
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Buying & selling a practice
Valuation, due diligence, deal structure and goodwill — and an honest account of which numbers in this market are marketing.
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Dental practice management
Skill mix and scope of practice, recruitment and retention, and pay benchmarked against published scales rather than agency guides.
From recent weeks
PPC for Dentists: What the Bidding Guides Never Mention
Paid search is the fastest way to put a dental practice in front of someone who has already decided they need a dentist —…
SEO for Dentists: The Rules the Marketing Guides Leave Out
Almost every guide to SEO for dentists is written by someone selling the service, and all of them make the same omission: they treat…
Tax when selling a dental practice: the two-year clock
The tax reliefs that matter on a practice sale are the ones with a two-year qualifying clock — which means the decisive work happens…
How to sell a dental practice: the route is chosen for you
By the time you decide to sell, most of the important decisions have already been made. Not the price — the route. Whether your…
Associate dentist contracts: what actually gets disputed
“Self-employed” is a description, not a decision. The label on an associate agreement settles nothing on its own — not for an employment tribunal,…
VAT on dental treatment: why exemption costs your practice money
Almost everything a dental practice does is exempt from VAT — and that is a cost, not a saving. Exempt is not the same…