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…
From recent weeks
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…
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…
GDC CPD requirements: the deadline that hasn’t passed yet
Two of the three deadlines have already gone. The third has not — and it is the one most likely to catch a practice…
Therapist scope: the constraint is your rota, not the rules
A recent Dentistry.co.uk piece argues that policy has moved on dental therapy while practice has not. There is a genuine operational opportunity here —…