Finance & accounting

Drill to dividend: a dentist’s guide to financial success

Minesh Patel explains how every dental professional can save, spend, earn and invest to build wealth and achieve financial success. Most dentists…

Finance & accounting

Private dentistry inquiry: is the profession being scapegoated?

Politicians, press and the public will always look for a villain – Rasnaam Tiwana asks if the CMA inquiry into…

Dentistry

What is the true cost of your dental equipment?

A-dec re-evaluates the idea of equipment cost in dentistry using the idea of total cost of ownership to weigh up…

Finance & accounting

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Clinical negligence found to cost the government £3.6 billion a year

A lack of ‘any meaningful action’ on clinical negligence has allowed its cost to the government to soar to £3.6…

Dentistry

Value-based pricing: where does your practice position itself?

How do you determine what to charge for your treatments? Dr Manrina Rhode challenges conventional fee-setting approaches in favour of value-based pricing.…

Finance & accounting

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Navigating surging supply chain costs in dental practices

Ads Thanki explores the factors causing supply chain costs to soar in dentistry – plus how you can manage your…

Business

The associate comfort trap: is safety sabotaging your career?

Bobby Bhandal explains why earning ‘good money’ as an associate might be the most expensive decision of your career. It’s…

Business

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Annual Retention Fee increase confirmed for 2026 by GDC

The General Dental Council (GDC) has confirmed that the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) will be increased for both dentists and…

Breaking news

I feel trapped by the financial pressure of practice ownership

‘Sustainability isn’t only financial, it’s emotional’ – Sarah McKimm advises a practice owner on coping with financial strain in dentistry.…

Columnists

Practice ownership: how to assess, finance and buy with confidence

Join Dave McIver and Ranjit Virk on Thursday 9 October as they explain how to assess, finance and buy a…

Business

The UK dental market in review: change, challenges and looking ahead

Join Chris Lekkas on 8 October at 7pm as he reviews the UK dental market in 2025 – what has…

Business

Protect your revenue, not just your reputation: the financial case for robust consent in dentistry

Join Biju Krishnan on Thursday 2 October at 7pm as he explains how the financial benefits of robust consent in…

Business

Pay uplift for NHS dentists dubbed ‘unsustainable’

An overall contract uplift of 3.55% has been confirmed for NHS dentists in England, which experts have deemed a ‘real-terms…

Breaking news

Calls made for Scottish Government-backed national dental labs

The dental practice sales market is buoyant in Scotland, with transaction levels rising and more entrepreneurial dentists keen to create…

Business

How are dental therapists paid? Four key models

Cat Edney explores four key remuneration models for how dental therapists can be paid across both NHS and private dentistry.…

Columnists

Pricing strategies for dental labs – what are you worth?

‘You are worth charging for’ – Ashley Byrne explains some of the key mistakes dental labs make when pricing services.…

Columnists

Patient finance in dental care: challenges, eligibility, best financing plans

Malavi Sivakanesan explains the benefits and challenges of patient finance that dental professionals need to know before offering financing options.…

Business

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Spending review: what does the dental profession think?

The UK chancellor has pledged to increase NHS funding by 3% in her latest spending review as she promises to…

Business

How to prepare for ‘making tax digital’

Reducing the tax gap: Adam Bernstein explores ‘making tax digital for income tax’, and how to get ready for the…

Business