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Portman Dental Care reaches 150 practices
Portman Dental Care completes on the acquisition of The Dental Surgery, Corn Exchange London, achieving a milestone of 150 practices.…
Private Practice
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Dental practice prices continue to rise in 2019
Average dental practice prices jumped 5.4% in 2019, according to the latest report from Christie & Co. Larger practices operating…
Dentistry
Valuing practice and group sales
Seb Evans interviews Christie & Co’s Simon Hughes about the difference between valuing and selling a single practice and group.…
Dentistry
Multiple practice ownership grows by 50% in the last four years
The number of multiple practice owners in dentistry has grown by 50% since 2015, according to Christie & Co. In…
Dentistry
Three quarters of health and social work firms are family businesses
Three quarters of businesses in the health and social work sector are family owned, a new report shows. Making up…
Dentistry
Dental practice valuations keep falling
Goodwill valuations and deals have dropped in the last quarter, according to the latest NASDAL goodwill survey. Figures show goodwill…
Dentistry
Demand for dental practices staying strong through 2019
Christie & Co predicts demand for dental practices will remain strong through 2019 in its latest Business Outlook 2019. Chris…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… GPs see 380,000…
Dentistry
Report on UK dental market: percentage of female dentists set to increase
The proportion of female dentists in the profession is set to increase to more than 60%, according to Christie &…
Dentistry
What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Report on UK…
Dentistry
Report on UK dental market shows workforce trends and challenges
Christie & Co has launched its first report on the UK dental market, covering pay rates and staff shortages. Staffing,…
Dentistry
Business bites – practice sales increase despite shortage of quality opportunities
If you’re considering selling your dental practice, do you know who’s buying? Simon Hughes takes a closer look. Once the…
Dentistry
Business bites – mid-year review positive for dental market
Simon Hughes reflects on the first half of the year. June is an opportune month to reflect on the first…
Dentistry
Private dental practices in vogue as buyers seek out quality
Private practice values are rising, in some cases, faster than NHS practices. Simon Hughes explores why. Something is stirring in…
Private Practice
Dental practice market grows by 12.3% in 2017
The dental practice market grew by 12.3% through 2017, according to the latest figures from Christie & Co. That is…
Dentistry
Business bites – a new breed of purchaser?
Simon Hughes looks at the latest trends in dental practice sales for NHS, mixed, and private practices, as well as…
Dentistry
Business bites – don’t sell your practice short
Simon Hughes offers words of wisdom on an efficient practice sales process. In strong market conditions for selling dental practices,…
Dentistry
Business bites – freehold included?
Simon Hughes considers the options available when selling a practice. As a principal dentist, you may own the freehold of…
Dentistry
Business bites – costs to control in the run up to a sale
In the latest business bites column, Simon Hughes lists things to consider when selling your practice. Much has changed in…
Dentistry