Northern Ireland review puts HSC dentistry’s funding gap at £50 an hour
A Department of Health-commissioned review estimates it costs around £145 an hour to deliver health service dental care in Northern Ireland against public fees…
Tag: practice finance
GDC chair flags ‘substantial’ cost pressure from rising complaints ahead of fee decision
A 26% jump in fitness-to-practise concerns in 2025 — and a further 20% rise so far in 2026 — is straining the regulator's costs…
Three reform blueprints, one contract: where the NHS dentistry debate actually stands
A cross-party think tank, the Association of Dental Groups and the BDA are now publicly at odds over how far NHS contract reform should…
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…
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…
NHS dental contract: what April’s reforms actually change — and what they leave untouched
The government has re-priced parts of the NHS dental contract and mandated urgent care, but the UDA system remains in place. Here is what…
The NHS Dental Contract: How UDAs, Bands and Clawback Actually Work
A unit of dental activity is not a price. It is a ration. The single most expensive misunderstanding in NHS dentistry is treating the…
Buying a Dental Practice: The Due Diligence Checklist
Deals rarely die over missing documents. They die over what does not transfer with the practice: registration, the NHS contract, the associates, the lease.
Opening a Squat Dental Practice: What It Really Involves
The only way to buy a dental business with no goodwill attached — and with no patients, no income and a fit-out to fund.
Dental Practice Valuation: How It Actually Works
“What multiple of turnover do practices sell for?” has an answer, it is published quarterly, and it is close to useless for valuing yours.