Resources created and collected together to help mitigate the effects of the cost of living crisis on dentists and dental practices.
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Cyber Security
How to guide
In this video, Uros takes a look at Gootkit Malware and how it can affect your business.
In this quick update, we take a look at a new ransomware which is specifically targeting dentists.
In this webinar, Arun and Uros discuss the different threats facing your dental practice online, and what you can do about it.
Without the right training, software and contingency plans, your business records and your patient or client data is at risk.
In this webinar, Arun and George take a look at the different cyber security threats facing dental practices
These cyber security tips will help you keep your dental practice safe online.
Starting a Dental Practice
How to guide
This is the story of how we started our first dental practice in 13 steps and how you can too.
What to do
In this talk from the 2022 BDIA Showcase, Smita Mehra discusses the essential ingredients for a successful private dental start-up practice.
In this video we take a look at whether you should buy a freehold or leasehold property when you start a dental practice.
In this episode, Arun and Nigel discuss the different options available when you want to start a squat dental practice.
Investing in your business is important for impressing your patients and growing your practice.
These cyber security tips will help you keep your dental practice safe online.
In this article and podcast episode, Arun and Nigel discuss the private dental practice market.
Why would a dentist want to own their own practice? What are the pros and cons?
Do you know the 3 main stages in the life of a dental practice?
Your dental practice won’t succeed if you don’t put a great team together to help you run it. This is how.
This is how to create a business plan for a dental practice. Download a free business plan template here too.
Are you better off buying an existing practice or starting a new one up from scratch?
These are the 5 key steps you need to follow if you want to start a successful dental practice.
What not to do
In this episode, Arun tells Chris the 5 things he keeps seeing start-up dental practices get wrong.
If you want your dental practice to be successful, make sure you avoid these top 10 mistakes.
These are the mistakes we see dentists make all the time when buying or starting their dental practice.
Webinars
In this webinar, I’ll take you through the key stages you need to get right when you start a dental practice, and how to do it.
In this webinar, Jyoti takes you through what you need to know to make sure your dental practice is CQC compliant.
In this webinar, Arun and Jyoti answer 20 of the most asked commonly asked questions for dental start-ups.
In this webinar, Arun takes you through 7 of the most fatal mistakes we see new dental practices making all the time.
In this webinar, Arun and Jyoti discuss the essential things you need to know to start a successful, profitable private practice in 2021.
In this webinar, Arun explains what has changed since the beginning of the pandemic and what dentists need to do differently if they want to successfully start a practice now.
Whether buying an existing dental practice or starting a new one from scratch, this is how to become a dental practice owner.
In this webinar, we take a look at the best ways to finance your first dental practice, whether you buy an existing one or start from scratch.
In this webinar from 2018, Arun takes a look at how to start or buy your very own dental practice.
In this webinar, Arun takes a look at what you need to get right to make sure your new private practice is profitable.
In this recording of one of our most popular events, Dr Smita Mehra discusses how to create the practice you’ve always dreamed of.
Selling a Dental Practice
How to guide
From working out as timeline to closing the deal, this is how to sell a dental practice in 9 steps.
Selling a practice
If you’re thinking about selling your dental practice, these are the 7 things you need to know. (I wish I had known them!)
Thinking about selling your practice to a corporate? Make sure you avoid these 5 mistakes!
It is important that you plan for your retirement in advance to ensure a smooth transition when you leave.
Arun, discusses the pros and cons of selling your dental practice to a Private Equity Backed Group.
A sales agent can make buying and selling dental practices a whole lot easier. These are the 8 things you need to know when choosing one.
If you’re going to sell a dental practice, make sure you’ve consider each of these 7 points first.
What are some of the reasons dentists have for selling their practices?
These are just some of the issues you need to be aware of when you think about selling a dental practice.
When is the best time to sell a dental practice? When it’s doing well!
These are some of the costs buyers will want to look at when they buy your dental practice.
Do you know how to determine the value of a dental practice?
Webinars
In this webinar Arun discusses how to maximise your dental practice value through growing your practice EBITDA before you sell.
In this webinar from the first lockdown, Arun discusses how the valuations of dental practices have been affected and why now is might be time to capitalise.
Grow a Dental Practice
How to Guide
From raising finance to digital marketing, this is everything you need to know about growing a dental practice.
Running a Dental Practice
If you’re applying for an NHS contract then you need to know these 7 survival tips!
In this webinar, we are joined by Dr Barry Oulton to talk about communication in a dental practice.
In this webinar and podcast, we take a look at the essential leadership skills dentists need to be a successful manager and practice owner.
If you want your dental practice to be successful, make sure you avoid these top 10 mistakes.
Getting patients through the door is only half the battle. The other half is retaining them – this is how.
Raising Finance
In this webinar, we look at what you can do to make your dental practice more profitable.
These are just some of the tools we use to make our business run better. Which of them are you using?
These are the things we see all profitable, private dental practices getting right. Are you doing them?
If you want to increase your profits then you need to understand the finances and accounts in your business. This is how.
In this quick webinar, Nigel discusses asset finance for dental practices.
Marketing a Dental Practice
In this episode, we talk to Dr Smita Mehra from the Neem Tree about how emergency patients can be used to grow a practice.
These 5 tips will help you find more patients online and expand your practice’s brand awareness.
In this webinar we take a look at how marketing tactics can improve your profits.
Building a Dental Group
Do you know how to build your own dental group? In this webinar we take a look at exactly that.
In this article and podcast episode, Arun and Nigel discuss the private dental practice market.
Financing a Dental Practice
How to guide
Whether you need to raise finance to start, buy or grow a practice, this is everything you need to know.
Starting or buying a practice
In this episode, Arun and Nigel discuss the different options available when you want to start a squat dental practice.
In this webinar, we take a look at the best ways to finance your first dental practice, whether you buy an existing one or start from scratch.
Applying for finance
Do you know how much you can raise for a dental practice?
There are so many reasons why you need to be using a commercial finance broker to raise finance for your practice. These are the top 5.
If you have had a loan application denied, this might be why.
COVID-19 changed a lot, but what about raising finance? Is it still possible to borrow money for your business?
What can you do to help make sure your loan application has the best chance of being approved by the banks?
Generally speaking, there are 3 main ways which businesses raise finance.
Managing cash flow
In this webinar, Arun, Nigel and Dan take you through what you need to know about refinancing and restructuring your debts and finance.
In this webinar, we will discuss ways in which to save money in your dental practice, from utility bills to dental equipment and consumables.
In this episode, Arun takes a look at how dental practices should be properly organising their finances and accounts.
Borrowing money, reviewing suppliers, streamlining accounting and much more. These are the best ways to manage your cash flow.
Use these top 10 tips to cut your expenses and help manage the cash flow in your business.
In this webinar from the first lockdown, Arun discusses vital financial tactics that you need to be taking to manage your cash flow in a crisis.
In this webinar from the first lockdown, Arun discusses tough decisions every business needs to make in a crisis to manage their cash flow.
Ruler number 1 – never try to keep up with the Joneses! These are our 11 top financial tips for dentists.
Growing a practice
This is how refinancing can help your cash flow and save a business during a financial crisis.
Do you know how a bridging loan an help you when it comes to buying a property for a dental practice?
Is debt good or bad? How do you deal with it as a dentist? All this answered and more!
Arun and Nigel discuss the options open to dentists who want to borrow money to develop their commercial property.
If you want to increase your profits then you need to understand the finances and accounts in your business. This is how.
In this quick webinar, Nigel discusses asset finance for dental practices.
Finance options for dentists
In this guide, we take a look at inheritance tax and the various rules governing it.
In this episode, Arun and Nigel discuss sources of commercial finance for dentists outside of the usual business loan channels.
From Assets to Working Capital, these are the main options open to dentists who want to raise money for their business.
Tax loans are used to pay off your tax bills spread out over a longer term, rather than in one big go.
A bridging loan is a short-term loan, usually used to purchase a property that you can’t currently afford.
Commercial mortgages are used to purchase properties intended for commercial use, like when you buy the property to set up a new dental practice.
A working capital loan is s short-term loan which is used to finance your business’s day-to-day operations.
Start-up finance is a broad term which refers to funding that is used to start up a new business, like a new dental practice.
Acquisition finance is used to purchase an existing business, like when you buy a dental practice.
Asset finance is used to purchase the tools and equipment you need to run your business.
Free downloads
Download these free financial document templates, including a cash flow forecast, a continuity plan, business plan and more!
Download this free cash flow forecast tool to help you manage the finances in your business properly.
Dental Marketing
How to guide
From building a website to building a brand, this is everything you need to know about marketing a dental practice.
Websites and SEO
From SEO to site speed, this is everything you need to know to build a website for your practice.
Google updated their SEO algorithm in 2021 to focus on user experience. This article looks at how those changes affect our SEO.
SEO is an essential part of building a great website. This is how to get it right in just 5 steps.
Pay-Per-Click advertising
This is how to use Facebook and Instagram ads to build your brand, find new patients and retain your current patients online.
Facebook Ads can really help a dental practice find and retain patients. These are the 5 top reasons you need to be using them.
Google Ads are one of the most effective ways to advertise online. These are the top 5 reasons you need to be using them.
Google Ads can be one of the most effective ways of growing a dental practice when used correctly. This is everything you need to know about Google PPC.
Social media and content
In this article, we look at how dentists can use email marketing you increase their brand and grow their patient list.
In this episode, the Samera digital marketing team discuss how you can market your practice to millennial patients.
In this episode, Nikita and George take a look at how you should be using video content to market your practice.
In this episode George and Nikita discuss how sociasl media can be used to grow a dental practice.
Do you have a content strategy in your dental practice? This is why they’re so essential.
In this post, we’ll explain why social media is good for dentists and give some tips on how to do it right.
Why is trust so important to digital marketing and how can you make Facebook trust your business?
Video content is an important part of digital marketing, are you using correctly in your practice?
Growing a practice
In this article we take a look at how the rise of AI will change how to run a dental practice.
In this webinar, Arun and Chris discuss the ways in which you can grow your dental practice with digital marketing.
In this episode, Arun talks to Nikita and George from the Samera digital marketing team about online marketing for dentists.
These 5 tips will help you find more patients online and expand your practice’s brand awareness.
In this webinar, we take a look at the importance of marketing and patient care for building a successful practice.
In this webinar we take a look at how marketing tactics can improve your profits.
Dental Accounting
Account for dental associates
Here is our list of common key expenses you can claim for as a dentist in your self assessment tax return.
In this article, we take a look at the tax implications of buying a business car through a limited company.
In this guide, we take a look at the different rules governing income tax and national insurance.
In this article, we cover everything you need to know about accounts for dentists, associates and practice owners.
In this episode, Arun discusses the ways in which dentists can reduce their tax bill the right way.
Accounts for dental practice owners
In this guide, we’ll break down everything you need to know about payroll so you can run your practice smoothly.
Six Essential Steps to Managing the Finances and Accounting of Your Dental Group or DSO (Dental Service Organisation)
In this article, we’ll give you essential tips and methods to help you make your financial tasks easier.
In this talk, given at the 2022 BDIA Dental Showcase, Arun talks about how to save money, tax and time in your dental practice.
In this webinar, we discuss how we can help you manage your financial and tax affairs if you are a practice owner.
Tax saving strategies for your practice, simple and complex tax planning opportunities.
In this webinar, we will discuss ways in which to save money in your dental practice, from utility bills to dental equipment and consumables.
In this webinar Arun discusses how to maximise your dental practice value through growing your practice EBITDA before you sell.
In this article, we take a look at the tax implications of buying a business car through a limited company.
In this guide, we take a look at what you need to know about Corporation Tax.
In this guide, we take a look at everything you need to know about Capital Gains Tax
In this guide, we take a look at the different rules governing income tax and national insurance.
In this webinar, Nathan takes you through the software that Samera use to automate your financial function and streamline your accounts.
In this webinar, Arun and Gurpreet discuss how best to structure your finance and accounts, as well as how to save money on your consumables.
In this episode, Arun discusses the ways in which dentists can reduce their tax bill the right way.
In this episode, Arun takes a look at how dental practices should be properly organising their finances and accounts.
Do you know how to build your own dental group? In this webinar we take a look at exactly that.
Do you know how to determine the value of a dental practice?
COVID-19
Managing finances
This is how refinancing can help your cash flow and save a business during a financial crisis.
In this webinar from the first lockdown, Arun discusses vital financial tactics that you need to be taking to manage your cash flow in a crisis.
In this webinar, Nigel and Arun discuss how to handle your banks in a cash flow crisis.
This document lists each of the lenders in the dental market and details their policies on payment holidays, loans and asset finance.
In this Facebook Live recording, Arun discusses his tips to manage your business in an economic crisis
If you’re struggling to make rent because of COVID, this free template email may help buy you some wiggle room.
Download this free cash flow forecast tool to help you manage the finances in your business properly.
Dentistry and COVID
How has COVID-19 affected the finances of the healthcare industry in the UK?
In this webinar Arun discusses how the valuation of UK dental practices has been affected by COVID-19.
This is how dental practices can survive COVID-19 and even grow by working together.
In this webinar from the first lockdown, Arun discusses the actions businesses should be taking to survive a crisis.
HMRC has recently released warnings to returning NHS workers regarding tax schemes currently being offered to some.
In this webinar from the first lockdown, Arun discusses COVID-19, plus the essential leadership skills required to survive a crisis.
Time to kill during a lockdown? These are the actions every business needs to take next time we’re all stuck at home.
We think the key to success in business is the right team. Your team is what will determine whether your business survives COVID-19.
In this webinar from the first lockdown, Arun discusses how the valuations of dental practices have been affected and why now is might be time to capitalise.
Buying a Dental Practice
How to guide
This guide is everything you need to know about buying a dental practice.
What to do
In this video we take a look at whether you should buy a freehold or leasehold property when you start a dental practice.
Investing in your business is important for impressing your patients and growing your practice.
Do you know what the 3 most important questions to ask are whenever you’re buying a dental practice?
These 5 quick tips will help you get it right the first time when it comes to buying a dental practice.
These cyber security tips will help you keep your dental practice safe online.
In this article and podcast episode, Arun and Nigel discuss the private dental practice market.
Don’t pay over the odds for your dental practice like a naive practice buyer.
Why would a dentist want to own their own practice? What are the pros and cons?
Are you better off buying an existing practice or starting a new one up from scratch?
What not to do
In this episode, Arun talks to Kate Ford from Rudlings Wakelam Solicitors about the legalities of buying a dental practice.
If you want your dental practice to be successful, make sure you avoid these top 10 mistakes.
These are the mistakes we see dentists make all the time when buying or starting their dental practice.
Webinars
Whether buying an existing dental practice or starting a new one from scratch, this is how to become a dental practice owner.
In this webinar, Arun and Nigel discuss the costs associated with buying a dental practice.
In this webinar, we take a look at the best ways to finance your first dental practice, whether you buy an existing one or start from scratch.
In this webinar from 2018, Arun takes a look at how to start or buy your very own dental practice.