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Private practice overview

Offering patients private treatments, either exclusively or alongside NHS work, can offer professional and financial rewards.

Private prescribing

Botox and non-surgical cosmetic procedures

What to consider if you wish to offer your patients non-surgical cosmetic treatments.

Tooth whitening

Understand the legal, professional and good practice requirements of offering tooth whitening options to your patients.

Topping up NHS charges with private fees accepted in Appeal Court decision

NHS regulations were in the dock recently. Len D'Cruz and Kevin Lewis examine the decisions and outcomes.

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Business planning and managing change

This advice identifies the main aspects of developing a business plan: what you want to achieve for your business and describes where you are now, and how you will reach your goals.

Business continuity

Advice on business continuity planning involving a contingency plan for situations that could seriously affect the long-term survival of a dental practice.

Buying a practice

This advice provides an overview of the process of buying and owning a dental practice, market research, planning and where professional advice is needed.

Companies and LLPs

This advice provides an overview of the implications of running your practice as a limited company or an LLP.

Death and serious illness

This advice is aimed at non-dentists who find themselves in the position of managing the practice of a dentist who has died or is too ill to work.

Dentists legal rights as commercial purchasers

This guide provides advice on contracts dental practices make with other businesses, suppliers and tradespeople, including advice on contract law and rights as a commercial buyer.

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Private dentistry

This collection of articles from BDJ In Practice explores all things relating to private dental practice in the UK.
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