Practice ownership

Owning and managing a dental practice can be immensely satisfying but, to be successful, you need to understand your professional and legal responsibilities and how you will meet them.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, we answer your frequently asked questions on how to manage your dental team including staff screening, contact tracing, self-isolate, risk assessment, change in employment contract and furlough. We have also collated advice on the financial impact and the mitigation measures being introduced.

Advice

Business	Business continuity planning Business names and brands Business planning and managing change Buying a dental practice Companies and limited liability partnerships Dentists legal rights as commercial purchasers Incorporation concerns in NI and Scotland Leases and licences New practice start-up NHSMail account setup for private practice Partnerships UDA value checker - Analysed data from the NHS Business Services Authority to provide an estimated UDA value for all NHS contracts in England so that you can compare your practice or the practice where you work to the local and national averages.
Finance	Fee collection Fee setting Financial management Private dental plans and in-practice capitation schemes Tax
The team	Associates working in general dental practice Employing staff Employment contracts, practice staff and TUPE
NHS	FAQ on quarter four targets (2020) GDS in England and Wales - guide to the standard contract NHS dentistry in England and Wales NHS dentistry in Northern Ireland NHS dentistry in Scotland NHS England quarter four targets (2020) NHS England targets April to September 2021

Expert templates

Business	Audit - Supplier contracts Business continuity and disaster recovery policy Partnership agreement
Finance	Cashflow forecast template Chairside hours calculation Chairside hours worksheet Debt recovery letters Fees and payments policy Hourly rate calculation Hourly rate worksheet In-practice capitation scheme agreement In-practice capitation scheme application form In-practice capitation scheme direct debit mandate In-practice capitation scheme leaflet Payment - bill and instalments Records management policy
The team	Associate contract - England and Wales Associate contract - Northern Ireland Associate contract - Scotland Associate contract - Private only within a mixed practice - Scotland Associate contract - Private practice Associate ortho contract - England and Wales Side agreement contract for Associates 2021-22 NHS contract year Advice - NHS England targets April to September 2021 England - Examples of pay calculations for BDA side agreements England - Side agreement for associates April to September 2021 England - Side agreement for associates (orthodontics) April to September 2021 Wales - Side agreement for associates April to September 2021 Video: Martin Woodrow round up what is happening in regard to NHS contracts across the UK as of 1 April. Blog: Ministers double down on NHS targets This video further explains the UDA targets and side agreements for 2021 Q4 202-21 We have created two side agreements for Associates in England in relation to the Q4 targets. Version 1 is for Associates who are being paid at a lower rate - with a possible uplift if the practice hits its target. Side agreement Version 1: Associate paid at a lower rate with possible uplift Side agreement Version 1 (orthodontics): Associate paid at a lower rate with possible uplift Version 2 is for Associates who are being paid at a higher rate - with a possible clawback if the practice does not hit its target. Side agreement Version 2: Associate paid at a higher rate with possible clawback Side agreement Version 2 (orthodontics): Associate paid at a higher rate with possible clawback All agreements are designed to complement the BDA written agreements. Locum-Associate contract - HSCNI and mixed - NI Locum-Associate contract - NHS and mixed - England and Wales Locum-Associate contract - NHS and mixed - Scotland Locum-Associate contract - ortho - England and Wales Locum-Associate contract - private practice Data protection privacy notice - associates Data protection privacy notice - employees Employed dentists - code of practice Employment contract Employment contract variation - letters
NHS	NHS remedial and breach notice letters

Events

Training essentials courses for the dental team, including:

Leading a dental team
Running a safe and compliant practice

Webinar: NHS England quarter four targets

Other resources

Financial Healthcheck tool - To help you, we’ve teamed up with our partner Lloyd & Whyte to put together a Financial Healthcheck tool, asking you a series of questions to give you an advice based report.

One-to-one advice

Extra and Expert members have access to unlimited one-to-one advice via phone or email from our experienced advisors. Contact our Practice support team on 020 7563 4574 or email: advice.enquiries@bda.org.

We may record telephone conversations that are advisory in nature to offer you additional security, resolve complaints and improve our service standards. Conversations may also be monitored for staff training purposes. You will be alerted to this when you call.