Specialist accountants Dodd & Co in Cumbria, who serve dentists & medics throughout the UK, have recently released their 2009 profit figures for both NHS and private practice dentists. They covered the findings in their recent newsletter (which I highly recommend you subscribe to, see email link at the end of the article) and have [...]
Seminars, Events and ‘Tech’ Breakthroughs
March 21, 2010 By
February was another busy month! On the 4th I was presenting at Mottram Hall near Manchester, at an event organised by Medi-cruit. This was the third time I had been invited to speak and it was a great evening. Here I am in action The week after, Graeme and I ran a session at James [...]
Showcase 2009, Seminars and ‘Man Flu’ Tonsillitis
December 7, 2009 By
What a month! I’ve just about recovered from a bout of tonsillitis (more of which later) and have clocked up a few miles ‘touring’ the UK. The first port of call was the Dental Showcase exhibition at the NEC. I attended on the first day and as I pulled into the car park, the heavens [...]
Summer Ends & Seminar Season Begins…
October 8, 2009 By
No doubt you’re fully back into work as the nights get colder and darker. I know, but don’t worry, next summer will soon come around The last few months have been hectic. Apart from client work, we have a number of events lined up between now and the end of the year: On October 8th [...]
Financial Planning – The 10 Key Questions To Ask Yourself
September 4, 2009 By
No matter what stage of career you’ve reached, or even if you’ve retired, there’s a number of key questions that you should be able to answer to give yourself the confidence that you’ve addressed all the important areas of your financial planning. So, today, I’m going to run through the key areas that we run [...]
Dentists’ Provident Society Income Protection Claim Statistics 2008
August 2, 2009 By
The 2008 claim statistics for Dentists’ Provident Society’s income protection are available and make useful reading for all dentists. If you are a dentist, it’s likely that you’ve taken out income protection insurance (also referred to as permanent health insurance). In fact, you may have even claimed on your policy. During the last few years [...]
Dentists’ Provident Society Income Protection Claim Statistics 2007
May 19, 2009 By
A post by Ray Prince, Certified Financial Planner Ray Prince has worked as a Financial Planner since 1994 and specialises advising medics and dentists throughout the UK. His passion is working with and helping clients who want an unbiased view as to how they can achieve their lifestyle and financial goals and objectives. To find [...]
UK Dentists & Doctors – How Much Is Enough For Your Retirement?
May 7, 2009 By
Regular readers of our newsletter will probably recognise the words Cash Flow Forecast (Financial Map or Sat Nav), as we often refer to this when talking about how we help doctors and dentists work out: What they really want to achieve in life? What is this going to cost and when? How does this look [...]
Incorporation for Dentists – Self Employed or Limited Company? – Hot Topics Q & A
April 30, 2009 By
This Q&A has been answered by Amanda Maskery of Sintons solicitors, who specialises in working with dentists. Amanda can be contacted on 0191 226 7878 or click here Q. My accountant has suggested that I consider changing my business structure from self-employed to a limited company. Can you please tell me what I need to [...]
Selling Your Dental Practice – NASDA Goodwill Survey
April 24, 2009 By
Dental practice sales are still being agreed at an impressive goodwill value of 100% of fee income, allowing some retiring dentists to achieve a golden farewell, despite the economic downturn. This analysis is the result of the latest goodwill survey from NASDA, the National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants (NASDA), and provides evidence that the [...]
