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Locum Clauses; are yours fit for purpose?
We represent both dentists and dental practices alike and one question that we are continuously asked to advise on is employment status. One of the main questions for a tribunal when determining employment status is whether the dentist is personally liable to perform the services under the contract. If they are required to personally perform the services then they will be deemed a worker,...Read More
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Will the new IR35 tax rules affect your practice?
UPDATE: The Government has announced that the Extension to IR35, as detailed below, will be postponed until 6th April 2021. Are you a dentist practicing as a limited company? If so, you need to be aware of the IR35 tax rule and what the implications could be for your practice. The Intermediaries Legislation (IR35) was introduced in 2000 to remove the tax advantages of providing services via a...Read More
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Sell your dental practice successfully with these 5 tips
Having spent a number of years as a practice owner, you may now be looking to ease off a little. Or, you have built up a large patient list, have an excellent reputation and feel that the time is right to maximise your profits. Whatever your reason for selling your dental practice, you’ll want to ensure that the process is well organised and stress free. Below are five helpful tips to help you...Read More
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6 top tips for Effective Complaint Handling
If you run a business, you will no doubt have received a customer complaint. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, someone will have cause to complain about the service they have received. How you deal with those complaints could help stop them escalating to a bad Google review. As a small or medium sized business, word of mouth will be one of your main sources of work. Therefore, handling...Read More
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Guide to Purchasing a Dental Practice
DENTAL BULLETIN, ISSUE 66 You may be one of the dentists that has worked as an associate for a number of years and have now decided that purchasing a dental practice and become a practice owner is a great idea. You may have spent some time looking at a number of practices and now wonder how to proceed with the acquisition of one of those practices. This article sets out the steps that you...Read More
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Retention and value of Patient Dental Records
DENTAL BULLETIN, ISSUE 65 Since traveling around the UK lecturing on the General Data Protection Regulations and how they’re affecting dentists and dental patient records when they came into force on 25th May 2018, myself and Laura Pearce found one question that keeps being asked relates to the security and retention of patients’ clinical records. – How long do I have to retain...Read More
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