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Plain-English, dentist-specific guides to the money side of your career — written by accountants who work with dentists and nobody else, and kept current as the rules move.

Tax for dental associates: the complete guide

Registering with HMRC, payments on account, what to set aside each month and the mistakes that cost associates real money.

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What dental associates can (and can't) claim

GDC fees, indemnity, courses, loupes, travel — what's genuinely allowable, what isn't, and the folklore to ignore.

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Limited companies for associates: the honest maths

The corporation tax saving versus the NHS pension trade-off — when a company genuinely wins, and when it quietly costs you.

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Your first year as an associate: the money checklist

Moving from DF1 to associate: the registrations, set-asides and habits that make year one financially painless.

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Making Tax Digital: what dentists need to do

Quarterly updates are here for most associates. Who's caught, what's due when, and the setup that makes it painless.

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The NHS pension for dentists, explained

Career-average benefits, annualised contribution tiers, annual allowance charges, McCloud — the scheme, made comprehensible.

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Buying a dental practice, step by step

Search to completion in one map: appraisal, offer, due diligence, funding and the points where buyers overpay.

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How much is a dental practice worth?

EBITDA multiples, % of fee income, add-backs and the factors that genuinely move a practice's price.

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Selling your practice: the two-year plan

Exit-ready accounts, BADR, share vs asset sale and earn-outs — the preparation that turns into price.

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Starting a squat practice: the honest guide

Setup costs, funding, the ramp-up model and the honest comparison against buying an existing practice.

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Practice benchmarks: the numbers that matter

Staff %, lab %, materials, chair utilisation and profit per surgery — the ratios that tell you if 'busy' means 'good'.

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Hygienists & therapists: employment status done right

Employed vs self-employed hygienists: the status tests, the real risks of getting it wrong, and clean ways to structure it.

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