08:30 Registration, refreshments and exhibition
09:00 Welcome
09:05 Industry update and state of the market
- Background to the state of the UK economy in 2024
- An update of the current dental market
Ryan Barnett, Policy and Research Analyst, BDA
09:15 A guide to preparing to set up a dental practice
- Finding the right premises – what to consider
- Which type of practice is right for you – NHS, mixed or private?
- Understand the stages and purpose of the purchase
- Ensure completion and post completion formalities are followed.
- Understanding what you need in place for opening day
Victoria Michell, Head of NHS and Business Team, BDA
10:00 Morning refreshments and exhibition
10:15 Business planning & accessing finance
- What moneylenders want to know and what they will want to see.
- The fundamental commercial considerations:
- Understanding the opportunity, competition and local demographic.
- Cashflow: considerations of what to invest in and when.
- Project management and planning: the key milestones.
- Recruitment: getting the right people on board.
- KPIs and ensuring you’re hitting the all-important targets underpinning your plan.
Andy McDougall and Anne-Marie Houston, Spot-on Business Planning
11:45 A guide to designing your practice
- Converting a non-dental building into a practice
- Discussing what equipment you need and how to lay it out
Dan Payne, Equipment Sales Specialist, Henry Schein Dental
12:15 Lunch and exhibition
13:00 The CQC – a necessary evil?
- Understand how to register your legal entity ie as a sole trader, a partnership; or a Ltd Co
- Explore the possible need for a registered manager
- Provide some examples of the interview questions and possible answers
- CQC inspections and Compliance – what you need to know
Richard Harris, Head of Compliance, BDA
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13:30 Health and safety issues in general practice
- Health and safety – what you need to know.
Sarah Williams, Health and safety compliance advisor, BDA
14:00 The legalities relating to staff and associates when you set up a practice
- Understand recruitment requirements, contract requirements, pay scales, on-going staffing requirements, associates and associate contracts and pay
James Goldman, Associate Director of Advisory Services, BDA
14:45 Staff pensions - what you should know
- Understanding automatic enrolment for practice employees
- Introducing your pension obligations for an NHS contract holder.
Phil McEvoy, Head of Pensions, BDA
15:00 Afternoon refreshments and exhibition
15:15 Hear first and from a dentist who set up his own practice
Simon Godley, Practice owner and Dentist
15:45 Afternoon Q&A
16:15 Close
