UCL Eastman Dental Institute

CPD Finance and practice management courses

Module Leaders: Josephine and Bill Carr

“Excellent presentations - I wish I had met you earlier.  I have learnt more in the last 6 months than the last 16 years! I have put into place so many of the things you taught us and already my practice is feeling better and looking healthier, my books have never been this good!” participant feedback from 2008 course

Further to demand, we are able to release the 2012 dates for the Finance and Practice Management Course. The six days are designed to increase the understanding of practice owners and associates regarding financial and employment issues.  Over the six days the fundamental principles will be addressed and then applied to dental practices.  The days are interactive with participants analyzing actual sets of accounts and deciding whether they would purchase the practice which the accounts relate to, preparing budgets and employment contracts.

The course will provide practitioners with the insight and information they need to make more informed decisions and to run their practice lives more efficiently. The range of topics comprise:

Practical application in a practice

The titles and dates of the courses are as follows:

Thursday 19th January 2012
Introduction to Accounts (including accounting terminology, creating a budget and deciphering final accounts)

Thursday 9th February 2012
The Accountant’s and Bank Manager’s Perspectives (including taxation, applying for a loan and getting the most from your bank manager)

Thursday 15th March 2012
Budgeting and Management Accounts (including cash flows, budgets, purchasing, banking and fee setting)

Thursday 29th March 2012
Thinking of Buying or Selling a Practice? (receive advice from a bank manager, a solicitor and an accountant with extensive experience of buying and selling dental practices)

Thursday 26th April 2012
Employment Law (including employment contracts for both staff and associates, statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures and age legislation)

Thursday 31st May 2012
What Next? (options include expansion, financial planning, sole trader and limited company status)

Josephine and Bill Carr will lead the series and will be assisted by a number of accountants, solicitors, financial advisors and bank managers, all of whom have extensive experience within the dental profession. Participants, at whatever stage in their careers, will receive valuable advice regarding a broad spectrum of financial and employment issues.

2012 Course fees: £199 per day or £1,155 when block booking the 6 days.