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Paul is a co-founder of Dental Elite which he co-founded with Luke Moore in 2010. Prior to this Paul worked in the same industry providing similar services and felt that the market required a different approach. Paul’s background, apart from brokerage and recruitment services, is on the strategic side of business.
Paul WilkinsonCo-Founder -
Luke co-founded Dental Elite in Spring 2010 having worked in a senior role for another agency. Having read Accounting & Finance at University; Luke couples this background with nearly fifteen years in the dental sector and experience of fast-paced high street recruitment.
Luke MooreCo-Founder -
Sue was one of Dental Elite’s first employees and continues to be a pivotal part of the team. Sue now heads our Commercial team, ensuring that any practice we act for successfully progresses to completion as smoothly and as promptly as possible.
Sue HumphreyCommercial Director -
Ted joined Dental Elite in 2018 and has since become an integral part of the Practice Sales Team. He is responsible for overseeing all practice sales in Scotland and Ireland.
Ted JohnstonPractice Consultant for Scotland & Ireland -
Julie joined the team in 2019. She has an extensive background in Practice Management and has a depth of knowledge of the inner workings of a Dental Practice. Combined with running large practices and her financial acumen Julie has the perfect transferable skills for a Dental Broker at Dental Elite.
Julie RandleSenior Practice Consultant -
Nick joined Dental Elite in September 2020 as a Senior Practice Valuer. With 18 years in healthcare and dental sectors, including roles in mergers, acquisitions, and operations, he now brings his wealth of experience as an integral part of the practice sales team.
Nick MooreSenior Practice Consultant -
Laura’s journey with Dental Elite began in the spring of 2016. Her dedication and commitment have propelled her through the ranks, and she currently holds a pivotal role within the Sales Progression Team, having achieved a well-deserved promotion to Senior Buyer Account Manager in September 2023.
Laura DewesSenior Buyer Account Manager -
Tommy joined Dental Elite in January 2023 and is a member of our Finance team. Tommy joined us from a background of account management and business development within the industrial sector. Tommy loves to work closely with clients and to help them cultivate their own successful practice that will establish them for years to come.
Tommy GlasscoeFinance Broker -
Luke rejoined the team as Locum Controller in February 2024. With a focus on tailored recruitment and commitment to excellence, he delivers exceptional results for candidates and clients in the UK dental industry.
Luke ArnoldLocum Controller -
Mark joined Dental Elite in June 2024 as a Recruitment Resourcer, playing a key role in attracting top talent and connecting them with our clients to drive our growth and success.
Mark RushtonRecruitment Resourcer -
Adam joined us in September 2024 as a Recruitment Consultant, he brings extensive experience in recruiting top talent. His expertise is already adding great value, and we’re excited to see him thrive in connecting the best professionals with their perfect roles.
Adam NeevesRecruitment Consultant -
Jessica Gwynn joined Dental Elite in April 2023 as a graphic designer and quickly advanced to Creative Marketing Manager. She leads our marketing team with fresh perspectives and innovative strategies, keeping Dental Elite at the industry’s forefront.
Jess GwynnCreative Marketing Manager -
Jodie Newell joined Dental Elite as Financial Controller in July 2022. With her expertise and attention to detail, she manages our financial operations, ensuring accuracy and compliance while driving the company’s success and growth.
Jodie NewellFinancial Controller -
Mandy Noble joined Dental Elite in March 2023 as Finance Assistant. She supports Jodie in managing financial processes, using her attention to detail and organizational skills to ensure efficiency and accuracy.
Mandy NobleFinance Assistant
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No matter if you’re buying your first or tenth practice, we can help. Let us make the whole finance process as simple as possible. We’ll assist you with ensuring your purchase is financially sustainable. Taking your personal circumstances into account, we’ll do our utmost to secure you the best possible deal on the market.
What is even better is that in 76% of cases our services comes at no extra cost whatsoever. Furthermore, if you are buying a practice outside of Dental Elite you will still benefit from our CQC service.
The difference when buying through Dental Elite
- Upon registration you will be allocated a Buyer Account Manager to work with throughout your practice search. Your account manager takes responsibility for ensuring you do-not miss a practice and will be allocated depending on your acquisition aspirations.
- All of our consultants take responsibility for both their valuations and the successful sale of their practices so you will always be able to speak to someone who conducted the practice valuation to explain their methodology.
- When buying through Dental Elite you do-not pay any membership fees whatsoever; we do-not charge for emails, SMS notification or WhatsApp Notifications, we do-not charge a fee for registering as an open market buyer.
- We offer all buyers the option to register as an Elite Buyer, whereby the buyer pays the sellers agency fee. Often sellers we instruct we speak with Elite Buyers only which means you will have access to a larger pool of dental practices for sale.
- We support all of our Buyers and Vendors through the DDQ and CQC Application processes if they want us to. Both of these processes can significantly delay the sale so we takeover some of this process in order to expedite the timeline as much as possible.
- Our Sales Progression team will be in contact on a regular basis (daily if required) to ensure you know exactly where your transaction is and what is holding it up so you are never left wondering.
Buying a dental practice is a huge commitment, so if you are looking to become a principal, there are a few things you will need to consider and strive for.
- Build a stable career.
- Ensure your personal expenditure doesn’t massively impact your affordability.
- Get expert advice and support.
- Decide between a leasehold or freehold purchase.
- Tailor the place search to your experience to ensure you secure funding.
- Design a business plan.
- Get the structure of the business right.
- Secure financing.
- Start the CQC process and apply for your DBS as soon as you have agreed Heads of Terms with the vendor.
- Due diligence.
Read more about our top tips for buying a dental practice.
There is no perfect answer to this question, and resembles a “how long is a piece of string” answer. Ultimately a business is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it and as a valuer we base our valuations on comparable data of other completed and agreed transactions which best resemble a practice in question. When evaluating an opportunity you need to consider a number of things but probably the two most important are the underlying profitability you would inherit and the business’ potential. If you want further advice we do offer a strategic buyer valuation service which would give you a stronger insight.
A freehold property purchase means that it is owned outright and as such owners don’t have to pay ground rent, service charges and any other landlord costs. This makes it a lot more ‘final’ than a leasehold and it can tie up money and debt capacity. On the other hand, a leasehold means you only own the property and the land for a stipulated amount of time making it more appropriate for those who want to invest money into the business rather than the property itself. Find out more.
Considerations when buying and selling a dental practice
Dental practice sales transactions are more complicated today than ever before. There have been many changes since the start of the 2006 NHS contract including the creation of the Care Quality Commission, Information Governance and restructuring of NHS England, setting light to the dental practices for sale market. The option to trade as a Limited Company has encouraged multiple practice ownership and fuelled goodwill values nationwide.
However, the process of selling dental practices is now significantly more difficult with due diligence taking longer due to complex variables when selling or buying a practice. As a result, dental practice transactions can now take far longer than ever before. But with the right advisers working with you this doesn’t have to be such a long process. At Dental Elite, we deliver a service that manages the process efficiently and works towards a number of milestones in a transaction that get you the result you want.
Every year there is something new in Dental Practice Acquisition from the current impact of the poor availability of Associate Dentists to the re-tendering of Orthodontic Contracts. We believe that only the most active agents, like us, who are invested in the profession by attending regular seminars and trade shows have a real measure of exactly what is changing in the market and are placed to adapt valuations and sales strategies accordingly. For advice, give our experts a call on 01788 545900.
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Free Valuations with No Catches or Obligations
If you are considering selling your practice, our valuation is completely free. There is no obligation on your part to sell with Dental Elite, although we would hope that you would want to work with us. Furthermore, we don’t just give you a valuation. With our report, we will help guide you how best to approach your exit strategy and advice on growing your practice value. Whether it is in six months’ time or five years.
