by Zac Fine | May 15, 2019 | Acquisitions, Buying & selling, Due diligence, Finance, Insurance, Legal
You need a loan to buy your first dental practice or expand your group, so you will be talking to the banks. Did you know they will be sizing you up over a Campari? Not a gentlemanly chat over a strong drink — those days are gone — but a sober acronym to check your...
by Zac Fine | Oct 17, 2018 | Compliance, Insurance
If you get in trouble for something outside the surgery will you receive legal representation? Don’t count on it. Dentists are being left vulnerable to a bullish GDC by overstretched indemnifiers. As the volume of pay outs climbs they are tightening up. They...
by Zac Fine | Sep 25, 2018 | Admin, Compliance, Insurance, Legal
The Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) comes into force on October 1. No idea what it is? Neither had I until I spoke to Nigel Jones, who describes major disruption ahead for the dental plans market. Nigel has the inside track on this. He’s sales and marketing...
by Zac Fine | Jul 17, 2018 | Insurance
It’s normal to give your implant patient a personal treatment guarantee in case of failure. Patients often make purchase decisions based on such guarantees. But there is a problem: they usually aren’t backed by an insurance policy. This is the view of Richard Griggs,...
