“If you win the rat race, you’re still a rat.”
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The Monday Morning Quote #259
Posted on March 31, 2014 by Alun Rees
Podcast Interview #1 with Harry Singh from the Dental Property Club
Posted on March 27, 2014 by Alun Rees
The first podcast interview is with Dr Harry Singh from The Dental Property Club.
For more about Harry and how you can join with him to learn more about investing in property click here.
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The Monday Morning Quote #258
Posted on March 24, 2014 by Alun Rees
NASDAL benchmarking stats show private practices in recovery
Posted on March 19, 2014 by Alun Rees
NASDAL benchmarking stats show private practices in recovery
Report from Alan Suggett, head of UNW Dental Business Unit: alansuggett@unw.co.uk
For the first time in eight years, the profit level of the average private practice is almost the same as the average NHS practice, based on the latest benchmarking statistics from NASDAL. The average net profit in 2012/13 for a principal of a private practice was £124,086 compared to £125,958 for a principal of an NHS practice.
Calculated annually by NASDAL the statistics are gathered from a sample of practices across the UK to provide average ‘state-of-the-nation’ figures. They are used by NASDAL accountants to help dentists and dental practices benchmark their figures.
Looking at the market as a whole, the financial performance of a typical dental practice has changed little. What’s interesting is to see how differently NHS and private practices are faring due to the flexibility that private principals have to adjust both prices and costs.
NHS practices have experienced a modest increase in fee income but a significant increase in costs and as a result have seen a continued downward trend in profitability. By contrast, private practices have enjoyed their first increase in profits since the financial year 2007/8.
Life appears to be better for some associates too since they have enjoyed a modest increase in fee income and profit – the first since 2008/09 – and may also be experiencing a slight recovery. The average net profit for an associate in 2012/13 was £67,770.
The message from the survey is that NHS practices have continued a downward trend in terms of income and profitability, whereas private practices have started to recover. Profit of a typical private practice was almost the same as an NHS practice in 2012/13, whereas back in 2008/09 the profit differential was more than £30K.
Although, fee income for a typical private practice has continued to fall, practices would appear to have become leaner, reduced costs and increased profit.
NASDAL press release here
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30 years on – another birthday, another airport
Posted on March 18, 2014 by Alun Rees
Birmingham Airport.
Thirty years ago having watched the St Patrick’s Day parade in San Francisco I flew with TWA to Hawaii. This was the third stop on a round the world journey that had already taken in California and would move on to Australia, Singapore, Malaysia & Thailand.
I arrived in Honolulu airport at 3am and beeing on a very limited budget decided to forego a hotel and wait for the backpackers hostel to open at 7. So spent 4 hours in a very uncomfortable chair waiting and people watching. How to celebrate a 31st birthday!
It was the first night of a week long stay on the island. My diary tells me that I ate in a different fast-food place every night. In 1984 there was still novelty in being “supersized” and “having fries with that”. McDonalds, Wendys, Burger King, etc.
My journey had started two weeks earlier. On my way to Heathrow to catch the first flight to Los AngelesI joined my father on his London commute from St Neots station. He didn’t really approve or understand my taking 4 months away from my associate job but would never have dreamed of trying to change my mind. When we left my parents home to drive to the station he turned on Radio 2 – Terry Wogan, before his sojourn into TV – the song that came on immediately was by the Beach Boys. I can remember the lyrics as if it was yesterday because of the synchronicity. “
“The skies are clear
It’s a beautiful day in l.a.”
I haven’t heard the song from that day to this but found it on a movie soundtrack.
Enjoy.
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The Monday Morning Quote #257
Posted on March 17, 2014 by Alun Rees
“Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy,
which sustained him through temporary periods of joy.”
Happy St Patrick’s Day
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Amarillo – great fun for a very good cause.
Posted on March 14, 2014 by Alun Rees
From The Dentistry Show – well done to Jem Patel and team for managing to make us all look so good.
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