Watch this on-demand webinar with Les Jones, Zoe Close and Dr. Manish Chitnis as they discuss the essential things you need to consider when making the life-changing decision to move from NHS to private dentistry.
About the webinar:
Les Jones and Zoe Close are joined by Dr. Manish Chitnis, Practice Owner and Principal Dentist of Dental Concepts, as he discusses his recent experience of handing back both his adult and children’s NHS dental contracts, including the key things he’s learnt along the way and what his advice to others is having experienced the process first-hand.
With an increasing number of dentists and wider dental teams feeling disillusioned with NHS dentistry, many are debating the merits of handing back their NHS dental contracts, and naturally have many questions they need support answering. Les, Zoe and Manish discuss the important questions most frequently asked by those thinking about making the move, including:
- What are the pros and cons of partial vs. full conversions?
- How do I know if this is the right thing for me to do?
- Will enough patients stay with the practice to make this change viable?
- What are the first steps I need to take to explore my options?
- How quickly can I convert from NHS to private dentistry?
- How do I get my team onboard with the conversion?
- How do I reduce my contracted number of UDAs?
- What is the best approach for communicating with ICBs?
- How will the local community react?
- I’m an associate and want to convert, but the owner isn’t keen, how can I encourage this?
- How do I communicate the change with my patients?
- What will happen to my NHS pension?
- What type of support will my team need and what does this look like if I was to work with a plan provider?
Please note that this is a recording of a live webinar that took place on Thursday 13th February 2025.
About the speakers:
Les Jones, Creative Director, Practice Plan 
Les Jones is the Creative Director at Practice Plan. He has over 30 years’ experience of working within the creative and dental sectors in the fields of design, marketing, branding and strategic consultancy.
He is a regular speaker at dental events across the UK helping dental teams to get creative in their marketing and communications.
Zoe Close, Head of Sales, Practice Plan
Zoe is the Head of Sales at Practice Plan and has over 30 years’ experience in the dental sector, including working as a group business manager for a corporate group, a dental nurse, a head receptionist, and a practice manager.
Zoe is passionate about supporting practices and can offer invaluable advice on how to strategically and successfully run your business.
Dr. Manish Chitnis, Practice Owner and Principal Dentist of Dental Concepts
Dr. Manish Chitnis is a cosmetic dentist with more than 28 years of dental experience. He, along with his wife, Dr. Shilpa Chitnis are the Principal Dentists and Owners of Dental Concepts, a family-owned practice group which includes four dental practices in the UK and one in India, all providing advanced and best in class treatment, combined with a unique patient experience.
Dr Manish Chitnis is also the owner of a groundbreaking dental business management software DenTTrack, which helps dental practices streamline their systems and processes to run their practice on an autopilot.
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| Location | Date & Time | |
| On-demand webinar | Recorded 13/02/2025 |