Converting from NHS Dentistry to Private Archives

1 Aug 2022 • Videos, NHS

Convert from NHS to private dentistry: Runeel’s story (part 1)

Runeel Joye, Principal Dentist of Oh My Smile, talks to us about how his team now enjoy a less pressured way of working after moving from NHS to private practice. “It’s been a positive change…

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25 Apr 2018 • Blog, NHS

“After leaving the NHS I feel unshackled and free to practise the kind of dentistry I’ve always dreamed of.” – Gordon Downes

I decided to leave the NHS after 29 years of running an NHS practice, it was a big decision but it has completely changed my personal and professional life.

17 Apr 2017 • Blog, NHS

How one practice converted from NHS to private dentistry

In 2008, husband and wife duo Kate and Ged Cummings were practising dentistry in a small NHS dental practice in Stoke-on-Trent. Today they head up a large, continuously growing private practice with a bright future.…

12 Feb 2016 • Blog, NHS

How Practice Plan Supported us in the Conversion from NHS to Private Dentistry

The decision for us to convert to private dentistry was made back in 2006, after the introduction of the latest NHS contract. We signed the contract as many did, but soon realised it was unworkable for…

25 Jan 2016 • Blog, NHS

How we Made the Move From NHS to Private Dentistry – a Case Study

Zoe Sharp is Practice Manager at Alexandra Dental Care. She explains how the confines of running an NHS contract led the practice to convert to private dentistry and how it benefited the team and patients.