Dental Practice Startup
Why Buy when you can Start up a Dental Practice for a much lower cost?
Launching a successful startup dental practice is one of the most exciting, yet challenging, ventures for a dentist.
At Samera, we don’t just provide the services you need – we bring our proven expertise.
We’ve been through the startup journey ourselves, having built a successful dental group.
Our mission is to use our hands-on experience to help you avoid the common mistakes, secure the best possible foundation, and confidently build your dream practice.
You bring the clinical skill; we’ll handle the business setup.
Why Choose Samera?
25+ Years Experience
We’ve been helping the UK’s dentists start their own successful dental practices for over 25 years.
750+ Practices Helped
Through our start up programmes and Bootcamp events, we have helped start over 750 practices.
Hands-on Experience
We have built our own successful dental group from scratch, we know what works and what mistakes to avoid.
Starting a practice is complex, but you don’t have to navigate it alone. Our team provides more than just administrative support; we offer a strategic partnership built on decades of real-world success.
We are uniquely positioned to guide you because we approach your practice startup with the mindset of an owner, not just an advisor.
From securing optimal financing to ensuring CQC compliance and setting up efficient accounting systems, we deliver proven strategies.
Our Dental Practice Startup Services
Case Studies
Better Terms and Flexible Payments
The Problem
Having had an initial conversation with an associate looking to set up a squat practice, they explained they had found a property to convert and wanted help with the finance.
Part of the finance application is to provide the lender with lease and deposit details and when we obtained these, we contacted the client again.
They had no rent-free period and a large rent deposit to provide with no end date for the return of that deposit.
The Solution
We discussed and explained the benefits of negotiating a rent-free period with the landlord. This would not only allow them time to convert the premises, but also to provide them with a period of no rent to help keep the initial costs down when income was growing.
We also discussed the size of the rent deposit and also them agreeing with the landlord a return date and how the money was to be held to protect their funds.
The Result
After our discussions and help with negotiating, we were able to help them argue for far better terms in their agreements.
Once they discussed all these aspects with the landlord, they agreed to reduce the rent deposit and return it within two years with the deposit being held on an escrow account.
More importantly they agreed a six-month rent-free period which eased the cashflow situation of the squat practice when it started trading.
How it Should Have Been Done
The Problem
One of our clients recently took over a closed practice and approached a bank directly to obtain finance so they could purchase the building and set up a new practice. Due to the lack of income being generated by the closed practice, it was classed as a squat practice.
However, the bank they approached did not provide any finance for the set up of the practice in terms of build and equipment.
Reasons remain unknown. So, to finance the build and purchase the equipment, our client borrowed heavily on short-term finance. They are now lumbered with huge monthly repayments on their short-term debt.
The Solution
We could have negotiated a far better deal.
Here’s how it should have been arranged:
Usually with a squat you can obtain 15 year finance for the build and the equipment needed for the practice. This is usually restricted to 70% of the costs, with a maximum figure of £250K for the build and equipment.
The difference is the loan term. With the 15-20 year term and a broker-negotiated one year interest-only deal, monthly payments are spread out, cashflow is protected and the practice can flourish.
Raising Additional Finance When Lenders Say ‘No’
The Problem
The existing principal of a dental practice based in London who had moved their rented dental practice to a new freehold site close to the existing practice contacted us recently.
They explained that they had raised the funding for their move from their existing lender, but the project had overrun, and their existing bank wasn’t able to arrange any extra funding to complete the project.
The Solution
After our initial discussion, we outlined what information we would need to approach the lenders so that we could provide a comprehensive report to raise the finance.
Using our experience with the application and negotiation process with banks we put together a proper finance application.
The Result
The outcome was having received the information, we were able to obtain the additional finance that was needed to complete the project on competitive terms.
The client now has a new fully equipped dental practice based in a freehold property that is performing well.
Reviews
Setting up a squat dental clinic can be a very daunting task. With so many different facets to the project, financing the project can be potentially stressful especially in the current climate. However, … Samera made this so easy for us. Always on hand to answer our queries, talk us through the process step by step and presented us with all the different options. It has been a pleasure to work with … the rest of the Samera team and I have no hesitation in recommending them to all my colleagues.
5 Stars
“I cannot recommend … highly enough. My partner and I have been corresponding … when setting up our squat dental practice to organise the best finance loans and equipment deals. He has a wealth of knowledge, trustworthy, straight talking and always responds quickly to questions.”
5 Stars
“After attending the Samera Bootcamp last November, I set about starting up my own practice. … very helpful in setting up finance and giving good all round advice about the process, actually well beyond the scope of a financial advisor- wouldn’t hesitate to recommend!”
5 Stars
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