Working with dental accountants and business advisers who understand the pressures you face in the sector is vital in today's rapidly changing professional world.

How can we help you?

As a principal, associate or limited company, we can help you achieve more from your dental career and business, offering a service that is insightful and personal to you, established from over 30 years' experience in the dental industry.

We are ready to support you in building your future the way that you want.

Just starting out?

The transition of embarking on a career as a self-employed dentist may seem daunting at first but with our support, you will start to experience a natural progression into self-employed status. From calculating tax liabilities and student loan repayments through to record keeping, we can guide you through the next chapter.

Contact a member of the team to find out more and discuss your next steps.

Wanting to buy a practice?

The next big decision as an associate is whether you want to buy your own practice or a share in an existing one. We help to ensure that you pay the right price and can structure the purchase in a tax-efficient manner, tailored to your circumstances. Our team can also connect you to vital financial and legal support, built up from years of developing trusted networks with bankers, solicitors and other advisers.

Contact a member of the team to find out more and discuss your next steps.

How can we make your life easier?

With your dental career taking off, it is important that your time and energy goes into your continued development. As well as making your life easier by preparing your annual accounts and tax returns, our dental expertise will ensure that you claim all relevant business expenses, keeping your tax bills as low as possible.

Contact a member of the team to find out more and discuss your next steps.

Growing your business?

As a dental practice owner, you may be taking the time to review where you are today and looking at ways, large or small, to optimise the success of your business. Our experts can support you as your business grows using tailored benchmarking and specialist industry insights to help you understand your current strengths and opportunities, through to advising on practice acquisitions.

Contact a member of the team to find out more and discuss your next steps.

Selling your practice?

The right time to sell is complex. It involves emotions as well as financial concerns and does not happen overnight, but without an exit strategy in place, your options are limited.

If you are contemplating the sale of your business, either now or in the future, we can work with you in creating an exit strategy bespoke to your objectives.

Need post-sale advice?

Whatever your post-sale objectives, Hazlewoods Financial Planning can support you in putting together a tailored plan to help meet them, using the proceeds in the most efficient way.

Get confident with Xero

With MTD on the horizon, you can get prepared and feel confident with cloud accounting.

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Case studies

Find out more about how we have helped our clients.

Making the leap: Associate to practice owner

After working in his parent's family practice as an associate, Oliver Pierce decided that he wanted to become a practice owner, eventually going on to purchase Sutton Dental Practice.

We spoke with Oliver and Hazlewoods dental experts, Nigel Utting, Associate Partner, and Lee Brinkworth, Manager, on how this all came to be and what was involved throughout the process.

"As I progressed in my career, I wanted to buy my own practice. With the family history of working with Hazlewoods, I reached out to the team to review my accounts for a prospective practice. They provided guidance on the buying process, the viability of various practices and accurate EBITDA valuations."

Read full interview here

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Tuesday 21 March 2023

As we officially enter a new season and bid farewell to the end of another tax year, now is a good time to take stock and approach your 2023/24 tax planning with a fresh perspective.

Dental update: Get ready for MTD – get confident with Xero

Wednesday 8 February 2023

Making tax digital for income tax (MTD for IT) was set to come in from 2024, but the Government has now confirmed there will be a further two-year delay, with it being phased in from April 2026. However, every cloud has a silver lining...

Dental update: Christmas countdown and tax-free treats

Tuesday 23 November 2021

With the Christmas countdown on and a festive feeling already in the air, thoughts might be turning to the anticipated return of the work's Christmas party, as well as any other seasonal gifts and treats you want to give your employees.

Dental update: Hygienists - do your self-employed engagements need a bit of polish?

Tuesday 21 September 2021

It has long been accepted that dental associates working under the terms of a HMRC approved British Dental Association (BDA) contract are self-employed. We see a large number of self-employed dental hygienists working under a similar assumption that they are also self-employed, without being aware that the reassurances offered to associates by the BDA contract do not apply to hygienists. Find out more here.

Dental update: Should dentists be braced for HMRC to tighten the (self-employment) gap?

Friday 10 September 2021

HMRC have recently announced that, with effect from April 2023, they will withdraw the paragraph in their guidance which mentions the BDA and DPA standard associate agreements. What does this mean for the numerous associate dentists subject to UK tax law? Find out more here.

Dental Matters summer 2021: Looking to the future and growing your business

Wednesday 21 July 2021

With the summer months upon us, now may be the time that you stop and reflect on the past year, assess where you are today and look to the future. Embarking on the acquisition trail could be an option to consider. Find out more here.

Dental Focus Spring 2021

Thursday 27 May 2021

Our latest Dental Focus, 'Spotlight on planning ahead', for Spring 2021 is now available. Take a look here.

Dental Focus Winter 2020

Tuesday 1 December 2020

The latest Dental Focus for Winter 2020 is now available.

Dental update: BDA announcement for mixed practices

Friday 3 April 2020

Yesterday evening the BDA announced that financial support for mixed practices would be based on their proportion of NHS to private income, with any claims for private assistance being based on the proportions used for business rates reimbursements.

Dental update: Coronavirus support for the self-employed

Friday 27 March 2020

The Chancellor’s announcement on Thursday 26 March that help for the self-employed will be available was welcome; however, the £50,000 cap on trading profits means that many dentists will be excluded from these measures.

Dental update: Cars - should you lease or buy?

Monday 15 April 2019

For many dentists, the amount of tax relief that can be claimed is quite low as there is limited business travel, so first work out which option is the best deal financially. This may not necessarily be the option attracting the most tax relief.