In this episode Abi Greenhough is joined by Leading exponent of Corporate Social Responsibility , Community Involvement and Environmental Consciousness Mark Topley. Mark explains how CSR has changed in the public consciousness over the last twenty years and how fringe issues have now become mainstream. 77% of consumers are influenced by a businesses environmental credentials. These are the patients and employees of dental practices. The challenge dental practices have in implementing CSR...

Abi Greenhough welcomes our Commercial Director Chris Mayor to the Dental Business Transactions podcast.  They discuss the dental practice M&A market trends Lily Head Dental Practice Sales and their partners are seeing in the market over the last 6 months of 2023 and how 2024 is shaping up.    

Reena Popat is on the podcast to talk about her journey from being told at school that she would never be a lawyer to founding Carter Bond Solicitors and Carter Bond Wills in 2014. In this episode Reena talks about how in her early career she did not set out to become a business leader but was motivated by the fact she wanted to do things differently.  Reena discusses her most important lessons as a lawyer and business leader when growing from a team of 3 to a team of 32. Reena & Abi talk...

Eddie Crouch has been Chair of the British Dental Association Principal Executive Committee since September 2020. Eddie is a past Chairman of the Central Counties Branch of the British Dental Association. Eddie works tirelessly to represent dentists and patients who work and rely on NHS dentistry to the decision makers in government. It is evident that NHS Dentistry is suffering from underfunding and NHS providers as well as NHS dentists are considering their options. The BDA estimates...

Oliver Field is a financial planner at Chester Rose.  Oliver has a good number of clients who are dentists and he is focused on helping them make the best use of their money. In this episode we talk to Oli a few days after the first budget in the UK in over 500 days about initiatives the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced to incentivise dentists and principal dentists to stay working for longer.

Louis Mackenzie has been a General Dentist since 1986.  Louis is the Head Dental Officer at Denplan as well as a clinical lecturer at the Birmingham Dental school and Kings College London. Louis delivers postgraduate lectures nationally and internationally on direct and indirect restorative techniques, minimally invasive dentistry and clinical photography and runs a series of popular hands-on courses. He is also a member of Dental Update’s editorial board. In this episode Louis talks about...

Martin How is the MD of Lily Head Finance.  Martin has been working in the banking sector or in conjunction with the banking sector since 1992.  Navigating the financial markets and managing the major disruptions to the financial markets over the last few decades are all experiences Martin draws on when working with dentists. In this episode Martin talks to Abi Greenhough, the MD of Lily Head Dental Practice Sales about the opportunities for dentists in the context of the energy crisis and...

Mark is a highly I am a highly experienced Programme and Project Management Professional and Operations Leader whose career has focused on helping others. Mark began his career as a school teacher.  Transitioning to becoming a pioneer in delivering CSR (Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility) strategies internationally, on behalf of start up’s, government bodies and blue-chip corporates. Mark is Director of Purpose Driven Business ; Chief Executive Officer of Bridge2Aid UK (from 2010...

Eddie Crouch has been Chair of the British Dental Association Principal Executive Committee since September 2020. Before that, he served as deputy chair between 2014 and 2020 and past Chair of Central Counties Branch of the British Dental Association. He works in two practices in Birmingham and is Vice Chair of the Birmingham Local Dental Committee. Eddie is passionate about representing the interests of NHS Dental providers and NHS Patients.  He is often interviewed for his opinions on...

This week’s guest is Iain Dalton.  Iain is a founding partner of Elmvia Practice Sales in Australia.  Iain leads sales and strategy for the company.  One of the most well-respected figures in the industry, Iain has built the company on the back of formidable sales skills and reputation for integrity and straight-talking honesty. With a directorship background in dental recruitment, corporate sports sales and healthcare, he is also the director of industry recruitment leader Elmvia...

Abi Greenhough is the Managing Director of Lily Head Dental Practice Sales.  Abi joined the business in 2015 and was appointed to the board in 2018. Abi is one of the UK’s most respected experts on valuing dental practices, identifying ways of improving valuations and negotiating the best outcomes for her clients who wish to sell. Abi and her team have completed on individual and group dental practice transactions in every region and every country in the UK. Abi is an experienced...

Simon Chard is an award-winning cosmetic dentist, international lecturer and the President elect of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.  Simon co-owns the highly successful Rothley Lodge Dental Practice with his wife Dr Meghan Chard, where they have looked after the oral health of the general public for many years.  Simon is also a co-founder of Parla Toothpaste tabs which is dedicated to sustainable oral care. Simon talks about his priorities as a family man, a dentist and his...

Christian Reilly is a Practice Finance Consultant at Lily Head Finance.  They specialise in getting primary healthcare businesses the best rates with the best terms.  It could be for practice acquisition, commercial property purchase, extensions or refinancing of existing debt. In this episode we talk to Christian about how he works with clients to find out what they can afford to buy.  Deposit requirements from lenders.  Typical loan to value ratios.  What lenders are looking for in a...

Eddie Crouch has been Chair of the British Dental Association Principal Executive Committee since September 2020. Before that, he served as deputy chair between 2014 and 2020 and past Chair of Central Counties Branch of the British Dental Association. He works in two practices in Birmingham and is Vice Chair of the Birmingham Local Dental Committee. Eddie is passionate about representing the interests of NHS Dental providers and NHS Patients.  He is often interviewed for his opinions on...

Dr Mahrukh Khwaha was recognised in the top 50 dentists list in 2021 for her work in supporting fellow dentists with their mental fitness for greater well being.  In this episode of the Dental Business Transactions Podcast she talks with real openness to Lily Head about her motivation, training and the people and teams she has helped. Mahrukh takes us ‘beyond the baseline, to a place where we can live optimally’.

Bernie Hollywood OBE talks to Lily Head on the Dental Business Transactions Podcast. Bernie has been supporting charities and social enterprises around the world for over 40 years.  Helping them grow and thrive today and for the future. Over the last 40 years Bernie has been responsible for raising a staggering £42,000,000 for the charities that he supports here within the UK and around the world. Bernie has launched a campaign called 'The Boat Of Hope' with a mission to open up a...

Lily Head talks to Martin How, the MD of Lily Head Finance.  They cover off the impact of recent base rate increases.  The benefits to first time and repeat buyers of identifying their target dental practice & why your finance broker should know more than your banker.

Dr. Rahul Doshi and Dr Bhavna Doshi are the leading UK Cosmetic Dental Surgeons, who have worked with TV media on various makeovers, the most popular of them being Extreme Makeover UK. They are also Principals of the 'Dental Wealth Builder' and are guests of Lily Head on the Dental Business Transactions Podcast. Rahul explains the process he went through to become President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. And they both talk about their passion for being educators in cosmetic...

Abi Greenhough, the Managing Director at Lily Head Dental Practice Sales details what goodwill values are being achieved. Activity in the dental transactions market and how changes to the NHS UDA targets and challenges in recruiting staff can affect goodwill values.

In light of the recent announcement by NHS England that NHS Dentists will have to deliver 85% of their targets.  Eddie Crouch talks to Lily Head about the impact of the provision of NHS Dentistry to the English public.  The effect on NHS Dentists and the lobbying the BDA are doing to represent their members.

Justin Leigh, Founder of Focus4growth talks to Lily Head on the Dental Business Transactions Podcast.  Justin explains his motivation to be trained as a consultative sales trainer and leadership mentor focused on helping dentists.  They discuss the difference between consultative selling and leadership training, and how these skills combined can help dentists attract new staff and develop the patient journey.  Take the Patient Experience Scorecard to immediately help you better understand...

Prof Paul Tipton, Founder and Clinical Director of T Clinic & Tipton Training Academy talks to Lily Head on the Dental Business Transactions Podcast. They discuss Paul's cricket career, why did not move to Australia and how dentistry and in particular 'passing on the knowledge' has become his real passion and the recently launched Tipton Market Place.

Chris Barrow, Principal of the Extreme Business Academy talks to Lily Head on the Dental Transactions Podcast. Chris is very forthright in his views on factors affecting the dental industry. However in this episode we get a real chance to meet the man, or rather the machine that is Chris Barrow. Chris rounds off the discussion with the top 10 trends he expects to see in 2022.

There is loads to catch up on from the BDA this winter.  Eddie talks about NHS contracts, contract reform, DDRB, Health & Social Care Bill and how he is finding the new leaders at the CQC.