We explain what Making Tax Digital for Income Tax means for UK dentists and why the shift to quarterly reporting changes how you keep records. We map the deadlines, turnover thresholds and software options so you can get organised before April 2026 and avoid last-minute stress.

• what MTD ITSA is and how quarterly updates work
• the April 2026 start date and the dropping thresholds through 2027 and 2028
• qualifying income as turnover rather than taxable profit
• combining self-employment and rental income and what that means for reporting
• registering for MTD ITSA and why HMRC will not do it automatically
• quarterly periods, due dates and the option to elect for calendar quarters
• choosing HMRC-approved software such as Xero or FreeAgent
• bank feeds, training and support to reduce bookkeeping time
• bridging software for spreadsheet users and why it is usually short term
• how quarterly reporting can improve tax planning and cash flow

Please feel free to reach out to me. I’ll be able to provide you a free consultation about how to set up the MTD options.

If you require any help, don't hesitate to reach out to the Samera team at www.samera.co.uk. We are all here to help you!

Thank you,

The Samera Team

We sit down with Howard Faran to talk about why dentists can be great clinicians yet still feel stuck financially. We focus on the basics that change everything: trust, access, insurance maths, and building a practice that improves margins instead of chasing volume.
• Howard’s background from franchise business to dentistry and an MBA
• Why business education is missing from healthcare and dentistry
• The real cost of PPO discounts compared with patient acquisition costs
• Practice growth through mergers and acquisitions and buying retiring practices
• Trust as a competitive advantage and why staff turnover hurts DSOs
• Why scaling locations fails without systems and why margins matter more
• Patient access, opening hours, and treating dentistry like a real service business
• Mentorship for new graduates and choosing workplaces based on culture
• Burnout as a symptom of low-margin work and misaligned incentives
• AI in dentistry as a tool for speed, quality, lower costs, and better decisions

If you require any help, don't hesitate to reach out to the Samera team at www.samera.co.uk. We are all here to help you!

Thank you,

The Samera Team

We speak with Dr Andrija Petar Bošnjak about leading clinical standards across a 16-location dental group spanning Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy, and why dental tourism has shifted from cheap fillings to complex full-arch work. We also dig into what actually keeps quality high at scale: education systems, fast support for clinicians, a real group culture, and the discipline to go fully digital.

• how Adria Dental Group operates across 16 locations and three countries
• why Italian patients travel to Croatia for complex reconstructions
• how Croatia’s private dentistry culture fuels training and quality
• Andrea’s path from academia to clinical director leadership
• building an internal academy with webinars and monthly training
• visiting clinics to solve problems quickly and keep teams motivated
• using a medical board to align lead clinicians and move decisions
• balancing clinical autonomy with private equity financial goals
• switching to digital workflows, zirconia, milling machines, and in-house labs
• the growth lesson: build a true group mindset, not a loose network
• practical advice: remove owner bottlenecks and hire finance support early

If you require any help, don't hesitate to reach out to the Samera team at www.samera.co.uk. We are all here to help you!

Thank you,

The Samera Team