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Simon Lee
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Anuja Sonawane
“Great opportunity for businesses to reach new potential Dental clients. "
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Why Beyond The Chair Exists
Great dentistry deserves a great business behind it.
Dental school trains you to be a clinician. Nobody trains you to be a business leader. That gap shows up differently depending on where you are in your career.
For some it is the anxiety of launching a practice without a roadmap. For others it is the frustration of scaling without the right systems. For others still it is the quiet realisation that after years of building something, the financial future still is not as clear as it should be.
Beyond The Chair exists for all of it. Not as a conference. As a room full of dentists who have already been where you are and found their way through.
8.5 CPD hours included.
A full day of insight, connection and practical thinking you can use from the Monday after.
3 rounds of workshops.
Pick the conversations most relevant to where you are right now.
Your £99 investment.
One day away from your chair that changes how you think and what you build after it.
What Changes After 9th May
You do not leave with inspiration. You leave with a direction.
Clarity
On your numbers, your structure, and what your practice is actually worth. Whether you are at the start of your career or planning your exit, financial clarity changes every decision you make.
Confidence
To lead your practice as a business, not just a clinical operation. To make decisions based on data rather than instinct. To build something with real value — beyond your presence in it.
Connection
The dentist in the room with you has already solved the problem you are carrying. The conversation in the break answers the question you did not know how to ask. That only happens in a room like this.
A Next Step
After the event, you will have something specific. Something practical. Something you can do differently the following Monday. An actionable plan.
Is this for you?
Whether you are just starting or ready for what is next.
Launching your first practice
You know dentistry. You are figuring out the business. You want a roadmap from people who have already built what you are trying to build — without the expensive mistakes along the way.
Scaling up
The practice is growing. The decisions are getting bigger. You need the right systems, the right team, and the right financial structure to make growth sustainable rather than just exhausting.
Working out what comes next
You have built something. Now you want to know what it is worth, what comes after, and how to build a future that does not depend entirely on you showing up every day.
The People in the Room
Speakers who did it.
Not just studied it.
Every dentist on stage at the conference has built something beyond the chair. They are not there to lecture. They are there because they remember what it felt like not to know — and they would rather you did not have to figure it out the hard way.
Dr James Martin
Founder, Dentists Who Invest
Dentist-turned-financial educator building a global community focused on wealth and financial freedom.
Dr Dan Shaffer
Co-Founder, Active Aligners UK
Dual-qualified dentist and technician lecturing internationally on digital, restorative and aligner dentistry.
Dr Paul Midha
Principal Dentist, VICI Dental
Award-winning dentist specialising in cosmetic and restorative dentistry with advanced postgraduate training.
Dr Sorabh Patel
Principal Dentist, Dental Beauty Partners
Founder of Deciduous Young Dentist, mentoring the next generation of dental professionals.
Dr Chetan Mathias
Clinical Director, Multi-practice Owner
Clinical director with nearly two decades’ experience and over 3,000 smile makeover cases.
Dr Barry Oulton
Founder, The Confident Dentist Academy
Dentist, coach and mentor helping dental professionals improve communication and practice performance.
Dr Bobby Bhandal
Founder, Squat Success
Mentors dentists on building practices from scratch, covering site acquisition, design and team leadership.
Anick Sharma
Director, Videre Financial Planning
Advises professionals and business owners on wealth management and long-term financial planning.
Dr Tony Kilcoyne
Principal Dentist, SmileSpecialist Centre
Specialist in Prosthodontics with 35+ years’ experience, long-standing educator and recognised voice in UK dentistry.
Dr David Claridge
Digital Consultant, TOC Digital
Digital dental consultant with 16 years’ experience and 4,000+ training sessions worldwide.
Emma Anastasi
Founder, Diamond Dental Staff
Award-winning consultant with nearly 20 years in recruitment, HR and team development.
Lisa Bainham
Principal Consultant, Practice Management Matters
Award-winning practice manager with nearly 30 years in systems and complaints management.
Lamia Murray
Service Development Manager, Riverdale Healthcare
Nearly a decade across nursing, TCO and practice management, with a focus on digital dentistry.
Scott Chennel & Jack Hannam
vVARDIS
Supporting UK dental groups in adopting new solutions at scale, with hands-on industry experience.
Joe Liquorish & Myran Billen
Directors, Clix Dental
Help dental practices implement marketing and patient acquisition systems to drive growth.
Luke Moore & Phil Kolodynski
Dental Elite
Advise dentists on practice valuations, sales and transactions, drawing on extensive industry experience.
On the day
Three rounds of workshops. Which rooms will we see you in?
Round 1 — 11:15 AM
Profitability in Your Dental Practice: Myth or Reality?
Dr Chetan Mathias
The People Formula: Recruitment, Retention and Culture That Thrives
Emma Anastasi
Small Lesions, Big Impact: Growing Practice Revenue Through Early Caries Treatment
Scott Chennells and Jack Hannam
TCO Superpower Session: Ethical Influence & Treatment Acceptance
Lamia Murray
True Scanomics: The Financial Basis for Scanner Introduction Across Multiple Workflows
Dr David Claridge
Buy It. Grow It. Realise It. The Entrepreneurial Dentist’s Guide to Strategic Exit
Luke Moore & Phil Kolodynski
Round 2 — 1:30 PM
The £100K Profit Gap Your Dashboard Isn’t Showing You
Dr Barry Oulton and Shishir Khadka
Digital Dentistry Decoded: Scanners, Workflows & Private Growth
Lamia Murray
Emotional Intelligence for Success (in Finance, Business and Life)
Dr Tony Kilcoyne
Complaints to Champions: Mastering Difficult Conversations
Lisa Bainham
Compliance Without Tears: Making CQC Simple & Team-Friendly
Emma Anastasi
Workshop TBC
Denovo
Round 3 — 2:15 PM
What Don’t You Like About Aligners? We Can Make It Better Together
Dr Dan Shaffer
Growth Control Room: Patient Journey & Diary Domination That Drives Real Growth
Emma Anastasi, Lisa Bainham & Lamia Murray
Informed Exit Strategies: The 3 Numbers You Need to Sell Your Practice
Anick Sharma
Three Infections, Three Pillars: The Operating System Behind Every Successful Squat Practice
Dr Bobby Bhandal
The Invisible Marketing Advantage (The Secret to Keeping a High-Value Patient Pipeline)
Joe Liquorish & Myran Billen
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