Dentist Accountant
Dental practice accounts, handled properly.
Most dentists spend years explaining their income split, equipment costs and associate arrangements to accountants who half-understand the sector. We already know how dental practices are structured — NHS and private, sole trader and limited company, associate and principal. Fixed-fee pricing, FCMA-qualified founder, questions answered the day you ask them.
- Your corporation tax position is known well before the filing deadline
- Allowable expenses — equipment, materials, lab fees — captured correctly from the start
- Associate and principal structures handled without a lengthy explanation from you
- Monthly management accounts so you know what the practice is actually earning
No long-term contract. If it is not working after three months, you leave with clean books and nothing owed.
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What our clients say
★★★★★
Savings More Than Cover The Fees
"His fees are very reasonable and the money he has saved me more than covers them."
★★★★★
Always On The End Of The Phone
"They're always on the end of the phone to advise and assist and provide a top service for our accounting needs."
★★★★★
Confident In Every Financial Process
"We always feel well-informed and confident about our financial processes and data. Highly recommend."
★★★★★
Above And Beyond For Years
"I've been there for years and Niall and his team go above and beyond the duties to provide accounting services but also general advices."
Sound familiar?
Still explaining how your income works every year?
Dentists tend to fall through the gap between generalist accountants and specialist healthcare firms. Your accountant nods along, files the return, and you are left wondering whether the equipment write-downs were right, whether the associate fee structure is tax-efficient, and what the practice is actually worth. The books get done. The strategic questions do not.
- Corporation tax filed late or with allowable expenses missed due to sector unfamiliarity
- No clear monthly picture of practice profitability across NHS and private income
- Associate versus principal tax structuring never properly reviewed or optimised
What a proper dental accountant looks like
You get a chartered firm that already understands dental practice structures — and a cloud-based workflow that keeps your books current and your tax position visible at all times. No year-end scramble. No explaining the obvious.
- Allowable expenses and capital allowances on equipment claimed correctly every year
- Monthly management accounts giving a real-time view of practice revenue and margin
- Associate and principal tax structures reviewed and set up for efficiency from day one
- Fixed monthly fee — no surprise invoices, no hourly rates, no bill shock at year end
What clients say about working with us
Clients across professional services, healthcare-adjacent sectors and small businesses describe the same thing — hands-on, available, and commercially useful.
My other-half introduced me to Niall at OD Accountants and I have to say my finances are so much the better for it. Unlike my previous Accountants, Niall is far more hands-on, available for advice and able to care for me as an individual, rather than a faceless client. His fees are very reasonable and the money he has saved me more than covers them. If you need an Accountant who cares, Niall and OD Chartered Management Accountants are the way to go.
The service from OD has been excellent, as has their advice. It's great to have access to a financial team who can guide us with such confidence and seamlessly integrate with our internal team. We always feel well-informed and confident about our financial processes and data. Highly recommend.
Everything a dental practice actually needs
From day-to-day bookkeeping through to corporation tax, management reporting and virtual FD support — all delivered via cloud accounting software on a fixed monthly fee.
Accounts, Tax and Compliance
Statutory accounts, corporation tax and all Companies House filings are handled directly by the firm as an Authorised Corporate Service Provider. Your filing deadlines are tracked — you will not miss one. Capital allowances on dental equipment are identified and claimed without you needing to flag them.
Included as standardMonthly Management Accounts
A clear monthly picture of practice revenue, costs and margin — split by income type where useful, and formatted for your management team, a bank or a potential buyer. KPI dashboards are built into the workflow rather than produced as a one-off when you need funding.
Available from month oneVirtual Finance Director Support
For practices that want more than compliance — budgets, forecasts, expansion modelling, associate cost analysis and strategic finance input without the cost of a full-time FD. Founder Niall O'Driscoll FCMA, CGMA brings restructure and turnaround experience from larger organisations into a format that works for a dental practice.
Optional add-onClients who have been here a while
Verified Google reviews from clients across sectors — many of whom have been with the firm for several years. The pattern across reviews is consistent: hands-on, available, commercially useful.
Supportive, Clear And Always Available By Phone
“Niall and his team are supportive, clear and directional accountants who have supported our small business staff up. They're always on the end of the phone to advise and assist and provide a top service for our accounting needs. Plus they're just nice people which helps too!!”
Years Of Going Above And Beyond
“I've been there for years and Niall and his team go above and beyond the duties to provide accounting services but also general advices. They are always available if you need anything while charging very competitive prices. I could not recommend them enough.”
Tricky Client Status, No Problem
“Been with OD Accountants for over a year now. Niall and the team are brilliant. They helped me set up a company and get everything I needed in place to run my business. I'm a tricky client due to my 'digital nomad' status, but their advice…”
Why dentists choose this firm over a generalist
There are plenty of accountants who will file your return. Fewer who understand how a dental practice is structured, what the tax planning opportunities are, and what your books should actually tell you each month.
No Explaining How Dentistry Works
NHS and private income splits, associate fee structures, equipment depreciation, lab and materials costs — you will not spend your onboarding call explaining the basics. The firm already works with professional services and healthcare-adjacent clients and understands how income in this sector is structured. You get useful answers faster.
Live Books, Not Year-End Surprises
Cloud-first means your accounts are current rather than reconstructed annually. Monthly management accounts are a standard output, not an optional extra. Your corporation tax liability is visible before HMRC sends a reminder, and your practice KPIs are tracked rather than estimated.
Chartered Depth Without The Big-Firm Distance
Founder Niall O'Driscoll FCMA, CGMA spent 10+ years on restructures and turnarounds for listed companies before building a firm specifically for SMEs and professional practices. That depth of commercial finance experience is available to a dental practice without a big-firm fee structure or a relationship manager who changes every two years.
Up and running in four straightforward steps
Most new clients are fully onboarded within a week or two. The process is designed to need as little from you as possible while the firm catches up with where things stand.
Book a discovery call
A short call — usually 20 to 30 minutes — to understand how your practice is set up, what is working and what is not. No preparation required from you. You will leave the call with a clear picture of what a fixed-fee engagement would cover and what it would cost.
Receive a fixed-fee proposal
A written proposal covering exactly what is included, priced as a fixed monthly fee with no hourly rates. If the books need catching up, that is scoped and priced separately so there are no surprises once you are on board.
Handover and onboarding
We handle the switch from your previous accountant — HMRC authorisation, prior-year accounts review, cloud software setup. You do not need to manage the transition yourself. If your records are in some disarray, that is not unusual and it is handled.
Practice finances, running cleanly
Monthly management accounts land without you asking for them. Tax deadlines are tracked. Questions get answered the day you ask them. The practice finances stop being a source of uncertainty and start being a tool for running the business better.
“As a new start up and having never dealt with an accountant, Niall at OD Accountants has been very welcoming and supportive. All our prior queries and issues have been resolved, and he is always available to meet the needs of our team.”
Things dentists usually ask before signing up
Do you understand the difference between NHS and private dental income — and how they are taxed differently?
Yes. The treatment of NHS contract income, mixed-practice revenue, and the specific cost structure of a dental practice — lab fees, materials, equipment financing, associate payments — are familiar territory. You will not need to explain what a UDA is or how your associate arrangement works before getting a useful answer. The differences in income type matter for both tax planning and management reporting, and they are accounted for correctly from the start.
What does it cost, and what is included?
Fees are fixed monthly and scoped to what your practice actually needs — typically a combination of bookkeeping, payroll, statutory accounts, corporation tax, VAT returns and management reporting. The exact fee depends on the size and complexity of the practice. Clients consistently describe the pricing as competitive, with tax savings that more than cover the annual cost. A written fixed-fee proposal is provided before you commit to anything.
My books are behind and my previous accountant was not great. Is that a problem?
It is not unusual. Most practices that switch accountants arrive with records in some degree of disarray — missing receipts, unreconciled bank accounts, or years where the accounts were done but the underlying bookkeeping was never quite right. Catch-up work is scoped and priced separately in the proposal so the cost is clear before you commit. Once the backlog is cleared, monthly bookkeeping keeps everything current going forward.
Is there a minimum contract or lock-in period?
No long-term contract. Engagements run month to month once the initial onboarding is complete. If it is not the right fit, you leave with clean, up-to-date books and all your records transferred. There is no penalty and nothing owed beyond the current month's fee.
Can you handle both the practice accounts and my personal tax return as a director?
Yes. Corporation tax for the practice entity and self-assessment for directors are both in scope and are typically handled together. For dentists who draw a combination of salary and dividends, ensuring both are structured efficiently — and that the personal tax return reflects the practice accounts correctly — is part of the standard engagement.
How far in advance will I know what my tax bill is going to be?
With monthly management accounts in place, your corporation tax liability is estimated on a rolling basis throughout the year — not calculated for the first time when the accounts are being filed. For most clients, the year-end figure is broadly known three to four months before the filing deadline, which gives enough time to plan cashflow around the payment rather than scrambling to find the funds.
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Less time explaining your accounts. More time on the practice.
A fixed-fee engagement covering accounts, tax, payroll and management reporting — delivered by a chartered firm that already understands how dental practices work.