Dental Entrepreneurial Bootcamp (Campbell Academy)
Practical business training for dental practice owners, covering finances, marketing, leadership and a tailored strategic plan.
Course provider
When
Next: 12 Apr 2027
CPD
50 CPD
Duration
5 days plus online onboarding
Where
Nottingham
Overview
About this course
Practical business training for dental practice owners, covering finances, marketing, leadership and a tailored strategic plan.
Programme
- Pre-course: online onboarding, Slack introductions and initial vision-setting one month before the in-person course.
- Day 1: mission and strategy; financial metrics, retrospective and prospective analysis, forecasting, associate models and financial performance.
- Day 2: building a financial dashboard; brand, word of mouth, websites, search, reputation, email, paid and social marketing, budgets and return on spend.
- Day 3: pricing, consultations, treatment-coordinator work, CRM, follow-up and conversion; leadership styles, recruitment, handbooks, appraisal and performance management.
- Day 4: HR and leadership, then PEST, competitor and SWOT analysis to develop strategy.
- Day 5: refining and presenting a one-to-three-year strategic plan for your practice.
Attendance and learning
The Nottingham programme runs from 12 to 16 April 2027 after online onboarding. Delegates receive a financial-dashboard template, business resources and standard-operating-procedure examples. Working dinners on Monday to Wednesday are included. A Scottish programme is advertised but its dates and venue remain to be confirmed.
Fee and CPD
The full fee is GBP 4,950 including VAT: GBP 2,000 deposit, followed by GBP 2,950 no later than four weeks before the course. An additional team member costs GBP 2,500. Completion provides 50 hours of verifiable CPD.
Outcomes
What you will learn
- Pre-course: online onboarding, Slack introductions and initial vision-setting one month before the in-person course.
- mission and strategy; financial metrics, retrospective and prospective analysis, forecasting, associate models and financial performance.
- building a financial dashboard; brand, word of mouth, websites, search, reputation, email, paid and social marketing, budgets and return on spend.
- pricing, consultations, treatment-coordinator work, CRM, follow-up and conversion; leadership styles, recruitment, handbooks, appraisal and performance management.
- HR and leadership, then PEST, competitor and SWOT analysis to develop strategy.
- refining and presenting a one-to-three-year strategic plan for your practice.
Before you book
Prerequisites
For dentists preparing to buy a first practice, new owners and established owners reviewing growth or operational challenges.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Who is the course for?
For dentists preparing to buy a first practice, new owners and established owners reviewing growth or operational challenges.
What is the full fee and what does it cover?
The full fee is GBP 4,950 including VAT: GBP 2,000 deposit, followed by GBP 2,950 no later than four weeks before the course. An additional team member costs GBP 2,500. Completion provides 50 hours of verifiable CPD.
Provider
About the course provider
The Campbell Academy
The named faculty comprises Colin Campbell, Hayley Brown, Tom Reason, Alex Jones and dental business coach Chris Barrow.
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