The Business of Dentistry Learning Platform

You mastered the clinical skill.
Now master the business.

The BOD Academy is where UK dentists learn to run, grow and profit from their practices. On-demand courses in finance, leadership, marketing and strategy, taught by people who have actually built it.

Join a growing network of forward-thinking dental professionals. Cancel anytime.

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Sound familiar?

Dental school taught you dentistry. Nobody taught you the business.

You are brilliant in the chair. But margins, marketing, hiring, cashflow and growth were never on the curriculum. Most dentists learn it the hard way, one expensive mistake at a time.

01

Working harder, keeping less

The list is full and the days are long, yet the numbers at the end of the month never seem to reflect the effort.

02

Guessing at the big decisions

Buy or build a squat, take on an associate, price a plan, invest in equipment. High stakes calls made with no playbook.

03

No time to figure it out alone

The advice is scattered across podcasts, courses and forums. You need it in one place, structured, and taught by people you trust.

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Dr Dan Shaffer BDS RDT PGCertDentLaw
Founder, The Business of Dentistry
Why we built this

Dentistry is a business. It is time we treated it like one.

The Business of Dentistry started with a simple frustration. Talented clinicians everywhere, held back not by their dentistry but by everything around it. The money, the marketing, the team, the systems, the strategy.

We brought together the dentists, founders and specialists who have actually done it, and asked them to teach the parts nobody teaches in dental school.

The BOD Academy is that teaching, on demand. Real operators, real numbers, no fluff. Learn at your own pace and apply it to your practice the same week.

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The library

Courses taught by those who have done it

New courses added regularly. Watch on any device, pause and pick up where you left off, and revisit whenever you need it.

Finance

Money Made Simple

Behaviour & wealth building

Get your personal and practice finances working together, and turn hard earned income into lasting wealth.

On demandBeginner
Growth

Squat Success

Dr Bobby Bhandal

Mindset, fear and building from zero. The real story of launching a practice from scratch and making it thrive.

On demandCase led
Leadership

A Team That Runs Without You

BOD Faculty

Hiring, culture and delegation. Move from being the bottleneck to leading a practice that performs when you step back.

On demandPractical

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Your membership

Everything you get as a BOD Academy member

The full on-demand course library

Every course, unlocked, with new titles added on a regular basis.

Learn at your own pace

Watch on desktop, tablet or phone. Start, pause and resume anytime.

Taught by real operators

Practising dentists, founders and specialists, not career theorists.

Verifiable CPD

Grow the business side of your practice while topping up your CPD.

A network of ambitious peers

Join the community behind Beyond The Chair and the Dentapreneur's Den.

Member pricing on BOD events

Preferential access to live events including the Dentapreneur's Den 2026.

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Questions

Everything you might be wondering

Who is the BOD Academy for? +
Any UK dentist who wants to be a better business owner. Associates thinking about their first practice, principals wanting to grow or systemise, and anyone building a squat or a portfolio. If you want the commercial side to match your clinical side, this is for you.
Do I get CPD for this? +
Yes. You develop the business, leadership and financial side of your career and top up your CPD at the same time.
How does the free trial work? +
You get full access to the Academy for 7 days. If you love it, do nothing and your membership continues on your chosen plan. If it is not for you, cancel before the trial ends and you will not be charged a penny.
How much is it after the trial? +
Two options: £19.99 per month, or £199 per year which saves you 20% on the monthly price. Both give you the full library, early-bird event pricing, the quarterly BOD Insight Report and a merch welcome gift. There is no minimum term on the monthly plan.
Who teaches the courses? +
Practising dentists, practice founders and industry specialists who have built the thing they are teaching. The Business of Dentistry was founded by Dr Dan Shaffer and brings together the operators behind Beyond The Chair and the Dentapreneur's Den.
Can I cancel whenever I want? +
Always. There is no lock-in and no minimum term. You can cancel from your account in a couple of clicks and keep access until the end of your billing period.
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Where clinical skill meets commercial success.