2022, issue 22

Starting your own practice

Rupert Hoppenbrouwers
ByRupert Hoppenbrouwers
Published31 May 2022
Whether you're going it alone or entering into a partnership, becoming a practice principal or owner involves a great many skill sets – and plenty of boxes to tick…
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If you're a DDU member and you're becoming a practice owner/principal, you will need to upgrade your membership from your current category by contacting our membership team.

This page was correct at publication on 31/05/2022. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

Rupert Hoppenbrouwers
Senior dento-legal adviser

Rupert Hoppenbrouwers (BDS LDSRCS) was head of the DDU until his retirement at the end of 2015. He is a former general dental practitioner and was director of the School of Dental Hygiene at University College Hospital, London, from 1980 to 1986. He has lectured and written widely on risk management and dento-legal matters, has previously chaired the UK Dental Law and Ethics Forum, and has a particular interest in complex ethical and legal issues affecting dental members

Starting your own practice