Dear Colleagues in the profession,
After more than 35 years in the profession and 20 years of running courses, I’m very proud to introduce the LCIAD Academy Private Practice Course starting on 1st October 2026.
This high-quality modular course covers every aspect of private practice and is based on 35 years of experience, knowledge, success and failure.
It is the culmination of everything that I have learned along the way and is my way of thanking the profession and passing on whatever advice and knowledge I can for my successors.
It acknowledges the fact that working in, owning and running a high quality dental practice is the fine art of juggling many plates – clinical skills, people skills, leadership skills, financial skills, stamina, and a fair dose of craziness to persist at giving the best we can for our patients whilst making our practices the best that they can be despite whatever life can throw at us.
This has been a very personal undertaking and something that I have wanted to do for a long time. This course is the course I would have wanted to go on as a young dental surgeon now that I know what I know.
I want to share all of this with you together with my dear friends and colleagues that have formed a very important part of my professional and personal journey.
This modular course falls somewhere in between our short courses and a full time Master’s degree leading to specialisation. It brings together everything in a way that is as comprehensive as necessary and as concise as possible for the young dentist wanting to aspire in their career and do the very best they possibly can for their patients and for the profession.
It aims to provide the cream of all of the disciplines under the tenet that generalism is the best specialty. I’ve come to the realisation during my career that understanding every discipline well to a high standard is the cornerstone of a successful private practice.
I would be really honoured if you would join me on this journey where I hope that sharing everything that I know and everything that I’ve experienced might enrich your future career.
My very best.
Dr Koray Feran BDS MSc FDCRCS FCGDent FICD
Module 1 – 1st – 3rd October 2026 – 3 days
Module 2 – 4th – 7th November 2026 – 4 days
Module 3 – 13th – 16th January 2027 – 4 days
Module 4 – 26th April – 1st May 2027 – 6 days
Module 5 – 7th – 12th June 2027 – 6 days
Module 6a – 7th – 10th July – 4 days
Module 6b – 14th – 17th July – 4 days
Module 7 – 10th – 11th September 2027 – 2 days
Module 8 – 1st October 2027 – 1 day
Module 9 – 2nd October 2027 – 1 day
Module 10 – 29th – 30th October 2027 – 2 days
Module 1 – Structuring your practice environment. 3 days
Module 2 – Information collection (incorporating Photography and Presentation course). 4 days
Module 3- Diagnosis, treatment planning, communication, consent, time and fee setting. 4 days
Module 4 – Disease control and case stabilisation. 6 days
Module 5 – TMJ, occlusion, orthodontics and the full mouth restorative approach. 6 days
Module 6a – Dental implants. 4 days
Module 6b – Bone and tissue regeneration. 4 days
Module 7 – Provisionalisation. 2 days
Module 8 – Finalisation. 1 day
Module 9 – Maintenance and management of complications. 1 day
Module 10 – Practice growth, development, marketing and succession. 2 days
Total: 37 days over 16 months comprising 259 hours of CPD