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Bookkeeping for dental practices

Dental practices are paid by patients and health funds at the front desk, while larger treatment is often paid off over time and runs up lab bills before it is finished. We look after day-to-day bookkeeping for dental practices across Australia.

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Businesses in Dental Services (ANZSIC class 8531)

Actively trading businesses across Australia
20,296 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026
Of those, classified as non-employing
11,381 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026
Of those, with 1 to 4 employees
4,747 businessesAustralian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, June 2025, checked 15 October 2026

Businesses by main state or territory

  1. New South Wales6,488 businesses
  2. Victoria5,549 businesses
  3. Queensland4,207 businesses
  4. Western Australia2,088 businesses
  5. South Australia1,255 businesses
  6. Australian Capital Territory362 businesses
  7. Tasmania257 businesses
  8. Northern Territory89 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2025. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx). Checked 15 Oct 2026.

Businesses by number of employees

  1. Non-employing11,381 businesses
  2. 1 to 4 employees4,747 businesses
  3. 5 to 19 employees3,856 businesses
  4. 20 to 199 employees305 businesses
  5. 200 or more employees7 businesses
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, June 2025. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx). Checked 15 Oct 2026.

What we look after

What the books involve

  • Front desk takings: card payments and on-the-spot health fund claims reconciled against the appointment book, with each fund's settlement matched as it lands in the bank.
  • Payment plans and patient finance: instalments for larger treatment tracked against each patient's balance, and payouts from finance providers matched to the treatment, with the provider's fees recorded.
  • Lab and supply bills: dental lab invoices for crowns, dentures and aligners entered when they come in, along with bills for consumables, sterilising supplies and equipment servicing.
  • Collections reports: the practice software's collections reconciled to the bank each month, so the takings in the books agree with what the software says was collected.
  • Equipment finance: chairs, imaging and sterilisers bought on finance recorded as loans, with each loan account reconciled to the lender's statement every month.

Sources

  1. Counts of Australian Businesses, data cube 2: Businesses by main state by industry class by employment size ranges (8165DC02.xlsx)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. Actively trading businesses at 30 June 2025, released 16 December 2025. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Counts of Australian Businesses, including Entries and Exits, June 2021 to June 2025, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Correspondence, GCCSA 2021 to GCCSA 2026 (CG_GCCSA_2021_GCCSA_2026.csv)

    Australian Bureau of Statistics. ASGS Edition 4, July 2026 to June 2031, released 22 July 2026. Checked 15 October 2026.

    Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Statistical Geography Standard (ASGS) Edition 4, licensed under CC BY 4.0 Licence: CC BY 4.0.

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