Speaker: Aaron Prested

Aaron Prested is an experienced Financial Consultant with Wesleyan Financial Services. Aaron has been at Wesleyan working with dental professionals for over eight years. He has worked within the finance industry for over 15 years in total with previous roles at Lloyds TSB and a German Bank, MLP.

Speaker: Paul Graham

Paul Graham joined Christie & Co’s corporate medical team in 2014 and ascended to the position of head of dental in the UK by 2019.

Leading the brokerage division of the dental sector, he has overseen numerous significant transactions, including several landmark UK deals, including platform opportunities to private equity, and more than 100 corporate divestments.

Under his direction, the team has advised on, valued or sold over 6,800 dental businesses, capturing more than 50% of the current market share. 

As of January 2024, Paul serves as the managing director of the medical team, guiding a growing, multi-disciplinary group of agents and advisors, covering critical sectors such as dentistry, pharmacy, general practice and veterinary, offering comprehensive brokerage and valuation services.

Speaker: Mike Blenkharn

Mike, who is a chartered certified accountant, partner, and head of dental at UNW LLP, has over a decade of experience in working with dental professionals. He has overall responsibility for over 300 practice clients and is actively involved in advising clients in respect of accounts, practice purchases/sales and restructuring. Alongside his dental accounting experience, Mike has a wealth of experience in NHS contracts, net pensionable earnings, tax affairs, exit strategies, and retirement planning. He is also a member of NASDAL (National Association of Specialist Dental Accountants and Lawyers) and ASPD (Association of Specialist Providers to Dentistry) and regularly provides accounting and taxation updates to national specialist healthcare lenders as well as other professionals.