22 May 2025 • Blog, Events

Dentistry Show Birmingham 2025 – a fantastic whirlwind!

How do we sum up the whirlwind that was Practice Plan’s presence at Dentistry Show Birmingham? We could start by saying that, once again, in our Dental Business Growth Theatre we provided a programme of…

17 Apr 2025 • Blog, Events

Why you should attend the sessions at Practice Plan’s Dental Business Theatre at Dentistry Show Birmingham

Wondering why you should attend the sessions at Practice Plan’s Dental Business Theatre at Dentistry Show Birmingham on 16th and 17th May? Here’s why. Brilliant theme The theme for all this year’s sessions is ‘growth’…

31 May 2024 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Dental Landscape

What does the future hold for dentistry? With Chris Barrow

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan Group catches up with Chris Barrow to look at the current dental landscape and share their thoughts and predictions for the future. What you’ll hear: What does the…

9 Jun 2023 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Dental Landscape

How to deal with the recruitment and retention cycle in dentistry

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan catches up with Chris Barrow, Dental Business Coach to discuss the current recruitment and retention problems in dentistry, how to recruit the best talent for your practice and…

3 Mar 2023 • Blog, Practice Management

How to wow when recruiting

As more practices complain of the difficulties of recruiting good staff, dental business coach, Chris Barrow, offers some advice to help overcome them. One of the questions I get from clients a lot is, “What…

3 Feb 2023 • Blog, Practice Management

Rising costs – you have to pass it on!

Dental business coach, Chris Barrow, offers some advice on the need to increase prices and how to handle the change. I present at a number of different events and workshops for Practice Plan and I…

31 Dec 2022 • Podcasts, Practice Management

Recruitment in Dentistry – Utilising digital platforms and word of mouth

Chris Barrow, Dental business coach, shares his thoughts on recruitment in dentistry and his top tips on what to include in job adverts. What you’ll hear: Changing the narrative on recruitment Utilising your social/digital platforms…

18 Oct 2022 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Dental Landscape

Chris Barrow’s winter survival kit

Chris Barrow, Dental business coach, shares his top tips for dental practices to weather the storm, make it through the winter months and into the new year. What you’ll hear: Overview of the current dental…

1 Jun 2022 • Blog, Practice Management

Stop firefighting and concentrate on being a great team leader

Business Coach, Chris Barrow explains why, after two years of dealing with the problems caused by the pandemic, it’s time to adopt a different attitude and start looking to the future again and developing our…

1 Mar 2021 • Blog, Covid-19, Uncategorized

Reasons to be confident in a brighter 2021

The recession we’re now in, following COVID-19, is the seventh I’ve experienced. So far, I have survived all seven. Recession doesn’t necessarily equal the failure of your business. Something that is worth remembering among all…

12 Feb 2021 • Podcasts, Covid-19

Endurance through lockdown in 2021

Chris Barrow joins us to share his thoughts on starting 2021 amid another lockdown. Chris looks back at the last couple of months and how the future could look in 2021 as we all hope…

1 Feb 2021 • Blog, Practice Management

Talking to patients about your price rise

In an earlier blog, I talked about the need to constantly review your treatment prices and why now is a good time to increase your prices. Now, I want to look at how, if you…

25 Jan 2021 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management, Finance

Why now is the right time to raise your treatment prices

This is an important subject, so I’m going to address it via two blogs. The first of which is looking at why now is the right time to raise your treatment prices, and the second…

7 Oct 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Mobility and opportunity as we look ahead to 2021

Les Jones talks to Chris Barrow about the challenges facing dentists now and opportunities for the future… Since the beginning of lockdown, Chris Barrow has been in constant contact with hundreds of dentists through his…

21 Jul 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Covid-19

Challenges, changes and confidence post COVID-19

Les Jones talks to Chris Barrow about what the changes we have seen post COVID-19 and how they have affected dental practices as they settle into a new way of working. Chris shares his insights…

26 May 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Covid-19

Minimal Attendance Dentistry (MAD) ahead of reopening

Chris Barrow talks about putting plans in place ahead of the first phase of reopening. Whilst a definitive return to work date has not yet been issued, but many feeling this is imminent, Chris details…

7 Apr 2020 • Podcasts, Covid-19

Leading with communication

Les Jones talks to Chris Barrow about how leaders within dental practices can handle the current situation. Chris shares his thoughts on what can be done right now to ensure the best chance of a…

25 Feb 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management

What makes a good leader?

Chris explains what makes a good leader. He discusses the importance of having a vision, setting a good example and what to do if you find yourself tolerating behaviours you don’t want within your team.…