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3 Jul 2025  •  Blog, Dental Landscape

AI in Dental Practice Management: A Game-Changer or Just Hype?

Although not new, Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems to be finding its way into more areas of our lives without us even realising it. Here, Regional Support Manager, Chris Nicholson, shares his impressions of how AI…

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27 Jun 2025  •  Blog, Practice Management, Finance

Practice health check – are you missing out on potential profits?

Practice Plan Regional Support Manager, Louise Anderson, urges practice owners and managers to take a regular look under the bonnet of their business to ensure smooth running. Just like a machine, the business side of…

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20 Jun 2025  •  Blog, Dental Landscape, NHS

Practising in Wales and thinking about leaving the NHS? Here’s what you need to know

If you’re a dental practice owner in Wales, there’s a good chance that recently, you’ve thought about stepping away from the NHS and going private. Whether or not you were feeling burnt out and unhappy…

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13 Jun 2025  •  Blog, Dental Health

Beyond the Surgery: How UK Dental Practices Can Change Lives Around the World

As more stories of patients struggling to get appointments with an NHS dental practice appear it’s easy to believe that we’re poorly off as a nation. Now, imagine a world where more than 70 million…

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5 Jun 2025  •  Blog, Practice Management

World Environment Day 2025: How Dental Teams Can Lead the Charge Against Plastic Pollution

World Environment Day, celebrated annually on 5th June, is the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging awareness and action for the protection of our environment. This year, the event will be hosted by the Republic…

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22 May 2025  •  Blog, Events, Our News

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…

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21 May 2025  •  Blog, NHS

Thinking About Leaving the NHS? Let’s talk about it!

Deciding whether to move away from the NHS is a big step, and it’s completely normal to feel a bit nervous about this. Sometimes, being able to talk things through with someone who understands the…

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15 May 2025  •  Blog, Finance

Guesswork to game plan: winning the retirement game

Planning for retirement as a dentist can sometimes feel like playing an endless game of snakes and ladders. One year you’re climbing steadily with a growing pension pot and a thriving practice, and the next…

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23 May 2025  •  Blog, Events, Our News

Practice Plan Workshop Tour 2025/2026 – getting serious about happiness

The cat is out of the bag! At long last, we’ve announced the theme for this year’s Practice Plan Workshop Tour which is ‘The happiness Effect – how to build a thriving team with the…

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9 May 2025  •  Blog, Mental Health, Uncategorized

Mental Health Awareness Week – Burnout: how to spot the signs and what to do about it

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week (12th – 18th May), we explore burnout – how to spot the signs and how to prevent it. Sadly, burnout is common among members of the dental profession. A…

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1 May 2025  •  Blog, HR & Employment Law

Practice HR Spring cleaning – do you maintain your data protection policies, and employment contracts?

Do you update and maintain your data protection policies? Have you reviewed your employment contracts recently? Specialist HR and Employment Solicitor Sarah Buxton, explains why there are some areas of practice HR that should be…

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24 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’…

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29 Apr 2025  •  Blog, Our News

Supporting our practices with prioritising mental health awareness

It’s been reported in a recent survey carried out on 1629 dental professionals that close to two thirds of the profession feels burnt out. 63% of respondents said they were frequently exhausted and 50% felt…

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16 Apr 2025  •  Blog, Events

NHS dentistry – is there hope, or is it another mirage?

As well as offering a first-class service to customers, Practice Plan aims to provide support to members of the dental profession in general through its programme of webinars and events. Covering subjects as diverse as…

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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’…

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11 Apr 2025  •  Blog, Events

Why you should visit the Practice Plan stand at this year’s Dentistry Show, Birmingham

Once again Practice Plan will be at this year’s Dentistry Show, Birmingham on 16th and 17th May. We’d love to see you there, so what’s in it for you? A chance to explore new possibilities…

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9 Apr 2025  •  Blog, Finance, Uncategorized

Saving and investing: how to turn an egg into a golden goose

Stephen Lart, dental Specialist Financial Adviser at Wesleyan Financial Services, breaks down financial jargon and shares the secret to growing wealth, whether it’s for yourself or your practice… As a dentist, you understand the value…

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28 Mar 2025  •  Blog, Marketing and Design

Social media for dentistry – Using LinkedIn

Introducing the third of our series on using social media in practice. Although you may think of LinkedIn as a site to publicise a job search or recruitment exercise, it still has a use for…

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