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5 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

It’s quite surreal sitting here writing this on a day when I’d usually be in the practice looking forward to seeing my patients and catching up with their stories since the last time we met.…

4 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Practical things to do to be ready for reopening

Louise Bone shares nine top things dentists can do during COVID-19 to be ready for when normality resumes… For all of us in any industry, our working patterns and professional, as well as personal, routines…

2 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Furlough and the future

Furlough: what a word! Three months ago it wasn’t even on our radar, now it’s become one of the most talked about words of 2020. Advising on furlough is very difficult for many reasons. At…

29 May 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

Our practice’s story – focusing on charity during COVID-19

Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Town Hall Dental practice in Brighouse is currently closed but our team are taking special measures to ensure the health of our patients and staff alike. When it comes to…

18 May 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Mental Health, Practice Management

Let’s get dentistry talking

Lynn Leach talks to Rory O’Connor and Jeremy Cooper about the issue of loneliness within dentistry and how this can be tackled… The 18th of May is the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, a…

15 May 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, CQC, Practice Management

How to manage a practice without a full team

Donna Hall shares Michael Bentley’s advice on how practice owners can bridge the gap left by the absence of other team leaders… Following the closure of dental practices with staff either furloughed or working from…

12 May 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Mental Health

The health triangle – the three sides to staying well

Our mental health is not the product of just one single thing, it can be affected by multiple factors. One way to think about it, is like a triangle, with three sides that all need…

4 May 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

The Five R’s of Recovery

People need leaders more than ever in a time of crisis. Your actions, expectations and direction will either help your practice recover, damage your reputation or lead to failure. Under the ‘well-led’ key line of…

30 Apr 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

The new order for dental practices – becoming the heart of your community

Instantly after COVID-19 and the ensuing lockdown, we all pretty much found ourselves in a denial phase about what was going on. Everything seemed to happen so fast, news was breaking almost constantly and it…

28 Apr 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Three practices share their stories of communicating with plan patients during Coronavirus

With dental practices closed for routine care and only open for emergencies, the need to communicate with your patients and inform them of what’s happening is vital. Here, four practice owners, Paul Reaney at Markethill…

24 Apr 2020 • Blog, Mental Health

Five ways to well-being

Andy Elwood is a mental health first aid instructor and campaigner. After 20 years spent treating people’s physical health as a paramedic in the Air Force and with the Coast Guard, he decided to turn…

22 Apr 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management, Social Media and Digital Marketing

Lessons to learn about social media on lockdown

I remember once someone came to me and asked for some social media help in promoting their upcoming course. They had spent hours and hours putting together a fabulous course programme which they believed would…