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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…

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…

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…

3 Oct 2022 • Blog, Our News

Keeping things in the family – Ashley Latter

In this occasional blog series, we speak to some of the people who have long standing relationships with us to find out what makes them want to continue to be part of the Practice Plan…

26 Aug 2016 • Our News

Josie Hutchings’ Top Tips on HR and Leadership!

Those of you who know Michael Bentley will know how enthusiastic and passionate he is, especially about the subject of practice management! Having recently attended Michael’s HR and leadership event for Practice Managers in Solihull,…

27 Jul 2016 • Our News

Lifting the lid on the 2016 Practice Plan Workshop Tour!

With only a couple of months to go until the start of this year’s eagerly awaited annual Practice Plan Workshop Tour, Sarah Whittall, Events and Marketing Coordinator thought she’d give you a sneak preview of what…

22 Jun 2016 • Our News

A Day in The Life of a Regional Support Manager – Lynn Leach

Being a Regional Support Manager for Practice Plan can sometimes mean that we never know from one day to another what might get thrown at us. Being prepared and utilising our good time management skills…

26 Feb 2016 • Our News

Les Jones lifts the lid on what’s in store in the Dental Business Theatre!

This year, the Dental Business Theatre has been curated for the first time by Practice Plan, with a theatre programme with a difference, that you certainly won’t want to miss! To find out more about…

3 Feb 2016 • Our News

A Day in The Life of a Regional Support Manager – Josie Hutchings

What’s it like being a Practice Plan Regional Support Manager? Well, no two days are ever the same and, recently I’ve had lots of requests from different practices that needed a helping hand in getting…

16 Oct 2015 • Our News

The Business Skills Theatre

Sarah Whittall, Events and Marketing Coordinator, introduces us to The Business Skills Theatre at this year’s BDIA Dental Showcase.

28 Sep 2015 • Practice Management, Our News

Ringing the Changes

Converting telephone enquiries into consultation bookings is no easy task for the front desk team at any dental practice. I recently attended a workshop on this very topic, delivered by Director of Medenta, Richard Collard…

31 Jul 2015 • Practice Management, Our News

My Top Tips From This Year’s Practice Management Conference

Sarah Whittall, Events and Marketing Coordinator, reflects on some of the top tips from the recent Practice Management Conference to help you take your practice to the next level!

17 Jul 2015 • Our News

Danielle Quigley, Events and Marketing Manager, Introduces This Year’s Practice Plan Workshop Tour

Every year, the challenge of finding the perfect host for our Workshop Tour gets harder. Having had some of the best speakers in the industry headline our tours in the past, the bar gets raised…

9 Jan 2015 • Practice Management, Our News

Sheila Scott in the Spotlight!

For those who don’t know Sheila, she’s an industry guru and has been helping UK dental practices prosper for over 25 years. As a marketer and psychologist, Sheila believes that the customer is king and…

21 Nov 2014 • Our News

When inspiration strikes…

Every once in a while, you have a day where you feel parts of your brain kicking into action that have lain dormant for weeks (or in my case, months or even years). I had…

5 Sep 2014 • Marketing and Design, Our News

Learn How You Can Turn Your Telephone Into A Business-Building Tool

Sarah Whittall, Events and Marketing Coordinator at Practice Plan, introduces the new event series Ringing the Changes, and gives you an insight into how it can help you to boost your profits.

18 Jul 2014 • Our News

Why You Can’t Afford to Miss This Year’s Practice Plan Workshop Tour!

After seeing this year’s speaker, Joy Marsden, in action for ourselves, here’s an insight into why the Workshop Tour is shaping up to be an unmissable series of events. When brainstorming themes for the Workshop…