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21 Jul 2020 • Blog, Marketing and Design, Covid-19

A guide to marketing your dental practice post COVID-19

No doubt, there will be some dentists and practice managers reading the title of this article who will question its relevance at this time. After all, you all have a backlog of client appointments to…

15 Jul 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Rebuilding relationships with your team after lockdown

Running a successful practice relies on many factors, but one of the most important of those is the relationship you have with your team. Over the past few months, those relationships may well have changed…

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

Your dentistry questions answered: communicating during a crisis

Practice Plan’s Janet Mason looks for answers to the questions you’re asking… How can I better communicate as a leader during a crisis? In a crisis, communication becomes even more important for society but especially…

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

What I learned after the outbreak of COVID-19

Jayne Gibson asks mixed-practice owner, Louise Hunter, for her reflections on the impact of COVID-19… The immediate aftermath of the outbreak of COVID-19 was a huge shock to the system for everybody. After lockdown was…

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

How the long tail can help you reach new patients

Lockdown was a frustrating experience for many on both a personal and professional level. It remains a difficult time for many, even as we begin easing back to normality. Often, much of that frustration can…

24 Jun 2020 • Blog, Dental Health, Covid-19

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

At last, we’re back. There appears no sweeping changes to the NHS in the short -term. Long-term, many cross fingers it’s not back to UDAs. It’s galling it took a pandemic for decision makers to…

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

How I set up a private Urgent Dental Centre during lockdown

In the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown, Kris Leeson, Principal Dentist at Thorpe Dental Group, set up a private Urgent Dental Centre (UDC). Here, he talks to Suki Singh about the experience, the challenges and…

18 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

Finances to associates have become a drastic concern after incomes plummeted in a flash. After graduating, I wasn’t thinking of any earning potential. I wanted to be a dentist because it’s what I wanted to…

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

Press play when others pause

Just like an old tape recorder, it appears life has a pause button. In mid-March the country hit the pause button on time and your dental practice. Thankfully though, just like the tape recorder, there…

17 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

Since my clinical days have reduced by 75%, I’ve tried to get away from the pressures of dentistry. As confirmed by the Dental Confidence Monitor each year, dentistry is a stressful profession to work in…

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

How I’ve managed my practice since COVID-19

Communication and staying connected to both our team and our patients have been absolutely vital during this period of extreme flux. Our practice team already had a WhatsApp group set up, which is mainly for…

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.…

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…

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…

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

How can I recover my business from a hardship?

Practice Plan’s Louise Bone looks for answers to the questions you’re asking… The impact of the Coronavirus means dental practices are facing what is surely their most testing time ever. While dealing with the immediate…

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

Top tips to lead your practice in turbulent times

At a time like this, it’s natural to think that we don’t have the answers to deal with the unprecedented challenges that are impacting the dental industry as the world succumbs to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

15 Apr 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

Tips to work from home

Ian Eslick, Regional Support Manager shares his top tips on how to work from home. The challenging times we are currently facing mean many of us are now ‘working from home’. It can be quite…

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

The COVID-19 Blog – Easter

I’ve written these days as one entry, not because nothing has happened, but because I haven’t had time to sit down until now (day 17) to metaphorically put pen to paper. The days are all…

Blog

A guide to marketing your dental practice post COVID-19

Rebuilding relationships with your team after lockdown

Your dentistry questions answered: communicating during a crisis

What I learned after the outbreak of COVID-19

How the long tail can help you reach new patients

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

How I set up a private Urgent Dental Centre during lockdown

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

Press play when others pause

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

How I’ve managed my practice since COVID-19

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

Furlough and the future

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

How can I recover my business from a hardship?

Top tips to lead your practice in turbulent times

Tips to work from home

The COVID-19 Blog – Easter

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