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30 May 2022 • Blog, Mental Health

What is imposter phenomenon?

Practice Plan Area Regional Support Manager, Jayne Gibson, caught up with executive coach and founder of GuruYou, Rebecca Mander, to talk about what imposter phenomenon is and how people can overcome it… JG: We’re going…

25 May 2022 • Blog, Mental Health

Don’t tear your hair out, tear some paper instead

Practice Plan’s Creative Director, Les Jones explains how making collages helped him during lockdown and has now become a part of his life. At the start of the first lockdown, I turned to art and…

19 Apr 2022 • Blog, Mental Health

STOP – and take good care of yourself! Five tips to look after your wellbeing during Stress Awareness Month

As April is Stress Awareness Month, Tina Wixon shares five ideas to help you take care of your mental wellbeing in these trying times. The list of things that can cause us to be stressed…

16 Dec 2021 • Mental Health

The importance of a mental health first aider, and why you should have healthy conversations with your team

Sales Support Manager, Michelle Hardy, caught up with Inclusion and Diversity Manager for Wesleyan, Naheem Ahmed, to talk being a mental health first aider and the importance of having conversations with your staff… MH: Hi…

8 Nov 2021 • Mental Health

Top tips to help with a healthier and happier lifestyle

Regional Support Manager, Sarah Barnard, gives you a number of tips for living a healthier and happier lifestyle, both in and out of practice… As we all know dentistry can be a stressful profession –…

6 Aug 2021 • Mental Health

Three top tips to improve your team’s wellbeing

Dr Mahrukh Khwaja spends her time practising as an NHS dentist as well as helping other professionals to improve their mental health and wellbeing. Practice Plan recently caught up with Mahrukh, who founded the wellbeing…

14 Jun 2021 • Mental Health

‘Language Timothy’

Gary Nelson shares advice on how to change the words you use to make sure negativity does not seep into your working life… Does anyone remember the sitcom ‘Sorry’ from the 1980s or is…

17 May 2021 • Blog, Mental Health

Dentists offering an empathetic ear to their fellow professionals

Concerns around the mental health of dentists across the UK have continued to grow over recent years – with many studies showing the high levels of stress and anxiety felt within the profession. A survey…

1 Apr 2021 • Blog, Mental Health, Practice Management

A brighter spring…

Spring is here and many of us are happy to see the longer days that come with it. Looking back, February was, for many, the most challenging month of the year yet, and in that…

10 Oct 2020 • Blog, Mental Health, Covid-19

Ever wish you could solve your problems by saying “Alexa, skip to Friday”?

Gary Nelson shares his reasoning for taking a step back to appreciate the present when your current situation becomes overwhelming… I don’t have Alexa in my household, but over these last few weeks, or more…

13 Jul 2020 • Blog, Mental Health

How to stop fearing and start embracing change

Fliss McCalmont asks Polly Brennan about how to have a positive approach towards change… Since March, huge changes have been inflicted upon the dental profession. Even with dentists’ impressive abilities to adapt to the system…

22 May 2019 • Mental Health, Practice Management

Farzeela Merali-Rupani discusses how to stop a complaint escalating

The threat of complaints/litigation is the biggest source of stress to dentists, according to a recent survey by the BDA. More than 2,000 dentists responded to the survey and 54.9% said they were experiencing high…

16 May 2019 • Mental Health

Why I created a mental health group for dentists in crisis

With almost a fifth of dentists saying they feel suicidal and high levels of stress and anxiety across the profession, many are finding solace in a Facebook group. In just two years, the closed Mental…

13 May 2019 • Mental Health

Simple mindfulness exercises to help reduce stress

Mindfulness has become a popular way for many people to de-stress, reduce anxiety and de-clutter the mind. It is a form of meditation that helps people to ‘live in the present moment in an enjoyable…