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16 Jan 2018 • Blog, NHS

Kerrie Hibbert explains why you should use a plan provider

Introducing a membership plan at the heart of your private practice will not only provide you with the security of a regular cash flow, but your patients with the best way to package their maintenance…

29 Dec 2017 • Blog, NHS

A year of small steps, rather than giant leaps

Nigel Jones looks back at the developments in dentistry over the past year and what 2018 might hold…

27 Dec 2017 • Blog, NHS

Paul Worskett discusses the level of financial risk associated with running a prototype B practice

Contract reform remains a source of uncertainty and one of the issues that is still unknown is what level of financial risk dentists may face when, or if, it is implemented. A measure of success…

15 Nov 2017 • Blog, NHS

Switching plan provider gave me the support I need for my practice’s future

We decided to leave our existing plan provider as we were no longer confident in their long-term future. I already knew of Practice Plan’s professional standing and I have known Jayne, one of their Regional…

9 Nov 2017 • Blog, NHS

Ben Atkins shares his experience as a director of a prototype blend B practice

Since April 2016 two different blends of remuneration have been tested out by practices (a total of 80 are currently involved) as part of the contract reform process. The difference lies in the proportion of…

21 Sep 2017 • Blog, NHS

Two dentists look back on their move away from the NHS

Moving away from the NHS is something many dentists spend a lot of time considering. Here, Practice Plan shares the experiences of two principal dentists who introduced private dentistry into their NHS practice in different…

6 Sep 2017 • Blog, NHS

Judith Husband talks about the likelihood of the introduction of time-limited contracts within the new NHS contract.

The idea of time-limited contracts was proposed by the Government two years ago as a way of improving market competition and efficiency. A source of much debate since then, we asked Judith Husband, who has…

26 Jul 2017 • Blog, NHS

Planning for the future: the CDO speaks out…

On 12th June, the Chief Dental Officer (CDO) for England, Sara Hurley, brought together key stakeholders in dentistry to be transparent about the department’s work, to open the lines of communication, and to support efforts…

24 Jul 2017 • Blog, NHS

Len D’Cruz’s views on the future for associates within the new NHS contract

The future for the whole profession of dentists working under the reformed contract within the NHS is unclear, but here we look specifically at how associates could be impacted by the changes. Len D’Cruz, whose…

5 Jun 2017 • Blog, NHS

Tony Kilcoyne’s views on whether the UDA values will be reviewed when the new contract comes into place

The issue of the huge variation in UDA values in practices throughout England, and sometimes even on the same street, is one that has been challenging the dental profession for some time. While the rollout…

8 May 2017 • Blog, NHS

Eddie Crouch shares his views on when he thinks the new NHS contract will come into effect

With no fixed timeline for the introduction of any new NHS contract, and some suggesting it could be rolled out from 2018/19, while others predicting a post-Brexit 2021 start – the lack of a set…

13 Mar 2017 • Blog, NHS

How might a new NHS contract make a difference to NHS dentistry?

In order to achieve a realistic ideal within the future of NHS dentistry, is a fundamental change in the basic concepts and practices of dental care needed? To answer this question, Practice Plan caught up…

8 Mar 2017 • Blog, NHS

Nigel Jones’ reflections on the unanswered questions from 2016

Within dentistry, 2016 felt to me like the year of the unanswered questions – the most important one arguably being, ‘how long can the profession’s status quo be maintained’? This question, amongst others, needs answering…

22 Feb 2017 • Blog, NHS

Insight into the fees currently paid out to prototype dentists

With the NHS prototype practices now a few months into their trials, Practice Plan met up with Eddie Crouch, Charles Major and Paul Worskett to discuss their thoughts on the current fees being paid out…

22 Aug 2016 • Blog, NHS

Inside a prototype practice

There has been a fair amount of talk in the last few months about the NHS dental prototypes, most of which, as far as I can tell, is speculative and very little seems to be…

13 Apr 2016 • Blog, NHS

Which Way? An insight into the direction of travel for NHS dentistry

In issue 13 of The Business of Dentistry Magazine, an exclusive interview with the Chair of the BDA, Mick Armstrong, divulged his views on the future of the BDA as well as dentistry in the…

24 Feb 2016 • Blog, NHS

The Dental Regulation Environment Versus Reality