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7 Jan 2021 • Blog, Covid-19

What the future holds for the British Association of Private Dentistry

Ian Eslick talks to Jason Smithson on what the focus is for the newly formed British Association of Private Dentistry (BAPD) moving forward, alongside what the organisation’s achieved so far… Established during the most uncertain…

4 Jan 2021 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

We built up our plan membership by prescribing it as a maintenance and preventative measure

Lynne Clark talks to Amy Barnes, Business Director of The Lytham Dental Clinic, about why and how they’ve started prescribing the plan membership in a similar way they would a treatment plan and the benefits…

31 Dec 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Mental Health, Practice Management

Your dentistry questions answered: mental health

Practice Plan’s Zoe Close looks for answers to the questions you’re asking… How can I manage my anxiety at work? Surveys conducted by Practice Plan, the BDA and Dental Protection over the last few years…

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

Keep your team happy by keeping them in the know

Communicating well with your team may have been a little trickier this year. Firstly, there’s the physical challenge of gathering everyone together in one place when members of the team may well be furloughed, on…

28 Dec 2020 • Blog, Practice Management

A kick-start guide to professional growth for private associates

Gary Nelson shares his advice and experience on how independent associates can enhance and grow their career in the new year… Developing yourself as a clinician is necessary to build a career that is as…

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

Three simple strategies to communicate the health benefits of your plan

Janet Mason shares her thoughts on which strategies are most effective when it comes to successfully communicating your plan membership to prospective patients… Lockdown for many practices has highlighted how beneficial a well performing plan…

15 Dec 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Options Out Of The NHS

Why 2021 will be the year we go private

In 2013, Luisa Dalla Riva, Practice Manager, and Andy Berwick, Principal Dentist, became the owners of Market Place Dentistry in Thirsk. The practice has been offering both NHS and private treatment, but the couple have…

7 Dec 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Mental Health

Three ways to avoid burnout

The levels of stress and burnout among the dental profession has been a worrying issue long before the arrival of COVID-19. Results from a BDA survey of over 2,000 dental professionals published in January 2019…

2 Dec 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Options Out Of The NHS

Reopening after lockdown with a new business model

Donna Hall talks to Craig Walsh about why he decided to move away from the NHS and go membership-only after the practice reopened following lockdown… Donna: Why did you decide to move from being a…

20 Nov 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

A simple mental exercise to trigger a positive state of mind

If someone told you that in just three simple steps, you could transform your problems into opportunities, would you? With this easy-to-follow technique from Barry Oulton, Lynn Leach explains how… ‘COVID fatigue’ is a term…

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

Two little words and the power of gratitude

Gary Nelson shares how showing appreciation for your team during tough times helps create a positive work environment… A new term that’s becoming commonplace during the pandemic is ‘COVID fatigue’. Your team members are becoming…

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

How to re-set and achieve your practice’s goals

Tina Wixon explores the need to re-set your goals and the steps you can take to make sure you achieve them… Alongside all the operational changes practices have had to make in the wake of…

12 Nov 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, NHS Dental Landscape

Discussing the effect of COVID-19 on NHS dentistry with John Renshaw

Nigel Jones talks to dentist John Renshaw, a high-profile figure in the dental profession with a forty-year interest in dental affairs and a broad knowledge of the NHS. With John’s unique insights into the NHS…

11 Nov 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Five lessons from COVID-19 that are worth remembering

Janet Mason looks at what positive lessons can be taken from the recent pandemic to make your business even stronger… COVID-19 has been a huge cloud hanging over dentistry, and the country, ever since March.…

3 Nov 2020 • Blog, Dental Health, Uncategorized

How to inspire positive perceptions of oral hygiene education

Amber Ojak shares her game-changing EME (Educate, Motivate, Encourage) approach to bridge the gap between your patients’ home routine and what’s taught to them in practice… Prevention is a growing priority for the dental profession…

3 Nov 2020 • Blog, Finance

Heard about NHS pension discrimination? Here’s the plan to end it and how it may affect you

Our parent company, Wesleyan, shares the implications of the Age discrimination within the NHS pension scheme and the proposals published by the Government to remove this discrimination for members of all public sector pension schemes…

26 Oct 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Finance

Why it’s never too late to start a financial plan

Stephen Barry, Financial Advisor for Wesleyan, shares insights on the common areas that are best to focus on by more experienced dentists in order to improve financial fortunes… While its always recommended to start a…

22 Oct 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Being an NHS prototype practice during the pandemic…

Before COVID-19, reform of the NHS dental contract was probably one of the most talked about subjects in dentistry. Which perhaps goes to show the magnitude of the impact of the pandemic on the profession,…