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29 Nov 2019 • Blog, NHS

Dental contract reform- how will your practice be affected?

In the most recent update to the contract reform process, there have been proposals to extend the regulations that allow prototyping to continue for another two years. The regulations had been due to run out…

29 Nov 2019 • Blog, Dental Landscape, Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Do you feel the GDC understands the impact of its processes on dentists?

90% of NHS dentists and 94% of predominantly and totally private dentists don’t feel confident that the GDC understands the impact of its processes and procedures on the profession. Neither are the majority of both…

22 Nov 2019 • Blog, Mental Health, Practice Management

How Human Factors can help to manage risk and reduce stress

By Ganase Dharrie-Maharaj It was the evening of 29th December, 1972. After a two-hour flight from New York, Eastern Air Lines flight 401 was descending into a calm, moonless night as it approached Miami. In command…

18 Nov 2019 • Blog, Marketing and Design

7 tips to make your website more engaging

Your practice website is your digital shop window, so when looking at it objectively, do you think it’s working as hard as it can be to convert prospective patients into new members at your practice?…

15 Nov 2019 • Blog, NHS

Eddie Crouch- The latest update on NHS Dental Contract Reform

Eddie Crouch shares the latest news on contract reform, including plans from the Government to extend the prototype regulations beyond March 2020, rising clawback and the increasing focus on flexible commissioning… Recently the BDA has…

14 Nov 2019 • Blog, Practice Management

None of my associates want to buy my practice. What are my options?

Your dentistry questions answered: selling your practice Practice Plan’s Zoe Close looks for answers to the questions you’re asking. If none of my associates want to buy my practice, what are my options? Traditionally, when…

7 Nov 2019 • Blog, Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Are single handed practices an endangered species?

After a survey reveals almost 90% of dentists don’t want to become practice owners, Nigel Jones explores what this means for the wider profession.

4 Nov 2019 • Blog, Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Contract reform: a change for the better?

Nigel Jones and a panel of professionals discuss the state of NHS dentistry and the impact contract reform may have…

4 Nov 2019 • Dental Health

Raising awareness of mouth cancer

November is Mouth Cancer Action Month, over the last year, 8,302 people in the UK have been diagnosed with mouth cancer. This is a figure that continues to grow year on year, with mouth cancer…

29 Oct 2019 • Practice Management

Growing pains – are you doing enough to maximise the value of your practice?

In today’s saturated marketplace, most dentists can be forgiven for thinking they’ve ‘made it’ when they overcome stiff competition and secure funding to purchase a highly sought-after practice. But it’s surprising how often complacency can…

21 Oct 2019 • Blog, Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Preparing for reform and when it might happen…

For around a year most of us involved in dentistry have been working towards contract reform being rolled out in April 2020. However, as that date draws ever closer and there is no sign of…

16 Oct 2019 • Mental Health

Feeling overwhelmed as a young dentist? You’re not the only one…

Practising dentist Bethany Rushworth recently launched a coaching service for her fellow young professionals, including trainees, who may be feeling overwhelmed. Within a few days, the 1-2-1 service was fully subscribed, suggesting there is a…

9 Oct 2019 • Blog, NHS

Your dentistry questions answered: dentists’ ability to take control of the future

At a recent major dental exhibition, we gathered a panel of well-known dentists to answer the biggest questions in dentistry today. As the host of the panel, I had some pre-prepared questions, however the audience…

4 Oct 2019 • Blog, Marketing and Design

How to create quality video testimonials…

Sarah Barnard looks at the questions to ask patients and practical tips to create great video testimonials and why they’re important… We all know that patient testimonials are a must-have. And while written case studies…

28 Sep 2019 • Blog, Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Dentistry – a profession that trusts no one?

Trust is a word that gets bandied around a lot in dentistry. Usually it’s in the context of creating a trusting relationship with your patients and building rapport. However, what’s not spoken about as often…

26 Sep 2019 • Blog, Practice Management

Stick or twist? Why buying additional practices could be your best move

Have you always dreamed of running multiple dental practices, or perhaps you’ve come across an opportunity that is too good to pass up? Some people are naturally entrepreneurial – they typically identify potential in everything…

19 Sep 2019 • Blog, Dentistry Confidence Monitor, Uncategorized

Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey results revealed

More than 400 dentists have shared their feelings about everything from how their role impacts their mental health to how they think contract reform will affect them. By completing the latest Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey,…

13 Sep 2019 • Dental Health

Things to avoid when brushing your teeth

Considering how often we brush our teeth (twice a day hopefully), it’s surprising how many things we may be doing wrong, or not doing at all. Perhaps over time, we pick up bad habits which…