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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…

6 Mar 2017 • Practice Management

Don’t let your fears stand in the way of your business success!

The prospect of change can feel daunting for many. In a dental practice setting that fear and subsequent avoidance of change can prevent real success and business achievement. With this in mind, Regional Support Manager,…

1 Mar 2017 • Blog, Marketing and Design

How to get the most out of Facebook for your business

Is your practice getting the most out of Facebook? Here, Regional Support Manager, Emma Sillars, shares her Facebook tips to help you to get the most out of your practice marketing.

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…

13 Feb 2017 • HR & Employment Law

Five simple ways to bring out the best in your dental team

As an owner or practice manager, bringing out the best in your team may well be something you strive to do on a daily basis year on year, however this can prove a little easier…

8 Feb 2017 • Marketing and Design

Does your dental practice have a brand?

Every practice has a brand, the same as every person has a personality. It’s not something that you have a choice to have or not to have, but where you do have a choice is…

1 Feb 2017 • Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Essential insights into the future of NHS dentistry – Part 2

During last year’s BDIA Showcase, Practice Plan organised a meeting of expert minds for two live events, firstly to facilitate discussion around the results of the fourth NHS Confidence Monitor and, secondly, to allow dental…

16 Jan 2017 • Practice Management

How to empower yourself to take control of your future!

Practice Plan brought together three experts – Chris Barrow, Sarah Buxton and Ashley Latter – to find out How can dental professionals achieve success through self-empowerment? Here, Chris Barrow, Sarah Buxton and Ashley share their…

21 Dec 2016 • Practice Management

How to keep your finances on track

It’s important to keep track of your finances and make sure you’ve got plans in place to ensure you meet your long-term goals. Here, Wesleyan’s financial adviser team give their top five tips on how you can…

9 Dec 2016 • Practice Management

Tips to help you to plan for the future

There are a growing number of dentists across the UK making the decision to sell their practice years ahead of their planned retirement date. Many choose to continue practising in an associate capacity and others…

9 Dec 2016 • Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Essential insights into the future of NHS dentistry

At the 2016 BDIA Showcase, Practice Plan was delighted to bring together a number of key opinion leaders for two live events, one to discuss the results of the fourth NHS Confidence Monitor and one…

5 Dec 2016 • Marketing and Design

Using photography to help your practice to stand out from the crowd!

We live in a world dominated by the photograph. For the first time ever, the number of photographs taken in the world in one year exceeded 1 trillion in 2015 – that’s a lot of…

19 Oct 2016 • Practice Management

Key considerations when selling your dental practice

Selling your dental practice is a big decision and it requires as much planning as time will allow. Therefore, it’s vital that you make sure that the fundamentals are in place to ensure the sale…

17 Oct 2016 • Practice Management

How to be an effective leader in your dental practice!

Leadership is not easy at the best of times, but is perhaps even harder in a dental practice environment because the dynamics of the practice can work against it. Think about it, the leader of…

14 Oct 2016 • Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Alun Rees’ views on the results of the fourth NHS Confidence Monitor Survey

The negativity continues with the responses to this survey. I do wonder when the profession will wake up and smell the coffee. The NHS is not going to improve, there is no magical new contract,…

12 Oct 2016 • Dental Health

Tips on how to improve your oral and general health!

Oral health is just as important as your overall well-being because it has an impact on so many aspects of your life, including your sex life! Read this blog by Dentist, David Bretton to find…

2 Oct 2016 • Practice Management

Discover the key to making your dental plan a success!

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan, takes a look how building long-term relationships with your plan provider is the key to a successful dental membership plan.