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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…

10 Nov 2017 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

Advice for managing personality conflicts in a small team

Zoe Close, Area Sales Manager at Practice Plan, uses her 14 years’ experience as a practice manager to share her guidance on how to tackle personality clashes in the workplace…

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…

8 Nov 2017 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

Bulletproof HR advice for your practice

HR and employment law Solicitor, Sarah Buxton, is the latest expert in dentistry to share her expertise and advice with practice managers and business owners. The age-old phrase ‘prevention is better than cure’ has no…

3 Nov 2017 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

An insight into a day of ‘Top Hats, Toast and Moments of Truth’

With the Practice Plan Workshop Tour now in full swing, we wondered what insights and top tips have practices come away with so far? We asked Liz Barraclough, Practice Manager at Ilkley Dental Care in…

2 Nov 2017 • Blog, Marketing and Design

Are you getting the most from your Facebook ads?

Facebook adverts are a key tool for dental practices to reach prospective new patients and engage their existing patients who use social media. In fact, if you want to grow your business, you cannot avoid…

30 Oct 2017 • Dental Health

How to avoid added sugar at breakfast

Following on from my blog on ‘8 tips to avoid sugar’, this blog will take a look at no-added-sugar meal planning strategies for breakfast.

25 Oct 2017 • HR & Employment Law

Expert advice on handling staff absence due to stress

Sarah Buxton, specialist HR and employment solicitor, examines the sensitive issue of how to manage stress-related absence in your practice. Stress, depression or anxiety accounted for 11.7 million working days lost in 2015/16, according to…

18 Oct 2017 • Marketing and Design

Ryanair is a lesson about brand for all businesses

The low-cost airline, Ryanair, cancelled 40-50 flights a day in September, giving their customers as little as 24 hours’ notice. They say it’s a decision that had to be taken because of poor management and…

13 Oct 2017 • Blog, Practice Management

Making sure you are ready in the event of a CQC inspection

Clare Ison, Practice Manager at Beaufort Dental Health Centre, tells her CQC inspection tale about what to expect from an inspection and some words of advice to anyone preparing for one.

11 Oct 2017 • Blog, NHS

Helen Minnery talks about the impact the new NHS contract could have on the wider dental team

A lot of the debates and discussion so far around contract reform has focused on the impact it will have on dentists. Yet, of course, whatever changes might be coming to the profession will affect…

6 Oct 2017 • Blog, Marketing and Design

Tips for getting the most from your homepage

You’re probably aware that most potential new patients will visit your website as their first port of call when searching for a dentist. However, you might not be aware that you only have a matter…

29 Sep 2017 • Practice Management

Three top tips on how to protect your practice against cybercrime

Cybercrime – is this on your radar, or do you operate in ignorant bliss that this will ‘never happen to me’? As a practice manager or business owner of patient data, the threat of cybercrime…

28 Sep 2017 • Dental Health

Four key things you need to do to look after your implants

Dental implants are an increasing popular alternative to bridges or removable dentures and – with the correct aftercare – should last a lifetime. They look and feel like normal teeth and you should be able…

27 Sep 2017 • Practice Management

Why you should consider a daily team huddle

Something interesting often happens before the start of a big team sport occasion – be it football, rugby, basketball or any other team sport. It’s the team huddle. That moment when all the members of…

22 Sep 2017 • Practice Management

Business planning to get better results

The analogy we use to explain the journey to achieving your desired goals is the sat nav. When you switch on your sat nav, it locates your current position. It asks where you would like…

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…

15 Sep 2017 • Practice Management

How to turn your patients into brand advocates

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan, looks at how creating a memorable experience can transform patients into advocates for your brand and your practice…