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23 Dec 2016 • Dental Health

How to look after your teeth during the Christmas period

Even the most dedicated gym bunnies tend to overindulge at Christmas time, and why not? A day or two of overindulgence during the festive season won’t do us much damage in the long-term, in fact,…

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…

19 Dec 2016 • Marketing and Design

How to attract new patients to your dental practice

Finding ways to attract new patients is a challenge facing many dental practices but have you ever thought about forming relationships with local businesses as a means of getting more appointments in the book? Here,…

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…

30 Nov 2016 • Practice Management

Successful planning: How one practice built a strong dental plan

Back in 2006, when the new NHS contract came out, Spondon Dental Practice converted most of their patients to a private dental membership plan, provided by Practice Plan. Now, ten years on, the practice and…

23 Nov 2016 • Practice Management

Planning for the future – safeguarding your NHS contract

An important part of managing your dental practice is ensuring you have sufficiently planned for the future. Here, Adam Siwak, of Lockharts Solicitors, talks through the elements of safeguarding your NHS contract in an eventuality…

16 Nov 2016 • Dental Health

Myth busting guide to common oral health habits

We’ve all got habits, good and bad, and when it comes to our oral health, we’re no different. But, how do you know when these habits are doing more harm than good? Here’s Dental Hygienist,…

11 Nov 2016 • Practice Management

How effective teamwork can lead you to success

When it comes to teamwork, the principles behind pulling together to achieve your goals remain the same, whether in business or in sport. Here, Lewis Moody, retired English rugby union player who was part of…

9 Nov 2016 • Marketing and Design

How making small changes can have a BIG impact

Have you seen ‘The Singing Dentist’? If you haven’t, you’re missing a treat – check him out. The Singing Dentist is Dr Milad Shadrooh, the Principal Dentist at Chequers Dental in Basingstoke. Over the past year…

4 Nov 2016 • Practice Management

Why we find change difficult and how to embrace it

Lack of knowledge and fear are two of the main reasons that prevent business owners from making necessary changes, even when they’re unhappy with the current status quo. Each of these reasons alone can be…

24 Oct 2016 • Practice Management

Advice on how to build trust with your dental patients

Most people understand the importance of dental health… so why do millions of people in the UK still avoid going to the dentist? Cost and anxiety are just two of the barriers, but there are…

21 Oct 2016 • Our News

Joanne Holroyd’s top 5 tips from The Practice Plan Workshop Tour

September saw the start of this year’s Practice Plan Workshop Tour with the intriguing title of ‘10% Push’, hosted by the dynamic duo of Les Jones and Simon Tucker. With the tour now firmly underway,…

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…