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28 Sep 2015 • Practice Management, Our News

Ringing the Changes

Converting telephone enquiries into consultation bookings is no easy task for the front desk team at any dental practice. I recently attended a workshop on this very topic, delivered by Director of Medenta, Richard Collard…

25 Sep 2015 • Blog, NHS

Rubik’s NHS Blog No.3

In previous blogs I’ve drawn a comparison between trying to design the next English NHS dental contract and solving a Rubik’s Cube – as fast as you get one part sorted, you realise that, in…

18 Sep 2015 • Our News

Behind the Scenes at our Regional Events with Amy D’Arcy-Burt

With the new series of Regional Events now up and running, Events and Marketing Assistant Beth Brown caught up with Amy D’Arcy-Burt to see how her first few events have gone.

11 Sep 2015 • Dental Health

Getting Your 5-a-Day in a Tooth-Friendly Way!

Fruit and vegetables are a staple part of our diet. They provide valuable vitamins and minerals for our bodies to develop and function properly. So with the recent news reports and articles highlighting the dangers…

4 Sep 2015 • Blog, NHS

Rubik’s NHS Blog No.2

In my most recent blog, I likened the challenge of embedding prevention in a redesigned English NHS contract to the challenge of completing a Rubik’s Cube – solving one issue unintentionally creates others. This analogy…

28 Aug 2015 • Dental Health

Rotten Diets, Rotten Teeth – Tips On How To Keep Your Child’s Diet Healthy

Alongside good dental hygiene such as tooth brushing and regular dental visits, effective nutritional advice is a key strategy in the drive to reduce dental decay. Here I take a look at how drivers of…

27 Aug 2015 • Our News

Wesleyan Group Acquire DPAS

Wesleyan, the specialist financial services provider, today announced the acquisition of DPAS, a major provider of practice-branded dental plans. This acquisition will strengthen Wesleyan’s position in the dental market, where it already provides a range…

21 Aug 2015 • Practice Management

Dealing with the Dementor

Sheila Scott explains how having the courage to deal with a problem, in the right way, is a much better approach than ‘putting up’ with the repercussions of it.

14 Aug 2015 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

Keeping in Tune With Your Employees

Peninsula Business Services offer some simple-to-implement steps on how you can keep in tune with your employees, resulting in higher morale and stronger working relationships.

12 Aug 2015 • Practice Management

Be Persistent for Solutions

Once you’ve had a discussion with a team member about improving what they do or how they do things, don’t assume the matter is done and dusted.

7 Aug 2015 • Blog, NHS

Rubik’s NHS Blog No. 1

Whether you have memories from those early days or are one of the newer converts, anyone who has tried to tackle a Rubik’s Cube knows how frustrating it can be. Careful concentration can result in…

3 Aug 2015 • Blog, NHS

Moving from NHS to Private Dentistry – A testimonial

Juliette Plimmer, Practice Manager at Bridge Dental & Implant Clinic, explains how she and her management team came to the decision to move from NHS to private practice.

3 Aug 2015 • Blog, NHS

Is a move from NHS to private dentistry more viable than you think?

Making a move away from the NHS to a fully private practice is a proposition that many NHS contract holders find very attractive and yet, most choose to continue to accept the pressures they feel…

3 Aug 2015 • Blog, NHS

Reasons to go private

Most dentists considering a move from the NHS to private dentistry do so because their current situation has become unworkable, so they are looking to move away from the financial and time pressures they face…

3 Aug 2015 • Dentistry Confidence Monitor

The Big Practice Plan Poll – Results!

Click the image below to view an online PDF of The Big Practice Plan Poll results! You can also download a personal copy of The Big Practice Plan Poll results to read offline.

3 Aug 2015 • Blog, NHS, Dentistry Confidence Monitor

The NHS Confidence Monitor – Results!

View details of the NHS Confidence Monitor results and download a personal copy of the NHS Confidence Monitor results to read offline.

31 Jul 2015 • Practice Management, Our News

My Top Tips From This Year’s Practice Management Conference

Sarah Whittall, Events and Marketing Coordinator, reflects on some of the top tips from the recent Practice Management Conference to help you take your practice to the next level!

28 Jul 2015 • Practice Management

Interpret The Data With Care

The joke about the statistician being someone with their feet in the oven and head in the freezer, but feeling, on ‘average’, the right temperature applies here.