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24 Feb 2016 • Blog, NHS

The Dental Regulation Environment Versus Reality

In issue 13 of The Business of Dentistry Magazine, an exclusive interview with the Chair of the BDA, Mick Armstrong, divulged his views on the future of the BDA as well as dentistry in the…

22 Feb 2016 • Blog, Practice Management

How the CQC Changed the Way it Regulates and Inspects Dental Practices

On 1st April, the CQC moved from a requirement to demonstrate compliance with their essential standards of quality and safety, or the ‘Outcomes’ as they called them, to a requirement to demonstrate compliance with their…

16 Feb 2016 • Blog, Practice Management

CQC Inspection – How it was for us the second time around!

Our first CQC inspection took place on 23rd April 2013. After much anticipation the ‘heart-sink’ moment arrived when our inspector walked through the door. He was a very pleasant chap with a background in care…

15 Feb 2016 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

The Importance of Leadership to Create a Successful Dental Practice

As pressure grows for dental practices to respond to increasing costs and to stay ahead of the growing competition, principals must become more commercially aware. Determining the most appropriate strategy to fulfil financial goals is…

12 Feb 2016 • Blog, NHS

How Practice Plan Supported us in the Conversion from NHS to Private Dentistry

The decision for us to convert to private dentistry was made back in 2006, after the introduction of the latest NHS contract. We signed the contract as many did, but soon realised it was unworkable for…

8 Feb 2016 • Blog, NHS

Where Does Dentistry Fit Within the NHS?

The whole NHS system is under great strain because the politicians promise it will provide for all clinical needs for all the population, regardless of where one is in the UK, free at source, regardless…

5 Feb 2016 • Practice Management

How to Communicate Effectively With Your Dental Team

Sheila Scott, one of the dental industry’s leading business consultants, talks about how to communicate effectively with your dental team.

3 Feb 2016 • Our News

A Day in The Life of a Regional Support Manager – Josie Hutchings

What’s it like being a Practice Plan Regional Support Manager? Well, no two days are ever the same and, recently I’ve had lots of requests from different practices that needed a helping hand in getting…

1 Feb 2016 • Practice Management

The Benefits of Employing a TCO in Your Dental Practice

Laura Horton has been evangelising about the benefits of employing a treatment coordinator (TCO) in your dental practice in recent years… and it seems that a lot of people have been listening. More and more…

25 Jan 2016 • Marketing and Design

How to Plan a Children’s Day in Your Dental Practice

Days dedicated to treating children are becoming a popular way of engaging young people in dentistry and they also prove to be both cost and time efficient. Practice Plan‘s Laura Jones went along to The Old…

25 Jan 2016 • Blog, NHS

How we Made the Move From NHS to Private Dentistry – a Case Study

Zoe Sharp is Practice Manager at Alexandra Dental Care. She explains how the confines of running an NHS contract led the practice to convert to private dentistry and how it benefited the team and patients.

22 Jan 2016 • Practice Management

Three Business Tools to Improve Your Dental Practice

Everyone wants to improve their business… but sometimes we all need a little friendly prod to get us going. Here are some tried and tested business models and approaches that just might get your creative…

20 Jan 2016 • Dental Health

Don’t Give Up Giving Up!

New Year’s resolutions don’t have to start on the 1st January. Hasty resolutions are often the first ones ditched. If you’ve tried giving up smoking before, this or even next month might just be the…

12 Jan 2016 • Our News

A Day in The Life of a Regional Support Manager – Emma Sillars

When asked to write a blog about what a day in the life of a Practice Plan Regional Support Manager is like I quickly realised that just talking about one day wouldn’t give a real…

11 Jan 2016 • Marketing and Design, Practice Management

Two Strategies to Improve Your Dental Practice

You might have a lot of great ideas for your dental practice. The main question is, how do you go about implementing all that strategic stuff that you’ve been developing? Here are two strategies to…

6 Jan 2016 • Practice Management

Two Theories to Consider When Running a Successful Dental Practice

Everyone wants to improve their business…but sometimes we all need a little friendly prod to get us going. So to get your creative and strategic juices flowing, we’re featuring two theories to consider when running a…

21 Dec 2015 • Dental Health

Does Your Mouth Pass the Mistletoe Test?

‘Tis the season of parties, family get-togethers and situations where we are much more likely to get up close and personal. Are you ready to welcome the family and neighbours?

14 Dec 2015 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

How to Deal With Difficult People in Your Dental Practice Team – 5 easy steps

Figuring out how to deal with difficult people in your dental practice team and difficult situations can be a real headache and cause friction between practice owners and staff. Sheila Scott, leading dental business consultant,…