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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,…

11 Dec 2015 • Practice Management

4 Tips for Effective Selling in Dentistry

Richard Collard from Medenta breaks down the ‘trust equation’ for professional business consultants and explains how it can be used in dentistry, offering four tips for effective selling in dentistry.

3 Dec 2015 • Blog, Marketing and Design, Practice Management

Ten Tips to Increase Your Dental Practice’s Website Presence

No one chooses a new dentist these days without first checking out their website; it’s convenient and not time restrictive. As a result, having a strong dental practice website presence becomes more and more important.…

2 Dec 2015 • Marketing and Design

Blogging for your dental practice

Nikki Berryman, Dental Practice Business and Marketing Manager, gives the lowdown on blogging for your dental practice.

23 Nov 2015 • Practice Management

How to Avoid Staff Wars!

As experienced business coach and psychologist Sheila Scott well knows, the biggest challenge facing managers or practice owners, at any time, is usually that of directing, guiding and motivating all team members. Most manage this…

20 Nov 2015 • Dental Health

Bacterial Balance

Probiotics are regularly in the news, most notably for their benefits on digestive health. However, probiotics for oral health are a new and emerging field of research. With more than 600 species having been shown…

9 Nov 2015 • Dental Health

Bite Back at Mouth Cancer – What to Look for and How

Many people are unaware that, in its very early stages, mouth cancers can be almost invisible making them easy to ignore. This is why it’s so important to keep a close eye on the health…

6 Nov 2015 • Dental Health

Infographic – How Does my Dentist Check for Signs of Head and Neck Cancer?

Although It only takes two minutes to carry out a full oral cancer screen, do your patients really realise what you’re doing for them? Well, we’ve created a great little guide to share with your…

30 Oct 2015 • Blog, NHS

Rubik’s NHS Blog – No.5

In this final instalment of blogs highlighting the unintended consequences of efforts to improve the NHS dental contract in England, the Rubik’s Cube effect, I want to touch on the thorny subject of when and…

23 Oct 2015 • Dental Health

Stop Smoking, Start Healing

Run by Public Health England, Stoptober is a nationwide, 28 day, stop smoking challenge, which takes place during the month of October. Participants are encouraged to support one another in the challenge to quit and sign…

21 Oct 2015 • Blog, NHS

Rubik’s NHS Blog– No.4

The subject of this latest blog continues the theme of solutions to problems with the English NHS dental contract having unintended consequences that create yet more problems. Hence the title of the blog!

16 Oct 2015 • Our News

The Business Skills Theatre

Sarah Whittall, Events and Marketing Coordinator, introduces us to The Business Skills Theatre at this year’s BDIA Dental Showcase.

14 Oct 2015 • Dental Health

Giving up Smoking! My Journey

It’s been 2 months, 12 days, 16 hours, 2 minutes and 11 seconds, (not like I’m counting) since I’ve done it! Gave up the fags I mean, the tabs, the ciggies and the rollies!