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10 Jun 2022 • Blog, Mental Health

The growing mental health crisis in dentistry

Studies consistently point to poor mental health being widespread within dentistry. Pre-pandemic research by Toon and colleagues showed that 10% of UK dentists had experienced suicidal thoughts, compared to the general population figure of 5%.…

6 Jun 2022 • Blog, NHS

One good conversation can shift the direction of change forever

Michelle Hardy, Sales Support Manager at Practice Plan, shares how to make the most of your first conversation about moving away from the NHS and towards private dentistry. Whenever you’re thinking about changing something important…

6 Jun 2022 • Blog, Mental Health

One man walking to get people talking about suicide

Ian Eslick talks about the tragic story behind an epic walk taking place over the summer. Every year more than 6,000 people in the UK choose to take their own lives. That’s a staggering figure…

6 Jun 2022 • Blog

The changing landscape of practice ownership

Just a few years ago, we were talking about how the goal of owning a practice seemed less desirable due to rising costs and increasing legislation. Then, along came the pandemic to completely change the…

6 Jun 2022 • Blog, Dental Landscape, Mental Health

Is there a future for NHS dentistry?

Any NHS dentist thinking about whether to move to private dentistry, is likely to be asking themselves whether the NHS has a future. And if it does, is it a future that they want to…

6 Jun 2022 • Blog, Dental Landscape, HR & Employment Law

How to future-proof your practice (and your life)

There have been many lessons to learn over the past two years, but perhaps one of the biggest is that the future is unpredictable and uncontrollable. Which means that there’s an even greater reason to…

1 Jun 2022 • Blog, Practice Management

Stop firefighting and concentrate on being a great team leader

Business Coach, Chris Barrow explains why, after two years of dealing with the problems caused by the pandemic, it’s time to adopt a different attitude and start looking to the future again and developing our…

30 May 2022 • Blog, Mental Health

What is imposter phenomenon?

Practice Plan Area Regional Support Manager, Jayne Gibson, caught up with executive coach and founder of GuruYou, Rebecca Mander, to talk about what imposter phenomenon is and how people can overcome it… JG: We’re going…

29 May 2022 • Blog, Practice Management

Tips on how to become a good leader

Johanna Hooper is a performance coach specialising in leadership, who has spent time working in senior positions within the armed forces. She has helped hundreds of people with leadership techniques and given people advice on…

27 May 2022 • Blog, HR & Employment Law

Employed or self-employed? Presenting a clear difference.

Solicitor, Sarah Buxton, looks at how to clearly define whether your associates are employed, or self-employed. The issue of employment status has, aside from the pandemic, been arguably one of the biggest topics in dentistry…

25 May 2022 • Blog, Mental Health

Don’t tear your hair out, tear some paper instead

Practice Plan’s Creative Director, Les Jones explains how making collages helped him during lockdown and has now become a part of his life. At the start of the first lockdown, I turned to art and…

22 May 2022 • HR & Employment Law

Three ways to boost your team’s morale

Josie Hutchings, Regional Support Manager at Practice Plan, looks at three ways you can help boost your team’s morale… Over the last 18 months, the morale of teams in many businesses will have been…

19 May 2022 • Blog, Mental Health

Mental health awareness month: Loneliness – you’re not alone in feeling lonely

To mark Mental Health Awareness Week, Regional Support Manager Amy Hansford, talks about this year’s theme: ‘Loneliness’. It’s important to underline that loneliness is not just about being alone. It might be a bit of…

19 May 2022 • Blog, Mental Health

Extra Power or Low Battery… The Triggers

Area Manager, Gary Nelson, talks about the importance of knowing how to regulate your mental bandwidth. I think we can all take it as read it’s been another punishing few months mentally in dentistry and…

16 May 2022 • Blog, Dental Landscape

Top 10 trends in dentistry to emerge from the pandemic

Every cloud has a silver lining and Business Coach, Chris Barrow, lists his ‘hit parade’ of the top 10 great things that have come out of the pandemic. Here’s my list, in reverse order from…

26 Apr 2022 • Blog, Practice Management

Should I fill a gap in my team or not?

Practice Plan Area Manager, Suki Singh, talks about the recruitment problem and whether it’s better to fill a gap in your team or re-align your workload if the right member of staff is not available……

26 Apr 2022 • Blog, Dental Landscape

The trickle that could soon become a flood – reflections on the new NHS England targets

Practice Plan Group’s Sales and Marketing Director, Nigel Jones, reflects on the recent letter to dentists in England outlining the new NHS targets and considers the implications. ‘Probably the first thing to mention about the…

22 Apr 2022 • Blog, Marketing and Design

How to create a website that instantly connects with patients

What does your website say about your practice and how can you ensure it makes the right impression to potential new patients? Here, our very own Les Jones talks about how you can achieve this…