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6 Apr 2023 • Practice Management

Associates and Self-employed status – will they pass the test?

For many years, HMRC has been happy to treat Associate dentists as self-employed when assessing them for tax. However, from 6th April 2023, its guidance is changing bringing dentistry into line with all other professions.…

31 Mar 2023 • Blog, Practice Management, CSR

How CSR can attract talent to your team

Head of Sales, Zoe Close, speaks to Business Coach and CSR specialist, Mark Topley, who puts the case for the importance of CSR in the recruitment and retention of team members. ZC: Mark, as CSR…

3 Feb 2023 • Blog, Practice Management

Rising costs – you have to pass it on!

Dental business coach, Chris Barrow, offers some advice on the need to increase prices and how to handle the change. I present at a number of different events and workshops for Practice Plan and I…

26 Dec 2022 • Blog, Practice Management

You’ve got to have a system!

Practice Plan’s ‘Nourish and Flourish’ Workshop tour is now well underway, and something host, Michael Bentley, believes teams need to be nourished is systems. As Michael himself admits, the mention of the word ‘systems’ can…

7 Nov 2022 • Blog, Practice Management

First steps towards achieving sustainability in practice

CSR expert and coach, Mark Topley, puts the case for sustainability in dental practices. Many events in 2022 have helped to add weight to the case for sustainability. The war in Ukraine highlighted the need…

30 Sep 2022 • Blog, Practice Management

How to set charges for children on membership plans

Moving to private practice and not sure what to do about charging for children? Sales Support Manager, Michelle Hardy, shares a few suggestions on how to go about it. Charging for children can be a…

10 Sep 2022 • HR & Employment Law

What is systemic resilience and how can it help you and your employees?

Leadership coach Johanna Hooper looks at systemic resilience and how it can help you in practice…. ‘What is systemic resilience?’ I hear you saying. I know, it’s a bit of a mouthful isn’t it. Well,…

1 Jul 2022 • HR & Employment Law

Making changes to contracted hours

Employment and HR Lawyer, Sarah Buxton, lays out the correct process you need to follow when it comes to changing your teams contracted hours… There may come a time in your practice where, for one…

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…

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…

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……

22 Mar 2022 • Practice Management

Michael Bentley on falling in love with dentistry and why it is never too late to learn new skills

We caught up with Dental Consultant, Michael Bentley, to discuss his varied career path, how he came to fall in love with dentistry, and why it is never too late to learn new skills… …

18 Feb 2022 • Practice Management

Confidence and how you and your team can develop it

Head of Sales, Zoe Close, caught up with Executive Coach Rebecca Mander, to talk about confidence, where it comes from, how we build it and why it is never too late to develop it… ZC:…

28 Jan 2022 • HR & Employment Law

Recruiting the ideal team player

Business Coach, Chris Barrow, gives you a guide on what to look for when you’re trying to recruit the ideal team player…

27 Dec 2021 • Blog, Practice Management

The three Cs

Regional Support Manager, Gary Nelson, looks back at 2021 and three things for practices to look at… And so… we find ourselves at the end of another year. Another year where life has tossed and…

24 Sep 2021 • Practice Management

From Pizza Land to helping practices thrive and achieve their potential; Zoe Close on her varied career

Practice Plan’s Head of Sales, Zoe Close, talks about her varied 36-year career in dentistry and looks at some of the lessons she has learned along the way…. Dentistry is an industry that I have…

5 Sep 2021 • HR & Employment Law

How to upskill and get the best out of your dental nurses

Nicola Gresty, Practice Plan Area Manager, has been talking to Lisa Bainham, The Old Surgery Practice Manager and President of Association of Dental Administrators and Managers (ADAM), about why you should value your dental nurses…

28 Aug 2021 • HR & Employment Law

How to manage flexible working requests

Sarah Buxton, FTA Law Employment Solicitor, looks at flexible working requests and how best to deal with them… Sometimes a member of staff may have a change in circumstances that could revolve around, for example,…