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6 Feb 2017 • Blog, NHS

NHS dentistry: staying positive in the current climate

Confidence in the future of NHS dentistry remains low, and with continued uncertainty and no changes set to take shape anytime soon, Practice Plan asks wet-fingered clinicians, Eddie Crouch, Judith Husband, David Houston and David…

1 Feb 2017 • Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Essential insights into the future of NHS dentistry – Part 2

During last year’s BDIA Showcase, Practice Plan organised a meeting of expert minds for two live events, firstly to facilitate discussion around the results of the fourth NHS Confidence Monitor and, secondly, to allow dental…

9 Dec 2016 • Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Essential insights into the future of NHS dentistry

At the 2016 BDIA Showcase, Practice Plan was delighted to bring together a number of key opinion leaders for two live events, one to discuss the results of the fourth NHS Confidence Monitor and one…

26 Sep 2016 • Marketing and Design

Chris Barrow’s predictions on the future of marketing in dentistry

Over the last two years, there has been an explosion in the digital marketing landscape. It’s fair to say that you would have to have been living in a cave not to see the developments…

22 Aug 2016 • Blog, NHS

Inside a prototype practice

There has been a fair amount of talk in the last few months about the NHS dental prototypes, most of which, as far as I can tell, is speculative and very little seems to be…

24 May 2016 • Dental Health

Chew your way to better oral health

As a dentist, I’m constantly telling my patients how to look after their teeth and improve their oral health. Most of the messages are similar: see your dentist regularly, brush for two minutes, twice a…

17 May 2016 • Dental Health

Sweet talk

Earlier this year, the Chancellor announced the introduction of a sugar tax on some sugary drinks. This move was welcomed by many healthcare professionals and campaigners, but what do dentists think of the impending change?…

8 Apr 2016 • Dentistry Confidence Monitor

David Bretton’s views on the results of the Third NHS Confidence Monitor

Career prospects The first thing that I noticed about the results was that as I expected, a large proportion of those asked (84%) are not feeling confident of their career prospects within NHS dentistry for…

15 May 2015 • Blog, NHS

Interview With Claire Roberts: Reflecting on The Future of The NHS

Following the results of the first NHS Confidence Monitor Survey , commissioned by Practice Plan, we catch up with practising dentist, Claire Roberts to get her views on the future of NHS dentistry.