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30 Jun 2020 • Podcasts, Covid-19

Life back in practice post COVID-19

Les Jones talks to Simon Thackeray as he reaches his third week of welcoming patients back. Simon shares some insights into how he has found the past few weeks back in the practice and the…

22 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

Diplomacy is a fine balancing act of appeasement. To implement change and bring about political shifts in thinking takes time. The changes our profession needs cannot happen overnight. Except on this occasion, something really did…

27 Apr 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Marketing and Design

A conversation with Shaz Memon

Les Jones talks to Shaz Memon about COVID-19 business survival planning. After the success of his sell out book, Instagram for Dentists, Shaz shares his insights to support dental practices in navigating through this difficult…

22 Apr 2020 • Blog, Marketing and Design, Practice Management

Lessons to learn about social media on lockdown

I remember once someone came to me and asked for some social media help in promoting their upcoming course. They had spent hours and hours putting together a fabulous course programme which they believed would…

17 Apr 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Eight tips for leadership during uncertain times

Strong leadership is needed more than ever in these uncertain times created by COVID-19. If you have the role of a leader in your dental practice, your team will be looking to you for direction…

17 Apr 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

How can I recover my business from a hardship?

Practice Plan’s Louise Bone looks for answers to the questions you’re asking… The impact of the Coronavirus means dental practices are facing what is surely their most testing time ever. While dealing with the immediate…

16 Apr 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Top tips to lead your practice in turbulent times

At a time like this, it’s natural to think that we don’t have the answers to deal with the unprecedented challenges that are impacting the dental industry as the world succumbs to the COVID-19 pandemic.…

11 Sep 2018 • Podcasts, Practice Management

The philosophy of leading a dental team

Colin Campbell shares his views on leadership in a dental practice. He explains how leadership through example setting leads to a development of the team who will go above and beyond what is normally expected…

29 Mar 2018 • Blog, NHS

Has the extreme weather left you facing clawbacks or a loss of income?

A regular and predictable income is the holy grail for any business and that’s no different for dental practices. Nigel Jones discussed how a dental practice can generate an income, even when they are forced…

9 Mar 2018 • Blog, Dental Landscape

The Big Interview: Tony Kilcoyne

A few months after his election to the BDA’s Principal Executive Committee (PEC), we caught up with Tony Kilcoyne to find out whether he can offer the same outspoken voice to the profession from the…

15 Nov 2017 • Blog, NHS

Switching plan provider gave me the support I need for my practice’s future

We decided to leave our existing plan provider as we were no longer confident in their long-term future. I already knew of Practice Plan’s professional standing and I have known Jayne, one of their Regional…

6 Sep 2017 • Blog, NHS

Judith Husband talks about the likelihood of the introduction of time-limited contracts within the new NHS contract.

The idea of time-limited contracts was proposed by the Government two years ago as a way of improving market competition and efficiency. A source of much debate since then, we asked Judith Husband, who has…

1 Sep 2017 • Practice Management

What do you know that you don’t know – and why you should find out

Richard Scarborough, Area Sales Manager at Practice Plan, shares the key measures dentists need to be monitoring and explores what they can reveal about your practice Prevention is better than cure is something that shouldn’t…

21 Aug 2017 • Blog, NHS

Our story: three practices’ experience of switching plan provider

Moving your membership plan provider is something practices can be keen to do, but often postpone as they think it will be too much hassle and worry about patients’ reaction to change. Yet, with the…

15 Aug 2017 • Podcasts, Practice Management

How to stay on the right side of employment law and the CQC

In today’s Bodcast Sheila Scott, Nicki Rowland and Sarah Buxton discuss the best ways for practices to avoid employment law issues and CQC failures by recognising the importance of staff training and communication. They offer…

11 Aug 2017 • Practice Management

Don’t think big – think MASSIVE

David Hyner, motivational speaker, and Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan, fellow members of The Professional Speakers Association, make the case for setting massive goals to achieve your business dreams.

4 Aug 2017 • Practice Management

How small changes can make a big impact!

The hugely successful UK cycling team has built much of its success on a principle called the Accumulation of Marginal Gains. That is, if you want to make a significant improvement in your performance, it’s…

1 Aug 2017 • Podcasts, Practice Management

Nicki Rowland explains how to keep on top of CQC regulations

Listen to this episode of Bodcast to gain a greater understanding of how CQC inspections have changed. Business consultant, Nicki Rowland gives an insight into the main failings with inspections at present and the subsequent…