Dental Practices Archives - Page 6 of 11

13 Oct 2020 • Podcasts, NHS

Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed with John Renshaw

Catch-up on episode five of Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed… Nigel Jones, Practice Plan Sales and Marketing Director, talks to John Renshaw, who has been a major player in dental politics for 50 years and…

7 Oct 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Mobility and opportunity as we look ahead to 2021

Les Jones talks to Chris Barrow about the challenges facing dentists now and opportunities for the future… Since the beginning of lockdown, Chris Barrow has been in constant contact with hundreds of dentists through his…

6 Oct 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Covid-19

Life back in practice post lockdown – Part Three

Simon Thackeray talks to Les Jones in part three of our ‘Life back in practice’ series. Simon shares his updates on how he and the team are adapting to the new ways of working, the…

5 Oct 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Covid-19

Introducing the NEW Fallow Time Calculator

Nigel Jones, Sales and Marketing Director at Practice Plan Group, talks to Ian Mills, Dean of the FGDP and Trustee of the College of General Dentistry, about SDCEP reports, the issue of fallow time and…

1 Oct 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management, Finance

Your dentistry questions answered: financial forecasting

Practice Plan’s Donna Hall looks for answers to the questions you’re asking… My financial forecast isn’t where I thought it would be. How can I bridge the gap? Never has the saying ‘best laid plans’…

23 Sep 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Covid-19

Employment law updated post lockdown

Nigel Jones talks to Sarah Buxton about updated challenges and changes for employees and employers at this time. Sarah shares advice on employment law for dental practices, hot topics currently being discussed and considerations for…

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

The reality of reopening: part two

In my first blog that I wrote around four to five weeks after reopening, I spoke about how uncomfortable and cumbersome it was to work in the new levels of PPE. We’re now a further…

15 Sep 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Covid-19

Benefits of PAPR Hoods versus FFP3 Masks

Aemelia Wright talks to Hani Mostafa, Principal Dentist at Gallery Dental about current PPE being used in his practice. Rather than FFP3 masks Hani currently uses PAPR hoods and details the differences he has encountered…

11 Sep 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Covid-19

Effective financial management

Ian Eslick talks to Edd Jones of C&E Consult about the financial impact COVID-19 on dental practices. Edd shares his thoughts on how this has changed the ways of working and what positive changes can…

3 Sep 2020 • Blog, NHS, Covid-19

Discussing NHS dentistry with Eddie Crouch

Nigel Jones talks to Eddie Crouch, Vice-Chair of the BDA Principal Executive Committee (PEC), about the current arrangement for NHS dentists in England, how activity is being measured and what indications there are about NHS…

27 Aug 2020 • Podcasts, Covid-19

Customer service in the post lockdown world

Fern Lloyd, Videographer, talks to Ashley Latter, Dental Business Coach, about the importance of customer service in the post lockdown world and the dos and don’ts to getting it right. What you’ll hear: Is getting…

20 Aug 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Four lessons in communication learnt through COVID-19

If one good thing was to come from COVID-19 in terms of its effect on the dental community, it’s been the good practise in patient communication shown by many. Now is a critical time for…

18 Aug 2020 • Podcasts, NHS

Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed with Eddie Crouch

Catch-up on episode one of Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed… Nigel Jones, Practice Plan Sales and Marketing Director, talks to Eddie Crouch, Vice Chair of the British Dental Association (BDA) Principal Executive Committee, about the…

14 Aug 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management, Finance

Why we run a membership-only practice and how you can too

Josie Hutchings speaks to Jessica Crawford-Clarke about their experience of running a practice on a membership-only basis… Financial security and reliability have always been important, but after recent events it may well have become more…

12 Aug 2020 • Blog, Marketing and Design, Covid-19

How big brands are developing an ethical edge to adapt to COVID-19

In the wake of the pandemic, many businesses and sectors are not operating in their usual capacity, if at all. In fact, it could be said that the outbreak is the most testing ethical challenge…

11 Aug 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Covid-19

Life back in practice post COVID-19 revisited

Les Jones catches up with Simon Thackeray as he settles into his eighth week of welcoming patients back. Simon shares some insights into how life has been back in the practice since we last spoke…

6 Aug 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Five simple steps to implement a successful plan membership

Tina Wixon offers her advice on how to grow your plan membership into a thriving part of your business… The value of a dental membership to a dental practice has become more and more apparent…

31 Jul 2020 • Blog, Practice Management

Do you have a structured plan approach?

To grow the number of patients on your dental payment plan, you need a structured approach. Once the plan has been in place for a while and an embedded part of your practice, it can…