Dentistry Archives - Page 8 of 10

26 Jul 2017 • Blog, NHS

Planning for the future: the CDO speaks out…

On 12th June, the Chief Dental Officer (CDO) for England, Sara Hurley, brought together key stakeholders in dentistry to be transparent about the department’s work, to open the lines of communication, and to support efforts…

16 Jun 2017 • Podcasts, NHS

The Office of the CDO and guests discussion panel – 12th June 2017

The Office of the Chief Dental Officer England brought together a panel of leading members within NHS England, Public Health England, CQC, BDA, Health Education England and the Department of Health on 12th June 2017, to…

10 May 2017 • Practice Management

How to Manage Your Dental Practice Finances

Are you prepared for a rainy day? Can you forecast what your bank balance will be in six months time? Are you certain you will have sufficient funds to meet your tax bill? Carol Groombridge,…

16 Mar 2017 • Blog, NHS

Young dentists at the coal face

Our experience – beginning life as a dentist Recent BDA research has revealed that more than half of dentists aged under 35 are planning to leave the NHS within five years and 10% intend to…

24 Oct 2016 • Practice Management

Advice on how to build trust with your dental patients

Most people understand the importance of dental health… so why do millions of people in the UK still avoid going to the dentist? Cost and anxiety are just two of the barriers, but there are…

15 Aug 2016 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

How to solve two common HR dilemmas!

As owners or managers we find that we can’t all be experts when it comes to HR. So you could be forgiven for thinking that it is your practice alone that suffers with a particular…

16 Mar 2016 • Practice Management

Ten Top Tips for Turning Telephone Enquiries into Appointments

Your telephone is one of the most powerful tools in your practice, when used correctly! To help you to harness the full potential of yours, Richard Collard from Medenta rounds up his ten top tips on…

22 Feb 2016 • Blog, Practice Management

How the CQC Changed the Way it Regulates and Inspects Dental Practices

On 1st April, the CQC moved from a requirement to demonstrate compliance with their essential standards of quality and safety, or the ‘Outcomes’ as they called them, to a requirement to demonstrate compliance with their…

15 Feb 2016 • Practice Management, HR & Employment Law

The Importance of Leadership to Create a Successful Dental Practice

As pressure grows for dental practices to respond to increasing costs and to stay ahead of the growing competition, principals must become more commercially aware. Determining the most appropriate strategy to fulfil financial goals is…

8 Feb 2016 • Blog, NHS

Where Does Dentistry Fit Within the NHS?

The whole NHS system is under great strain because the politicians promise it will provide for all clinical needs for all the population, regardless of where one is in the UK, free at source, regardless…

5 Feb 2016 • Practice Management

How to Communicate Effectively With Your Dental Team

Sheila Scott, one of the dental industry’s leading business consultants, talks about how to communicate effectively with your dental team.

22 Jan 2016 • Practice Management

Three Business Tools to Improve Your Dental Practice

Everyone wants to improve their business… but sometimes we all need a little friendly prod to get us going. Here are some tried and tested business models and approaches that just might get your creative…

11 Jan 2016 • Marketing and Design, Practice Management

Two Strategies to Improve Your Dental Practice

You might have a lot of great ideas for your dental practice. The main question is, how do you go about implementing all that strategic stuff that you’ve been developing? Here are two strategies to…

6 Jan 2016 • Practice Management

Two Theories to Consider When Running a Successful Dental Practice

Everyone wants to improve their business…but sometimes we all need a little friendly prod to get us going. So to get your creative and strategic juices flowing, we’re featuring two theories to consider when running a…

3 Aug 2015 • Dentistry Confidence Monitor

The Big Practice Plan Poll – Results!

Click the image below to view an online PDF of The Big Practice Plan Poll results! You can also download a personal copy of The Big Practice Plan Poll results to read offline.

20 May 2015 • Dental Health

#PPSugarFree Infographic – Join The Sugar Swap!

Our thought provoking infographic is ideal for downloading and sharing with your patients.

2 Jan 2015 • Practice Management

What’s Your Vision For The Year Ahead?

Whenever I visit dental practices, I’m always surprised by the fact that so few have a clearly defined picture of where they would like to be in the future; which, of course, means that it’s…

12 Sep 2014 • Practice Management

Measure This, Measure That – But Does It Really Matter?

Do you measure the success of everything you do in your dental practice? Is measurement a way of life for you and your team? Do you think it’s important? Here, Nigel Jones talks about the…