Nigel Jones
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An opportunity lost – ring-fenced dental funding was just a pipe dream
Addressing the barriers to patient attendance while encouraging the continued attendance of those already engaged in their own oral health…
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NHS Dentistry Select Committee Report – no time to waste
‘They are in for a rude awakening’ – Nigel Jones shares his thoughts on the NHS Dentistry Select Committee Report. As…
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Is it choice or a dilemma?
The balance of power has shifted in dentistry – dentists don’t need reasons why they shouldn’t leave the NHS, but…
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Nigel Jones breaks down the NHS workforce plan
The long overdue workforce plan for the NHS is long on ambition and short on credibility when it comes to…
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Prioritisation – is dentistry rocking your whole world?
Nigel Jones discusses a well-known prioritisation metaphor – find out if you need to get your own rocks in order.…
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Is there a future for NHS dentistry?
Zoe Close spoke to key industry figures about the future of NHS dentistry – should dentists find a way to…
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With change comes opportunity
Nigel Jones considers the many options available in dentistry right now, and why investing some time and energy can get…
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What now for the NHS?
Is there a future for NHS dentistry? Practice Plan’s sales and marketing director, Nigel Jones, offers his views following the…
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Leaving the NHS – it’s not rocket science!
Nigel Jones considers how more practices are viewing a departure from the NHS as a form of protest against what…
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Practice valuations – is NHS goodwill declining?
In a recent Practice Plan webinar, sales and marketing director, Nigel Jones, was joined by head of dental at UNW,…
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Dentists are in a position of strength
Dentists are in a position of strength, says Nigel Jones, and dentistry has never had more potential to be rewarding.…
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NHS dentistry – a time for optimism or despair?
In a recent Practice Plan webinar, sales and marketing director, Nigel Jones, spoke to chair of the BDA, Eddie Crouch,…
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NHS dentistry – is a core service inevitable?
During Practice Plan’s recent webinar, sales and marketing director, Nigel Jones, spoke to BDA chair, Eddie Crouch to get his…
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Government needs to act with purpose, not stealth
With the exodus from the NHS growing momentum, Nigel Jones explains why a move to private dentistry is ‘realistic and…
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NHS dentistry – still a lot more to be done
Nigel Jones explains why there is still a long way to go before NHS dentistry improves. In the recent House…
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Nigel Jones’s review of 2022 and what we can expect going forward
We caught up with Nigel Jones, sales and marketing director at Practice Plan, who looks back over 2022 and reveals…
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There’s no avoiding discomfort
Nigel Jones considers the word ‘depaysement’ and what this might mean in the context of dentistry. Relatively recently, I’ve come…
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Will skill-mix be enough to save NHS dentistry?
A letter from Sara Hurley, chief dental officer for England, issued on 19 July, announced what were labelled as the…
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Being in control makes the difference
In this month’s column, Nigel Jones considers the changing world of dentistry and why many clinicians are choosing to take…
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