Practice Plan

Greater support building dental practice branding

Amy Hansford talks to Gemma Smith from Bembridge Dental about gaining more support and building dental practice branding by switching…

Private Practice

Three free events to find out more about the future of NHS dentistry

Dentists are invited to three events with a panel of experts, all including Eddie Crouch, to discuss the future for…

Dentistry

Cornwall patients waiting a year for NHS dental appointment

Patients in Penzance are waiting 12 months for the next available NHS dental appointment. Cornwall Live reports check ups cancelled by text with…

Dentistry

Mistrust and mental health issues revealed in survey of dentists

Eighty-four per cent of NHS dentists believe their current role has negatively affected their mental health, according to the latest…

Dentistry

Delegates queueing up as London Dentistry Show opens its doors

The very first London Dentistry Show launched at Olympia this morning, with thousands of delegates queueing to get in. The two-day…

Dentistry

Find out the results of 2019’s Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey at London Dentistry Show

The 2019 Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey results will be released this morning at the London Dentistry Show. The NHS/Business Theatre will…

Dentistry

Openness + pragmatism = optimism

After attending a recent Westminster Health Forum on oral health, Nigel Jones feels more optimistic about the future for NHS…

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Giving your patients the best journey from the very start

Les Jones explores ways to attract patients and begin building trust before they even visit the practice. Most people think…

Dentistry

How patient finance has changed our practice

Dr Jonathan Allsopp, practice owner and principal dentist at Allsopp Smiles in Walsall, explains the difference offering patient finance has…

Private Practice

Fail to learn from history and be doomed to repeat it

Nigel Jones urges dentists to take steps to ensure they don’t face the same challenges many did after the 2006…

Dentistry

‘I grew my patient numbers by 60%’

Lesley Morgan-Barlow, practice manager at Synergy Dental & Implant Centre, discusses the impact of having a practice-branded membership plan from…

Private Practice

A practice manager’s guide to becoming a mixed practice

Janet Mason speaks to practice manager, Karen Dorrington, about the key things to consider when thinking about running a mixed…

NHS to Private

Checking up on your finances – top five financial questions for dentists

Magdalena Harding answers the top five questions that dentists ask about their finances. 1. Will I achieve my UDA targets…

Dentistry

Are you struggling to fill your vacancies?

If you’re struggling to fill vacancies in your practice, Practice Plan is encouraging you to speak out by filling in…

Dentistry

Last chance to fill in dentistry survey

There are just a few weeks left for NHS and private dentists to complete the Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey. Dentists…

Dentistry

Changing for the better

Josie Hutchings speaks to Jason Greenwood about making changes to his practice and the positive effect they had Change is…

Dentistry

How will contract reform impact your goodwill value?

Jayne Gibson asks to hear your views on the sustainability of goodwill values in dentistry. With NHS goodwill values almost halving…

Dentistry

The impact being in a prototype has had on my practice and patients

What better way to know more about how the contract reform process could impact you specifically, than asking someone who…

Dentistry

Is there enough time to meet your patients’ expectations?

If you asked anyone in any profession whether they felt under time pressure, the chances are they would say ‘yes’.…

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