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How to resolve team disputes and avoid conflict
Most conflict situations at work are caused by either misunderstandings or unfair, inconsistent treatment. Dental consultant Sheila Scott shares her…
Dentistry
How best to communicate with your patients when moving to private practice
Nigel Jones, sales director at Practice Plan, explains how to get your patient communications right when converting to private practice.…
Dentistry
Join over 200 dentists and have your say on the NHS Confidence survey
The second NHS Confidence Monitor – a survey designed to capture how confident the profession are in the future of…
Dentistry
The best of both worlds
As NHS dentists digest the information emerging about the prototype dental contracts, an increasing number have seen enough to convince…
Dentistry
NHS dentistry ‘not fit for purpose’ in 10 years’ time
Seventy-two per cent of dentists believe that NHS dentistry will not be fit for purpose in 10 years’ time. Adding…
Dentistry
Top tips on financial lending to grow and improve your dental practice
Simon Walker, head of commercial sales at Wesleyan Bank, looks at what dental practices can do to make it easier to obtain a…
Dentistry
Eight tips for using Facebook effectively
Is your practice getting the most out of Facebook? Emma Sillars, regional support manager at Practice Plan, shares her Facebook…
Dentistry
Have your say in the next NHS Confidence Monitor
The second NHS Confidence Monitor is now open for dentists to take part and share their views. The NHS Confidence…
Dentistry
Simon Tucker to host Practice Management Conferences
Dentistry catches up with Simon Tucker who will be hosting the Practice Management Conferences, to find out a little more…
Dentistry
Monitoring NHS dentistry
Following the release of the NHS Confidence Monitor – an independent survey commissioned by Practice Plan to monitor the profession’s…
Dentistry
The pension shake-up – five things all dentists need to know
Michael Copeland looks at five things every dentist should understand about the new pension freedom rules. In April this year,…
Dentistry
Reflecting on the future of the NHS
Following publication of the independent NHS confidence monitor survey commissioned by Practice Plan and the much-anticipated meeting of the insights…
Dentistry
Are we dealing with creeping normality?
Nigel Jones takes a look at how the forthcoming planned changes within NHS dentistry may or may not creep up…
Dentistry
Practice Management Conference – speaker line-up announced
The Practice Management Conferences, delivered by Business of Dentistry Events, return this year with a formidable array of expert dental…
Dentistry
Practice Plan and the Dentistry Show join forces
Practice Plan and the Dentistry Show are once again teaming up to bring The Business Skills Workshop Theatre back to…
Dentistry
What if…
Nigel Jones contemplates the forthcoming general election, and considers the ‘what if’ scenarios for the dental industry. It’s going to…
Dentistry
Top tips for managing your time
Do you find there aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done? Emma Sillars, regional support manager at…
Dentistry
Confidence levels within NHS dentistry
Practice Plan shares the first insights from its independent surveys showcasing the dental profession’s confidence levels in NHS dentistry. A…
Dentistry
Small changes = big successes
How can small changes in the littlest of things you do make a big difference? Suki Singh explains. As part…
Dentistry