Team management

How to optimise performance in the dental team

Barry Oulton explores the four stages of team development and how to accelerate them to improve the performance of your…

Private Practice

My employee’s personal life is impacting my dental business

How should employers react when a team member’s personal life is having a negative impact on their work? Sarah McKimm…

Business

Dental recruitment: leading the new generations

‘Both generations have been shaped by uncertainty’: Mark Topley explores why, for generation Z and millenials, it’s not about perks…

Business

How to retain top talent

How can you create an environment where top talent both stays and flourishes? Sarika Shah shares a guide to retaining…

Private Practice

Workplace bullying in dentistry: ‘I’m being targeted by senior staff – but I’m scared to report it’

Sarah McKimm tackles the problem of workplace bullying, and reveals the steps she would take towards reclaiming control and resolution.…

Dentistry

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The Kana Cup: turning positivity into profit (and lots of fun) 

Kaival Patel discusses how he builds positivity and respect in his business through healthy competition. When it comes to running…

Columnists

How to spread festive cheer in your practice this Christmas

Lucie Simic shares simple ways to show gratitude, spread joy and make your team feel valued during the festive season. Christmas…

Business

Avoiding Christmas party HR disasters

Sarah Buxton explains how to protect yourself from being on the wrong side of ‘merry’ this Christmas. Christmas parties are…

Dentistry

Pulp friction – how to handle drama within your dental team

Join Lisa Bainham on Wednesday 4 December at 7pm as she discusses how to handle drama within your dental team.…

Business

Implementing 360-degree appraisals in dentistry

Pat Langley discusses how to prepare and implement 360-degree appraisal and shares her tips to prepare for the process. A…

Business

Top tips for running a successful dental practice

Alex McWhirter, practice manager of North Cardiff Dental & Implants, discusses how to run a smooth and successful dental practice…

Dentistry

Why dentistry’s pronouns are ‘we’ and ‘us’

Dentist Sharif Islam gives thanks to the work of dental nurses and explains why, for him, any successes are a…

Team management

How to make dental therapy a success in practice

Cat Edney shares 10 things you need to consider to successfully put dental therapy into practice and get your shared…

Business

Future-proof your dental team: ask ‘who’, not ‘how’

Shifting your focus from ‘how’ to ‘who’ will build a dental practice where team members can thrive, says Lucie Simic.…

Business

The Instagram associate – asset or liability?

While the efforts of ‘Instagram associates’ can benefit your practice, there are also times to exercise caution, Chris Barrow says……

Business

Top tips for empowering staff in tough financial times

Manhar Segal highlights the importance of prioritising team investment during financial uncertainty. In times of financial upheaval, a business’s success…

Finance & accounting

Navigating the January rush: a dentist’s guide

David Harrop, area clinical lead at Bupa Dental Care, offers up his top tips for sailing through the whirlwind month…

Business

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Personality types – the key to patient communication

A personal touch: Justin Leigh explains how an understanding of personality types can help dental professionals engage more effectively with…

Dentistry

How to manage the professional development of your team

‘Opening new career paths in our industry is vital’: This month, Ashley Byrne discusses the importance of investing in education…

Business