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16 Apr 2025 • Blog, Events

NHS dentistry – is there hope, or is it another mirage?

As well as offering a first-class service to customers, Practice Plan aims to provide support to members of the dental profession in general through its programme of webinars and events. Covering subjects as diverse as…

17 Apr 2025 • Blog, Events

Why you should attend the sessions at Practice Plan’s Dental Business Theatre at Dentistry Show Birmingham

Wondering why you should attend the sessions at Practice Plan’s Dental Business Theatre at Dentistry Show Birmingham on 16th and 17th May? Here’s why. Brilliant theme The theme for all this year’s sessions is ‘growth’…

11 Apr 2025 • Blog, Events

Why you should visit the Practice Plan stand at this year’s Dentistry Show, Birmingham

Once again Practice Plan will be at this year’s Dentistry Show, Birmingham on 16th and 17th May. We’d love to see you there, so what’s in it for you? A chance to explore new possibilities…

9 Apr 2025 • Blog, Finance, Uncategorized

Saving and investing: how to turn an egg into a golden goose

Stephen Lart, dental Specialist Financial Adviser at Wesleyan Financial Services, breaks down financial jargon and shares the secret to growing wealth, whether it’s for yourself or your practice… As a dentist, you understand the value…

28 Mar 2025 • Blog, Marketing and Design

Social media for dentistry – Using LinkedIn

Although you may think of LinkedIn as a site to publicise a job search or recruitment exercise, it still has a use for dental practices, according to Gemma Starkey, aka Miss Social, as she explains…

3 Apr 2025 • Blog, Our News

Celebrating 30 years of expertise

At Practice Plan, we understand that experience and continuity are essential for delivering exceptional support to our dental practices. That’s why we take immense pride in our dedicated team members, whose long-standing commitment has been…

13 Mar 2025 • Blog, Practice Management

How to Set Up a Squat Dental Practice

Regional Support Manager, Chris Nicholson, shares some things to consider when setting up a squat dental practice. Squat dental practices have grown in popularity over the past few years. As patient access to NHS dentistry…

7 Mar 2025 • Blog, Marketing and Design

Branding and what it should say about you

What is branding? Many people think it’s a logo and some stationery. However, as the Design team at Practice Plan will tell you, it’s much more than that. And they should know! With more than…

10 Mar 2025 • Our News

Supporting our team’s wellbeing with guided meditation

Here at Practice Plan, we believe that a happy, healthy team is key to a thriving workplace. That’s why we’re always looking for new ways to support our people’s wellbeing. To mark International Women’s Day,…

28 Feb 2025 • Blog, HR & Employment Law

The workplace changes you need to know about with Sarah Buxton

Employment legislation is an ever-changing field so it’s easy to lose track when new laws and policies are introduced. Here Regional Support Manager, Fliss McCalmont, speaks to HR and Employment law solicitor and Director of…

21 Feb 2025 • Blog, Finance

Time for a financial check-up

Iain Stevenson, Head of Dental at Wesleyan Financial Services, shares why now is a good time to take back control of your finances… Financial planning has always been a complex task in the UK, with…

20 Feb 2025 • Blog, Marketing and Design

Social media in practice made easy with Gemma Starkey aka Miss Social

In the next blog in our series about social media, Gemma Starkey, aka Miss Social, suggests ways to make the life of your practice social media officer much easier. Let’s face it, social media is…

4 Feb 2025 • Blog, Practice Management, Uncategorized

Turning Scrap into Charity Gold with Leticia Casanova of Gold for Kids

Dr Leticia Casanova, periodontist and co-founder of the charity Gold for Kids, explains more about the charity and its work. It was when my husband and I started our practice, London Periodontic Implants and Dentistry,…

24 Jan 2025 • Blog, Practice Management

Be informed – Building rapport with five bums on a rugby post

Regional Support Manager, Deborah Bell, shares a visual technique to help build rapport with patients. Building rapport with your patients is essential if you want to achieve a long-term relationship with them. Having rapport also…

17 Jan 2025 • Blog, Mental Health

Boost your wellbeing on not-so-Blue Monday

You may have heard that so-called ‘Blue Monday’ falls on 20th January this year. Blue Monday is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year, based on how far away from Christmas it…

10 Jan 2025 • Blog, Marketing and Design

Empowering Dental Practices to Master Video Content for Social Media

Practice Plan Social Media Executive, Jordan Gale, provides useful tips to help Dental Practices embrace video content and overcome their fears. Why Video Matters for Dental Practices Did you know that 67% of marketers say…

23 Dec 2024 • Blog, Practice Management

Don’t just offer, prescribe plan membership to your patients

Regional Support Manager, Jo Phillpot, suggests ways to ensure your patients sign up to the correct plan for them. While it’s true that having a membership plan in place offers your patients a great way…

3 Jan 2025 • Blog, NHS

Be happy – Is 2025 the year you take back control of your business?

Did you take some time over the Christmas break to think about your business aims for the next 12 months? Perhaps you’d like to make a few changes to the way you run your business.…