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14 Aug 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management, Finance

Why we run a membership-only practice and how you can too

Josie Hutchings speaks to Jessica Crawford-Clarke about their experience of running a practice on a membership-only basis… Financial security and reliability have always been important, but after recent events it may well have become more…

12 Aug 2020 • Blog, Marketing and Design, Covid-19

How big brands are developing an ethical edge to adapt to COVID-19

In the wake of the pandemic, many businesses and sectors are not operating in their usual capacity, if at all. In fact, it could be said that the outbreak is the most testing ethical challenge…

7 Aug 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

The BAPD: what it is and where it’s going

Nigel Jones interviews Simon Thackeray about who the British Association of Private Dentistry is for, how it works and what the future might hold… In the early weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown, a new organisation…

6 Aug 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Five simple steps to implement a successful plan membership

Tina Wixon offers her advice on how to grow your plan membership into a thriving part of your business… The value of a dental membership to a dental practice has become more and more apparent…

31 Jul 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Give your plan numbers a boost with these five tips

During lockdown, those practices with a robust membership plan really felt the benefit of having such financial security in ways they probably never had before. While the reliability of a guaranteed monthly income has always…

30 Jul 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Creating a team training programme

Louise Bone looks at how to develop a training programme that will support your team and business to succeed post-COVID-19… If COVID-19 has taught us anything it’s that we have the ability to adapt, change…

24 Jul 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

The reality of reopening

Reopening the practice on 8th June, after 11 weeks of being closed, was like starting a new job, or a whole new profession. Of course, there’s the familiarity of dealing with patients and teeth, but…

21 Jul 2020 • Blog, Marketing and Design, Covid-19

A guide to marketing your dental practice post COVID-19

No doubt, there will be some dentists and practice managers reading the title of this article who will question its relevance at this time. After all, you all have a backlog of client appointments to…

15 Jul 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Rebuilding relationships with your team after lockdown

Running a successful practice relies on many factors, but one of the most important of those is the relationship you have with your team. Over the past few months, those relationships may well have changed…

9 Jul 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Do you have Standard Membership Protocols?

We’ve all heard about SOPs, especially in the run-up to reopening practices after lockdown. But have you stopped to consider SMPs? That’s your Standard Membership Protocols – SMPs. Now is the perfect time to think…

2 Jul 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Your dentistry questions answered: communicating during a crisis

Practice Plan’s Janet Mason looks for answers to the questions you’re asking… How can I better communicate as a leader during a crisis? In a crisis, communication becomes even more important for society but especially…

29 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

What I learned after the outbreak of COVID-19

Jayne Gibson asks mixed-practice owner, Louise Hunter, for her reflections on the impact of COVID-19… The immediate aftermath of the outbreak of COVID-19 was a huge shock to the system for everybody. After lockdown was…

26 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

My experience of going to the dentist post-lockdown

Toothache really is not much fun, especially when you’re in lockdown! Unable to see my dentist, I found it really difficult to know what to do. I was lucky enough to speak to my dentist…

25 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

How the long tail can help you reach new patients

Lockdown was a frustrating experience for many on both a personal and professional level. It remains a difficult time for many, even as we begin easing back to normality. Often, much of that frustration can…

24 Jun 2020 • Blog, Dental Health, Covid-19

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

At last, we’re back. There appears no sweeping changes to the NHS in the short -term. Long-term, many cross fingers it’s not back to UDAs. It’s galling it took a pandemic for decision makers to…

23 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

How I set up a private Urgent Dental Centre during lockdown

In the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown, Kris Leeson, Principal Dentist at Thorpe Dental Group, set up a private Urgent Dental Centre (UDC). Here, he talks to Suki Singh about the experience, the challenges and…

22 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

Diplomacy is a fine balancing act of appeasement. To implement change and bring about political shifts in thinking takes time. The changes our profession needs cannot happen overnight. Except on this occasion, something really did…

18 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

Finances to associates have become a drastic concern after incomes plummeted in a flash. After graduating, I wasn’t thinking of any earning potential. I wanted to be a dentist because it’s what I wanted to…

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Why we run a membership-only practice and how you can too

How big brands are developing an ethical edge to adapt to COVID-19

The BAPD: what it is and where it’s going

Five simple steps to implement a successful plan membership

Give your plan numbers a boost with these five tips

Creating a team training programme

The reality of reopening

A guide to marketing your dental practice post COVID-19

Rebuilding relationships with your team after lockdown

Do you have Standard Membership Protocols?

Your dentistry questions answered: communicating during a crisis

What I learned after the outbreak of COVID-19

My experience of going to the dentist post-lockdown

How the long tail can help you reach new patients

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

How I set up a private Urgent Dental Centre during lockdown

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

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