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19 Mar 2025 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Dental Landscape

Rising costs for dental practices and improving profitability with Mike Blenkharn

Nigel Jones, Director at Practice Plan Group, is joined by Mike Blenkharn, Partner and Head of Dental at UNW LLP, to discuss the rising costs for dental practices and improving profitability. What you’ll hear: Impact…

4 Mar 2025 • Podcasts, Dental Landscape

The dental landscape in Wales with Katrina James and Louise Anderson

Katrina James, Area Manager at Practice Plan, is joined by Louise Anderson, Regional Support Manager at Practice Plan, to look at the current dental landscape in Wales and common issues practices are facing. What you’ll…

25 Feb 2025 • Podcasts, Practice Management

The Ethical side of Ai with Hannah Burrow and Jay Shah

Hazel Dockery from Practice Plan is joined by Hannah Burrow and Jay Shah, Founders of Kiroku, to discuss the ethical side of AI and what to consider when implementing it into your business. What you’ll hear:…

20 Feb 2025 • Podcasts, Practice Management

Keeping plan alive in practice with Donna Hall

Donna Hall, Regional Support Manager at Practice Plan shares her top tips for attracting new and existing patients to your membership plan. What you’ll hear: How to communicate plan benefits to new and existing patients…

13 Feb 2025 • Podcasts, Wesleyan Financial Services

Rising cost in income and fees with Wesleyan Financial Services

Wesleyan Financial Services Regional Manager for Dental, Simon Cosgrove, talks to Chris Nicholson, Regional Support Manager for Practice Plan about the impact of the October 2024 budget and how practices can mitigate rising costs by…

31 Jan 2025 • Podcasts, Dental Landscape

Group and Corporate practice ownership with Nigel Jones and Paul Graham

In the second episode of our brand-new series, “In the Loupe”, Nigel Jones, Director at Practice Plan Group sits down with Paul Graham, Managing Director of Medical team at Christie & Co, to discuss the…

29 Jan 2025 • Podcasts, Practice Management

How to best use Instagram for your dental practice with Gemma Starkey

Hazel Dockery catches up with Gemma Starkey, otherwise known as Miss Social, to talk about Instagram and how to best use the social media platform. What you’ll hear: Introduction to Gemma Benefits of Instagram and…

18 Jan 2025 • Podcasts, Practice Management

Psychological safety and high performance teams with Fiona Ellwood BEM

Hazel Dockery from Practice Plan catches up with Fiona Elwood, Executive Director at the Society of British Dental Nurses, to discuss feeling safe at work and ways to improve psychological safety in practice. What you’ll…

9 Jan 2025 • Podcasts

Life outside the NHS with Jane Mead

Donna Hall, Regional Support Manager at Practice plan is joined by Jane Mead, Finance Director at Elegant Smiles, to discuss their journey of multiple NHS conversions and the benefits of moving their group of practices…

31 Dec 2024 • Podcasts, Dental Landscape

In the Loupe with Eddie Crouch and Nigel Jones – Predictions for dentistry in 2025

Introducing our brand-new series, “In the Loupe.” In this first episode, Nigel Jones, Director at Practice Plan Group sits down with Eddie Crouch, Chair of the BDA, to explore predictions for the future of dentistry…

20 Dec 2024 • Podcasts, Practice Management

The big switch off 2025 with John Greenshaw

Hazel Dockery from Practice Plan is joined by John Greenshaw, Owner and Director of Merlin Telecommunications Ltd, to discuss the upcoming changes to UK telecoms systems, how it will impact dental practices and action to…

11 Dec 2024 • Podcasts, Practice Management

Five bums on a rugby post – An effective questioning technique with Deborah Bell

In this latest Bodcast, Deborah Bell, Regional Support Manager at Practice Plan, shares an effective questioning technique that many of her practices have found beneficial when communicating and building rapport with patients. What you’ll hear:…

6 Dec 2024 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Marketing and Design

How to be more creative with Les Jones

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan shares his top tips for boosting creativity at home and in the workplace. What you’ll hear: What is creativity? Stimulate ideas by challenging and alternatives Quantity vs quality…

27 Nov 2024 • Podcasts, Wesleyan Financial Services

Partial Retirement vs Retire & Return, with Wesleyan Financial Services

Wesleyan Financial Services Specialist Financial Adviser Karen Watson-Brown talks to Monica Pacult about retirement planning for dentists, in particular looking at the option of partial retirement versus retiring, then returning to work and how both…

15 Nov 2024 • Podcasts, Practice Management

Navigating Career Paths for Dental Nurses with Hannah Whitworth

In this latest episode of Bodcast, host Laura Hills from Practice Plan is joined by Hannah Whitworth, Dental Nurse Development Manager, to talk about the diverse career paths available for dental nurses and how to…

6 Nov 2024 • Podcasts, Practice Management

Creating a Winning Culture in Your Dental Practice with Lucie Simic

Katrina James, Area Manager at Practice Plan is joined by Dental consultant Lucie Simic to delve into the significance of culture within a dental practice. They explore how cultivating a positive and defined culture can…

31 Oct 2024 • Podcasts

Gold for Kids: Helping children thrive with Dr Leticia Casanova

In this episode of Bodcast, host Fern Jackson from Practice Plan is joined by Dr Leticia Casanova, a periodontist and co-founder of charity Gold for Kids. They talk about the inspiring story behind Gold for…

26 Jun 2025 • Podcasts, NHS

The five stage process for a successful move from NHS to private dentistry

Suki Singh, Area manager at Practice plan talks through the five stage process that has helped hundreds of dentists successfully move from NHS to private. What you’ll hear: Making an informed decision – Is it…