anxiety Archives - Practice Plan

15 May 2023 • Blog, Mental Health

Mental Health Awareness Week – Anxiety

The theme of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (15th to 21st May) is Anxiety. Here Dave Smithson, Operations Director of the charity Anxiety UK , explains more about the nature of anxiety and suggests…

15 May 2023 • Podcasts, Mental Health

Anxiety UK – Helping you to help yourself

Hazel Dockery at Practice Plan is joined with Dave Smithson, Operations Director at Anxiety UK, a national charity to help those suffering with anxiety to shed more light on the disorder and ways to manage…

17 May 2021 • Blog, Mental Health

Dentists offering an empathetic ear to their fellow professionals

Concerns around the mental health of dentists across the UK have continued to grow over recent years – with many studies showing the high levels of stress and anxiety felt within the profession. A survey…

1 Apr 2019 • Practice Management

Every second counts

Kevin Lewis shares the results of research into interactions between clinicians and patients, and discusses their relevance to dentistry when it comes to building rapport within the limited time of appointments…

20 Feb 2019 • Blog, Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Industry discussion – high anxiety among dentists

Suki Singh discusses dentists’ anxiety levels about complaints and litigation with Stephen Hudson and Tony Kilcoyne…

11 Apr 2018 • Blog, Dental Landscape

Kevin Lewis: taking more control of the future could lessen anxiety among profession

Nigel Jones interviews Kevin Lewis about the reasons for dentists’ anxiety around complaints and litigation, and whether there is cause for optimism that this may change… Anxiety about complaints and litigation is rife among the…