12 Apr 2021 • Blog, Practice Management
Gary Nelson on why every practice needs a plan for the coming year… I can think of many reasons you might not want to take the time to write down your business plan for the…
5 Apr 2021 • Blog, Practice Management, Finance
Sales Support Manager Michelle Hardy looks at five ways to boost your patient plan… Share your vision One way to help grow the plan is to share your vision for where you want to take…
22 Mar 2021 • Blog, Covid-19
Ahhhh, my hands have thawed out enough to operate a keyboard in the new permafrost habitats of winter season dentistry. Thanks to the requirement for open window ventilation and fallows, through fervent shivering I’ve shifted…
15 Mar 2021 • Blog, Practice Management
Donna Hall brings you top tips from Dental Accountant Alan Suggett on how benchmarking can help you improve your practice… What does benchmarking mean to you and what can you do about it? How will…
1 Mar 2021 • Blog, Covid-19, Uncategorized
The recession we’re now in, following COVID-19, is the seventh I’ve experienced. So far, I have survived all seven. Recession doesn’t necessarily equal the failure of your business. Something that is worth remembering among all…
25 Feb 2021 • Podcasts, Mental Health
Jeremy Cooper, Founder of Confidental joins us in this latest BoDcast to share details of who Confidental are and the service they provide. What you’ll hear: How was Confidental formed and what this service provides…
23 Feb 2021 • Blog, Covid-19
In early January, the NHS confirmed that staff at dental practices will be prioritised as part of the Covid-19 vaccination roll out. Some people will be apprehensive about the vaccine for health reasons and for…
15 Feb 2021 • Blog, Covid-19, HR & Employment Law
The Government’s furlough scheme has slightly changed following the third lockdown. Currently, it is due to expire at the end of April, but discussions are ongoing in Westminster about another extension. HR and Employment Solicitor…
9 Feb 2021 • Blog, Covid-19
Practice Plan’s Nigel Jones spoke to Eddie Crouch, the chair of the BDA’s Executive Committee, recently for the Inside Out: Dentistry Discussed webinar. They spoke about a range of topics, including how the BDA stepped…
1 Feb 2021 • Blog, Practice Management
In an earlier blog, I talked about the need to constantly review your treatment prices and why now is a good time to increase your prices. Now, I want to look at how, if you…
27 Jan 2021 • Podcasts, Practice Management
In the second BoDcast from Johanna Hooper she shares her insights into leadership types, how these can impact on the team and engagement styles to optimise team performance. What you’ll hear: What are there common…
26 Jan 2021 • Podcasts, Mental Health, Covid-19
Having left 2020 behind, many are now struggling with the effect tightened restrictions have had on their personal lives. Johanna Hooper shares her insights on how this can affect the team and provides some advice…
25 Jan 2021 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management, Finance
This is an important subject, so I’m going to address it via two blogs. The first of which is looking at why now is the right time to raise your treatment prices, and the second…
15 Jan 2021 • Podcasts, Practice Management
Following on the from the previous episodes of The Five R’s of Recovery BoDcasts, Andy McLachlan talks to Aemelia Wright about ‘Resilience’ in the final of this five part series. Offering an insight into the…
14 Jan 2021 • Blog, Covid-19, Finance
After the past few turbulent months, lots of people are looking for ways to feel more secure and diminish their financial vulnerability. One of the ways you can begin to increase your stability and protect…
13 Jan 2021 • Podcasts, Mental Health
Nicola Samuels, Deputy Director of Outreach at Chester and District Samaritans shares details about the history of the charity, how you can identify ways of helping yourself and/or others and what services can be accessed. What…
11 Jan 2021 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management
Jayne Gibson talks about the benefits of ‘prescribing’ your membership plan to patients and shares how one practice manages this approach… With many practices seeking to introduce a membership plan or increase the number of…
7 Jan 2021 • Blog, Covid-19
Ian Eslick talks to Jason Smithson on what the focus is for the newly formed British Association of Private Dentistry (BAPD) moving forward, alongside what the organisation’s achieved so far… Established during the most uncertain…