Dentistry Archives - Page 6 of 10

3 Sep 2020 • Blog, NHS, Covid-19

Discussing NHS dentistry with Eddie Crouch

Nigel Jones talks to Eddie Crouch, Vice-Chair of the BDA Principal Executive Committee (PEC), about the current arrangement for NHS dentists in England, how activity is being measured and what indications there are about NHS…

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…

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…

10 Jul 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Covid-19

The rules of patient engagement

Guy Deeming talks to Richard Scarborough about how consultations have changed as the recent pandemic has accelerated the speed in which we transition into virtual consultations. Guy talks about how to adapt to new ways…

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…

17 Jun 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

The COVID-19 chronicles: an associate’s view

Since my clinical days have reduced by 75%, I’ve tried to get away from the pressures of dentistry. As confirmed by the Dental Confidence Monitor each year, dentistry is a stressful profession to work in…

13 May 2020 • Podcasts, Covid-19

BDA Benevolent fund & COVID-19 with Ros Keeton

Les Jones talks to industry expert, Ros Keeton, Chair of the BDA Benevolent Fund on how they continue to help dental professionals with their personal finances. This support is invaluable to many through the current…

4 May 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

The Five R’s of Recovery

People need leaders more than ever in a time of crisis. Your actions, expectations and direction will either help your practice recover, damage your reputation or lead to failure. Under the ‘well-led’ key line of…

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

The new order for dental practices – becoming the heart of your community

Instantly after COVID-19 and the ensuing lockdown, we all pretty much found ourselves in a denial phase about what was going on. Everything seemed to happen so fast, news was breaking almost constantly and it…

27 Apr 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Marketing and Design

A conversation with Shaz Memon

Les Jones talks to Shaz Memon about COVID-19 business survival planning. After the success of his sell out book, Instagram for Dentists, Shaz shares his insights to support dental practices in navigating through this difficult…

24 Apr 2020 • Blog, Mental Health

Five ways to well-being

Andy Elwood is a mental health first aid instructor and campaigner. After 20 years spent treating people’s physical health as a paramedic in the Air Force and with the Coast Guard, he decided to turn…

15 Apr 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

Tips to work from home

Ian Eslick, Regional Support Manager shares his top tips on how to work from home. The challenging times we are currently facing mean many of us are now ‘working from home’. It can be quite…

15 Apr 2020 • Podcasts, Mental Health, Covid-19

A conversation with Andy Elwood on Mental Health First Aid

Les Jones talks to Andy Elwood about mental health within dentistry during COVID-19. With considerable experience after serving 20 years with the emergency services, Andy shares the importance of mental health, particularly during the current…

14 Apr 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

The COVID-19 Blog – Easter

I’ve written these days as one entry, not because nothing has happened, but because I haven’t had time to sit down until now (day 17) to metaphorically put pen to paper. The days are all…

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

The Covid-19 Blog – Reflecting on Friday

The day the Chief Dental Officer (CDO) speaks to us and finally breaks cover. I’m actually looking forward to some leadership at long last and feel quietly confident we are going to get through this.…

3 Apr 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

Simon Thackeray reflects on the last couple of days

As much as things these days can have a degree of normality, today feels like it is going to be normal. The staff got paid yesterday, and today the associates need their monthly calculations doing…

18 Apr 2019 • Blog, NHS

VWV Healthcare Lawyer Mark Jarvis discusses the risks of losing a child-only NHS contract

There is a perception among some of the profession that NHS dental practices with a child-only contract are becoming a rarity that are increasingly under threat. Those that have such contracts are often aware of…

14 Mar 2019 • Blog, NHS

I felt like I was on an NHS treadmill…now I am enjoying my work again

Eighty-six per cent of NHS dentists don’t see themselves operating within the NHS in five years’ time, according to the latest NHS Confidence Monitor survey. Almost 500 NHS and private dentists filled in the survey which…