Simon Thackeray Archives

13 Oct 2021 • Podcasts, NHS

Why I left the NHS for good

Jonathan Drury catches up with Simon Thackeray, Owner at Thackeray Dental care to talk about his recent move to a fully private practice and the difference its made. What you’ll hear: The main reasons for…

17 Sep 2020 • Blog, Covid-19, Practice Management

The reality of reopening: part two

In my first blog that I wrote around four to five weeks after reopening, I spoke about how uncomfortable and cumbersome it was to work in the new levels of PPE. We’re now a further…

11 Aug 2020 • Podcasts, Practice Management, Covid-19

Life back in practice post COVID-19 revisited

Les Jones catches up with Simon Thackeray as he settles into his eighth week of welcoming patients back. Simon shares some insights into how life has been back in the practice since we last spoke…

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…

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…

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…

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

The COVID-19 blog – Starting a new week

Monday dawns like no other Monday. It’s definitely Groundhog Day again, and I’ve no idea how close to Easter we now are. I recall that I probably should have been packing to go on a…

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…

1 Apr 2020 • Blog, Covid-19

Reflecting on the last two days with Simon Thackeray

Monday mornings have always been my most hated morning up until recently. Just over a year ago I decided to stop working Mondays. Since then the odd Sunday night feeling I’d had, even as far…

30 Mar 2020 • Blog, Dental Landscape, Covid-19

A weekend in the life of a dentist during COVID-19

It’s Friday, and my first session this week as the duty dentist. My three associates – Julia, Rich and Andy – have already done their stints, but this is the first one that will be…

27 Mar 2020 • Blog, Dental Landscape, Covid-19

A day in the life of a dentist during COVID-19 – Day 2

After appearing to fail to achieve anything at all yesterday, today started with the intentions of working on the to-do list more religiously than previously. It started off with making sure all the remote working…

26 Mar 2020 • Blog, Dental Landscape, Covid-19

A day in the life of a dentist during COVID-19 – Day 1

It seems like I’m in a surreal Christmas/disaster movie, all the days have started to merge into one. I’ve been asked to write a bit of a blog/diary about what is happening in my life…

25 Mar 2020 • Podcasts, Dental Landscape

A conversation with Simon Thackeray on COVID-19

Simon Thackeray talks about how the current Covid crisis is impacting his practice and the dental profession as a whole. He discusses the measures he has put in place and looks at what the future…

4 Nov 2019 • Blog, Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Contract reform: a change for the better?

Nigel Jones and a panel of professionals discuss the state of NHS dentistry and the impact contract reform may have…

28 Sep 2019 • Blog, Dentistry Confidence Monitor

Dentistry – a profession that trusts no one?

Trust is a word that gets bandied around a lot in dentistry. Usually it’s in the context of creating a trusting relationship with your patients and building rapport. However, what’s not spoken about as often…

24 Jul 2019 • Blog, NHS

NHS dental contract reform – three big questions

Changes to the NHS dental contract in England will start being rolled out from April 2020. From previous contract reform it’s clear that this will have big ramifications for dentists working within it and dentistry…

25 Apr 2019 • Blog, NHS

Dentists – raise your voices

There are often calls within the profession for there to be more unity and collective action in order to achieve the change many are desperate to see. Completing surveys that shine a spotlight on the…