Nigel Jones, Sales and Marketing Director at Practice Plan Group discusses the Government's Dental Recovery Plan with Lauren Harrhy, Principal Dentist and BDA Principal executive committee member. What you'll hear: What does the plan really mean? Changes in minimum UDA value Rising costs for practices Recruiting overseas dentists Patients' perceptions of NHS and private dentistry Hopes for the future About Lauren: Lauren Harrhy is Principal Dentist and owner of Sparkle Dental Centre. Her focus for the past few years has been on helping to maintain the mental health of dental professionals. S ..read more

Lucie Simic, Dental business consultant, shares her tips for attracting top talent to your dental practice team. What you'll hear: The importance of having the right team members Recruitment issues and the current dental landscape Setting the culture and vision for your practice Optimising your staff environment and facilities Social media and your website Understanding your practice personality. Who should listen: Practice Managers Practice Owners ..read more

Joanne Phillpott, Regional Support Manager at Practice Plan is joined by Dr. Vivak Shah, Dentist and Practice Owner and his children Arjun, 12, and Aryan, 10 to talk about their recent charity trip to Mozambique where they provided dental care for thousands of patients. What you’ll hear: An overview of the trip and the reasons for going An example of what a typical day looked like Stand out moments How other dentists can get involved. To find out more information visit https://www.smilestarcharity.com ..read more

Hussein Hassanali, Associate Dentist at Woodthorpe Dental Centre is joined by Dr Ritesh Aggarwal, Dentist and CEO at Psynergy Mental health to talk about the wellbeing of your associate dentists and share their advice on keeping them happy and engaged. What you’ll hear: Getting associates more involved with the wider team Creating a sense of belonging and open culture Utilising skills and strengths  Dealing with micromanaging  Clinical autonomy Associates investing in themselves. Who should listen: Practice managers Practice owners Associate dentists. Hussein graduated from the U ..read more

In this edition, Iain Stevenson, Wesleyan Financial Services Head of Dental, talks to Steve O’Connor, Associate Director of Christie & Co, a specialist business property adviser to dental professionals. They discuss Christie & Co’s recently published Business Outlook and what it means for dentists and their business and personal finances. This podcast is for information only and doesn’t provide either financial or business advice. You can find out more about Wesleyan at www.wesleyan.co.uk and listen and subscribe to The Wesleyan Podcast at: Apple Spotify Amazon / Audible Podbean Wesl ..read more

Hazel Dockery from Practice Plan is joined by Dr Amit Jilka, Practice Owner at Abbey House Dental to talk about his experience running both an NHS and private practice. What you'll hear: Amit's journey towards private dentistry The benefits to patients, team and practice from offering both services Advice for those contemplating introducing private dentistry into their practice.   ..read more

Zoe Close, Head of Sales at Practice Plan Group catches up once again with Mike Hesketh, Founder and CEO at Hesketh Healthcare. This time they talk about his dental consultancy work and delve deeper into the system of success that has proven results for the practices he works with. What you'll hear: How Mike started his dental consultancy The systems for success What sort of practice would benefit from the consultancy Stand out examples of the difference its made to practices. To find out more visit https://www.heskethhealthcare.co.uk/dental-consultancy ..read more

Hazel Dockery catches up with Gemma Starkey, Social media consultant also known as 'Miss Social'. Gemma shares her hints on how to get started with social media and discusses its impact and relevance for dental practices. What you'll hear: Gemmas journey from dental nurse to social media guru The importance of social media in the current digital age Having a mix of educational, personal, and relatable content Using algorithms and different social media platforms to achieve better reach and engagement The benefits of having a social media content calendar. To find out more visit https://www.m ..read more

In this latest episode of Bodcast, Fern from Practice Plan catches up with Neil Stephen, CEO of Dengro, to delve deeper into the company's CRM software and how best to utilise reports and data captured. What you'll hear: What do the reports on the CRM system tell us? Where do the best leads come from? The benefits of having the data for a dental practice Examples of how practices utilise the data. Who should listen: Practice Managers Practice Owners. For more details, visit dengro.com and book your live demo today ..read more

In this episode, Monica Pacult talks to Rebecca Johnson, a Specialist Financial Planner at Wesleyan Financial Services. They cover the importance of business agreements for dentists and how they improve business continuity, resolving disputes and overall planning for the future, as well as touching upon legacy planning and how it impacts the individuals personally. This podcast is for information only and doesn’t provide either financial or business advice. You can find out more about Wesleyan at www.wesleyan.co.uk ..read more