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Steve Faulkner shares his tips on dealing with the stresses and challenges that many of us have faced during COVID-19 and the restrictions this has brought about.
Nicki Rowland introduces the first in the five-part series of 'The 5 R's of Recovery'.
Offering an insight into the course available from The Exceptional Leadership Academy this episode focuses on 'regroup'.
Listen back to Nigel Jones, Practice Plan Sales and Marketing Director, in conversation with Mohammed Samad, a Practice Owner based in Glasgow and Founding Chair of the Scottish Dental Practice Owners group (SDPO), and Louise Bone, Practice Plan Regional Support Manager. They’ll be discussing the big issues, changes and talking points that are affecting NHS dentistry in Scotland.
What you’ll hear:
•What’s happening in Scotland in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and the way the profession are feeling
•Responses to the announcement that NHS dental services are returning across the country in November
•Predictions on the financial sustainability of NHS practices over the next few months and what the future holds.
Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed is part of a series of webinars with Nigel Jones. Click here to book onto our upcoming episodes!
*Recorded on 5th November 2020
Catch-up on episode six of Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed…
Nigel Jones, Practice Plan Sales and Marketing Director, talks to John Milne, the Senior National Dental Adviser to the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and a practising dentist based in Wakefield.
What you’ll hear:
• Views on how the current pandemic is impacting the dental profession and if it will be a catalyst for change
• The CQC’s approach to the COVID-19 crisis
• Key learnings from the contract reform to date and predictions for the future of NHS dentistry.
Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed is part of a series of webinars with Nigel Jones. Click here to book onto our upcoming episodes!
*Recorded on 3rd November 2020
Lynne Clark, Regional Support Manager, shares tips on identifying and managing stress in the workplace during these difficult times.
Matt Hadman, Business Support Manager at Practice Plan talks through the benefits of diary zoning.
Matt shares his insights into how this works in practice and the key areas of focus to introduce this to the team and patients.
Catch-up on episode five of Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed…
Nigel Jones, Practice Plan Sales and Marketing Director, talks to John Renshaw, who has been a major player in dental politics for 50 years and was Chairman of the British Dental Association from 2000 to 2006. He now works part time in private practice.
Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed is part of a series of webinars with Nigel Jones. Click here to book onto our upcoming episodes!
*Recorded on 7th October September 2020
Simon Thackeray talks to Les Jones in part three of our ‘Life back in practice’ series.
Simon shares his updates on how he and the team are adapting to the new ways of working, the challenges faced in doing this and how the team are coping as the pandemic continues.
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*Recorded on 18th September 2020
Nigel Jones, Sales and Marketing Director at Practice Plan Group, talks to Ian Mills, Dean of the FGDP and Trustee of the College of General Dentistry, about SDCEP reports, the issue of fallow time and the creation of the new fallow time calculator.
This NEW Fallow Time Calculator has been launched allowing practices to determine, justify and record the appropriate fallow period needed after each aerosol-generating procedure. This sophisticated but simple tool, which is FREE to the whole dental team, will enable practices to optimise productivity in a regulated way, that’s safe for both the patients and team.
Barry Oulton, dentist and communication expert, talks about the importance of communication during these changing times. He explains how to recognise areas of focus for the dental team and practice.
