December 14, 2020
Following on the from the first two R's of Recovery BoDcasts, Andy McLachlan talks to Aemelia Wright about 'Rebuild' in the third of this five part series.
Offering an insight into the course available from The Exceptional Leadership Academy this episode focuses on what rebuilding looks like in practice and why this is important.
What you’ll hear:
- What is it we are rebuilding and what’s important about it
- Why show vulnerability as a leader
- What can a practice implement to help rebuild its culture
- How can a manager or principal dentist get inside the headspace of their team.
Who should listen:
- All dental professionals.
December 9, 2020
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 'resolve'.
What you’ll hear:
- What is meant by 'resolving' and why is it so important
- What is ‘positive conflict’
- Why is taking a firm, fair and consistent management approach so crucial to leading a team particularly at this time.
Who should listen:
- All dental professionals.
December 8, 2020
Eleanor Young talks to Zac Collins, Territory Manager at Align Technology about the challenges and changes faced in 2020.
What you’ll hear today:
- What kind of push back are practices facing at the moment
- How have practices shown resilience, adapted and coped with the pressures
- What have successful practice been doing
- How has the journey changed and adapted to new ways of working.
Who should listen:
- All dental professionals.
December 3, 2020
Lauren Harrhy talks to Aemelia Wright about the support that Mental Dental provides to the dental industry.
Lauren shares details on how Mental Dental started and the challenges, concerns and positives that she has seen increase as a result of COVID-19.
What you’ll hear:
- How was Mental Dental founded
- Has there been an increase in certain types of questions/concerns
- Advice for struggling dentists
- What positives could have come from the lockdown and COVID-19.
Who should listen:
- All dental professionals.
November 26, 2020
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.
What you’ll hear:
- How to deal with feeling overwhelmed and alleviate the stress this brings
- Insights on the challenges when facing change
- How to manage time and help regain control.
Who should listen:
- All dental professionals.
November 20, 2020
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'.
What you’ll hear:
- What is regrouping and why is it so important
- Why is building a robust practice culture so crucial particularly at this time
- How building a great reputation will sustain businesses against future adversity.
Who should listen:
- All dental professionals.
November 6, 2020
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
November 4, 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
October 28, 2020
Lynne Clark, Regional Support Manager, shares tips on identifying and managing stress in the workplace during these difficult times.
What you’ll hear:
- What causes stress in the workplace
- How can this be managed effectively
- How can you ensure you looking after your mental well-being
- Who is affected by stress.
Who should listen:
- All dental professionals.
October 21, 2020
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.
What you’ll hear:
- What diaries can be 'zoned'
- What are the key benefits
- How to bring the team on board
- Who needs to lead to ensure successful diary zoning
- How long will it take to implement
- Where to start when introducing this to the practice.
Who should listen:
- Practice owners and managers.
