The Business of Dentistry Podcast

In this episode of The Business of Dentistry Podcast, dental nurse, academic, mentor and educator Fiona Ellwood, chats to Hazel Dockery about her multi-faceted squiggly career.

What you’ll hear:

• What is a squiggly career
• The benefits of a squiggly career
• How Fiona first stepped off the straight and narrow career path
• How to go about ensuring your career is squiggly

Nigel Jones is joined by Mike Blenkharn, partner and Head of Dental at UNW LLP, who has over 10 years experience working with dental professionals. During their conversation they discuss exit strategies and how early on you need to consider them.

What you'll hear:

• • Best time to consider your exit strategy
  • Getting the structure right on day one
  • Tax planning
  • Timeline for selling a practice
  • How dental practices are valued

In this episode of The Business of Dentistry Podcast, Les Jones catches up with Manish Chitnis, Principal and Practice Owner at Dental Concepts to discuss his transition from leaving the NHS into a transition to fully private. 

What you’ll hear:

• Lessons learnt from previous NHS transformations
• Understanding from patients during the transition
• Support from Practice Plan Regional Support Managers
• Advice for anyone who still has an NHS contract. 

Nigel Jones is joined by Shaenna Loughnane, Chief Executive at Bridge2Aid for an insightful conversation around working closely with the Tanzanian Dental Association and Ministry of Health Chief Dental Officer in Tanzania focusing on capacity building with the Dental therapists and opportunities for people to help out with 1-2 week outreach programmes.

What you'll hear:

• • Training dental therapists in Tanzania
  • How they are raising the standard of treatment in Tanzania
  • Getting involved in outreach programmes
  • Western diet infiltrating the region
  • Unity Partnership Scheme to help fund the training of dental therapists
  • Leaving a lasting legacy in the region.

In this episode of The Business of Dentistry Podcast, Katrina James catches up with Michelle Hardy, Sales Support Manager at Practice Plan, to discuss NHS conversions and examples of successful conversions she has seen during her time at the business. 

What you’ll hear:

• NHS conversion transformations
• Highlighting the process of a conversion
• Best ways to talk with an expert for guidance.

In this episode, Specialist Financial Advisor, Richard Ollive, and Donna Hall, Regional Support Manager for Practice Plan, talk about how they work together to support dental practices. From financial advice to hands-on plan support, they share how their partnership helps dentists and practices to feel more confident, supported and ready for whatever comes next.

This podcast is for information purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.

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In this episode of the 'In the Loupe' podcast, host Nigel Jones discusses the recent NHS England announcements.

What you’ll hear:

• 10-year plan for the NHS in England including dentistry
• Publication of the consultation on changes to the current contract for dentists in England
• Latest instalments in the hearings from the Health and Social Care committee.

In this episode of The Business of Dentistry Podcast, Regional Support Manager Donna Hall is joined by Online Fitness Coach and Dentist Rohan Verma to discuss improving your physical and mental wellbeing.

What you’ll hear:

• Transition from dentist to fitness coach
• Hints to improve your lifestyle
• Eating tips to gain that extra energy boost each day.

In this episode of The Business of Dentistry Podcast, Donna Hall is joined by HR and employment law expert Sarah Buxton to discuss contractual staff benefits.

What you’ll hear:

• Mandatory staff benefits and optional benefits
• Creating the right staff benefit plan
• Advice on how to advertise these benefits for future staff.

Nigel Jones is joined by John Gibson for a powerful conversation on mental health in dentistry, exploring burnout and regulation pressures. John advocates for a shift towards a “community of kindness” - sharing practical, compassionate ideas to restore empathy across the profession.

What you'll hear:

• How burnout is impacting the dental industry
• A 'community of brokenness' is forming
• How fear of complaints and regulation are compounding the problem
• Kindness needs to become the cultural standard
• The call for a 'community of kindness'.