The Business of Dentistry Podcast

Jonathan Drury catches up with Lucy Li, Associate Dentist at Rowcroft Dental and Implant Centre to discuss burn out and mental health in the dental industry and why many young dentists are leaving the profession.

What you'll hear:

• How the pandemic affected the profession
• Signs of burn out
• Young dentists leaving the industry
• Lucys own experience of burn out
• Advice to young dentists who may be struggling with mental health

Who should listen:

• All dental professionals

In this latest Bodcast episode we catch up with Johanna Hooper, Director at Limitless Peak Performance about her career path from the Royal Navy to a business coach and lessons she's learnt along the way.

What you'll hear:

• About Johanna
• Her career path from the Royal Navy
• Lessons learned along the way
• Common issues Johanna comes across in business
• Advice for anyone struggling with leadership

Who should listen:

• All dental professionals

For further information about Johanna and Limitless Peak Performance visit https://www.limitlesspeakperformance.co.uk

In this weeks episode of Bodcast, Fern Lloyd catches up with Dr Ritesh Aggarwal, Managing Director at Psynergy Mental health to talk about the importance of looking after your mental health and a good workplace culture.

What you’ll hear:

• Why Ritesh started Psynergy mental health
• Mental health in dentistry
• Importance of putting workplace strategies in place
• Resources and advice for dentists

Who should listen:

• All dental professionals

https://www.psynergymentalhealth.com/

Suki Singh, Area Manager at Practice Plan Group, catches up with Hussein Hassanali, Associate Dentist at Woodthorpe Dental Centre to discuss his journey from NHS dentistry to private and the difference its made to his work.

What you'll hear:

• Why he moved to private practice
• Reflections on working in an NHS practice
• Experience of working in dentistry during the covid pandemic
• Why Hussain enjoys working in private dentistry
• Advice to others looking to make the move

Who should listen:

• All dental professionals

Dr Ritesh Aggarwal joins us in this latest bodcast to discuss Psynergy mental health, the wellbeing programme designed specifically for dental practices and his top tips to start talking about mental health.

What you'll hear:

• How the wellbeing programme works
• What the survey involves
• How practices can start implementing change using the results
• Top tips to start talking about mental health

Who should listen:

• Practice managers
• Practice owners

To find out more visit: www.psynergymentalhealth.com

Nigel Jones, Sales and Marketing Director at Practice Plan catches up with Jessica Wilkes-Ball, Social Responsibility Lead at Wesleyan Financial Services to discuss the Wesleyan Foundation and the work they do.

What you'll hear:

• Why and when the foundation was created
• Some examples of the projects they have funded
• Who can apply and how

Who should listen:

• Everyone

To find out more visit https://www.wesleyanfoundation.co.uk/

In this weeks episode of Bodcast, Jonathan Drury catches up with Louise Bone, Business Development Manager at Medenta, to share her top tips for motivating your team.

What you’ll hear:

• Reasons some teams might be struggling
• Importance of bringing the team together and keeping them in the loop
• Random acts of kindness and showing appreciation
• Looking after yourself as-well as others

Who should listen:

• Practice managers
• Practice owners

Barry Oulton, Founder of The Confident Dentist reflects on his career in dentistry and shares his top tips from his training academy. 

What you’ll hear:

• How Barry got started in dentistry
• NLP - influencing in a positive way
• Why Barry loves dentistry
• Lessons learnt along the way
• Being kind to yourself
• Top tips from the confident dentist

Who should listen:

• All dental professionals

https://www.theconfidentdentist.com

Nigel Jones, Sales and Marketing Director at Practice Plan Group looks back on this year, the challenges the dental industry has faced and his thoughts for 2022.

What you'll hear:

• Reflections on 2021
• Challenges the industry has faced
• Mental health in the profession
• Predictions for 2022

Who should listen:

• All dental professionals

Nigel Jones, Sales and Marketing Director at Practice Plan Group is joined with Sarah Buxton, Director and HR and employment solicitor at FTA Law to discuss the latest government announcement on mandatory COVID vaccinations for all frontline staff and the impact on dental practices.

What you'll hear:

• Overview of the situation
• Deadline for vaccinations
• Responsibilities as an employer
• Exemptions
• Having a conversation with your staff
• Implications

Who should listen:

• Practice owners
• Practice managers