The Business of Dentistry Podcast

Louise Bone, Business Development Consultant at Practice Plan Group joins us in this latest BoDcast to give an overview on the dental landscape in Scotland and recent changes announced in The Future of General Dental Services in Scotland summit.

What you’ll hear:

• What the dental landscape in Scotland currently looks like
• Overview of the changes announced in the summit
• The main reasons dentists are wanting to convert from NHS practice.

Who should listen:

• All dental professionals

*Recorded Monday 22nd March

Listen back to Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed...

Hear Nigel Jones, Practice Plan Sales and Marketing Director, and Ian Mills, Dean of the Faculty of General Dental Practice (FGDP), discuss the big issues and talking points that matter in NHS dentistry today; from the latest thinking around fallow time, thoughts on the NHS activity targets and how the pandemic could be a catalyst for change.

Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed is part of a series of live webinars with Nigel Jones and some of the biggest key opinion leaders in dentistry. Click here to listen back to previous episodes! 

*Recorded on 11th March 2021

The first episode in our new Bodcast mini-series focusing on life stories, Nicola Gresty, Area Manager at Practice Plan Group is joined by Lisa Bainham, Practice Manager at The Old Surgery Dental Practice where they discuss both their careers in the dental industry and how they got to where they are today.

What you’ll hear:

• How they both started their careers in the dental industry
• The challenges they faced and how they overcame them
• Advice for anyone starting out in the dental industry

Who should listen:

• Dental Nurses
• Receptionists
• Practice Managers

Michelle Hardy, Sales Support Manager at Practice Plan Group shares her top tips for getting more patients on your membership plan.

What you’ll hear:

• The importance of having an action plan and setting targets
• The role of the full team in discussing the membership plan
• Sharing your vision and goals with the whole team
• Example of income from one additional patient on plan per day

Who should listen:

• Practice owners and managers with a membership plan in place

Jeremy Cooper, Founder of Confidental joins us in this latest BoDcast to share details of who Confidental are and the service they provide.

What you’ll hear:

• How was Confidental founded and what this service provides

• How many calls Confidental take in an average month

• Advice for dental professionals struggling with their mental health and apprehensive about using this helpline

Who should listen:

• All dental professionals.

Practice Plan regular, Chris Barrow, joins us in our latest episode of BoDcast.

Here Chris shares his thoughts on starting 2021 amid another lockdown and how to approach this ‘COVID-19 marathon’ with a much-needed positive outlook.

Who should listen:

• All dental professionals.

Listen back to Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed...

Nigel Jones, Practice Plan Sales and Marketing Director, is joined by Eddie Crouch, Chair of the British Dental Association's Principal Executive Committee. During the conversation Nigel and Eddie reflect on the tumultuous goings-on of 2020 and how the Covid-19 pandemic has impacted NHS dentistry. They discuss the proposed NHS contract reform and how the industry is coping and responding. Looking ahead to 2021, Nigel and Eddie share their predictions for what is on the horizon, along with other topics being talked about in the industry right now.

Inside Out: NHS Dentistry Discussed is part of a series of live webinars with Nigel Jones. Click here to listen back to previous episodes! 

*Recorded on 27th January 2021

In the second BoDcast from Johanna Hooper she shares her insights into leadership types, how these can impact on the team and engagement styles to optimise team performance.

What you’ll hear:

• What are there common leadership types and do they translate across multiple industries

• What are the positives and how should a practice leader build upon these for a better work setting

• What are the pitfalls of certain leadership types that might adversely impact the team and how this can be improved

• How a practice leader can engage more to get the best performance from their team.

Who should listen:

• All dental professionals.

Having left 2020 behind, many are now struggling with the tightened restrictions and the January lockdown, and the effect on their personal lives.

Johanna Hooper shares her insights on how this can affect the team and provides some advice on how practice leaders can help manage the resulting stress that may impact the working environment.

What you’ll hear:

• How can practice leaders support their team with the stress and help reduce the impact on performance in work

• How can leaders overcome the stress for themselves and for their remaining team

• How can leaders support team members to reduce stress related absence happening

• Coping mechanisms that can be introduced to help team members facing a higher workload.

Who should listen:

• All dental professionals.