The Business of Dentistry Podcast

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a broad term used to describe acompany’s efforts to improve society in some way. In this episode of Bodcast,host Zoe Close catches up with Bridge2Aid's Ian Wilson to provide listenerswith a greater understanding of the benefits of putting CSR at the heartof your business, as well as tips on how you can implement this.

What you'll hear today:

• The meaning of CSR and examples of how it works in practice
• An overview of the benefits of CSR to a dental business
• Advice on how to get started in your own dental practice.

 

Discover Regional Support Manager, Suki Singh's practical tips and advice on how you can give your plan numbers a boost in this podcast hosted by Branding and Communications Manager, Sian Grace!

What you'll hear:

• Tips on how to get the whole team on board and celebrate success
• Advice on communicating the benefits of membership to patients
• The importance of marketing your plan.

The results of the fourth NHS Confidence Monitor revealed that one way in which dental professionals believe that confidence can be increased is through improvements to the public's perception of NHS dentistry. Listen to this Bodcast as Tony Kilcyone shares his views on the public's current understanding of NHS dentistry and the measures he feels are needed to increase this, with host Nigel Jones. 

What you'll hear today:

• Tony's views on the public's current understanding of NHS dentistry
• How Tony believes dentists are able to balance the requirements of the contract whilst ensuring patients are fully aware of all the options available to them
• A consideration of the public's perception of what the capability of dentistry is in the twenty-first century
• An insight into the measures Tony feels are needed to improve public perception. 

Listen as host, Sales and Marketing Director, Nigel Jones and Judith Husband take an in-depth look into the issues which are currently facing the dental profession in this episode of Bodcast.

What you'll hear today:

• An insight into the key challenges currently facing the profession
• Judith's views on whether the Government's consultation on regulation will address the professions' confidence when it comes to interacting with patients
• The latest state of play with the use of amalgam plus a consideration of whether the NHS can afford a wider range of materials
• Judith's insight into where the BDA sees their role in helping the dental profession through the maze of decisions that they have to make.

 

In this episode of Bodcast Sales and Marketing Director, Nigel Jones, talks to Eddie Crouch to gain his insight into the factors that are impacting upon the confidence levels of those in the profession. 

What you'll hear today:

• Eddie's take on why confidence in the future of NHS dentistry is low
• Eddie's views on the progress of the prototypes
• The improvements needed to improve the public's understanding of dentistry.

To view the results in full or to find out more about the NHS Confidence Monitor, visit www.nhsdentistryinsights.co.uk 

 

Listen to this episode of Bodcast as Sales and Marketing Director, Nigel Jones offers, his thoughts on the fourth set of results from the NHS Confidence Monitor survey and shares his views on what this means for the future of NHS dentistry.

What you'll hear today:

• An overview of Nigel's views on what the results reveal about the feeling within the profession
• An insight into why Nigel believes that confidence remains low
• Nigel's reflections on the pressures that the profession are feeling
• The importance of improving the public's understanding of the incredible advances in the clinical care available within dentistry.

To view the results in full or to find out more about the NHS Confidence Monitor, visit www.nhsdentistryinsights.co.uk 

 

In today's episodeof Bodcast, host Zoe Close catches up with HR Solicitor Sarah Buxton on how todeal with maternity in your dental practice. For those looking todevelop a greater understanding of the statutory framework and rules applicableto pregnant employees, as well as those taking and returning from maternityleave, this podcast is well worth a listen.

What you'll hear today:

• An insight into therights of a pregnant employee when it comes to attending their antenatalappointments
• How these rightsapply to self-employed associates and hygienists
• Guidance on how todeal with an employee who decides not to return to work after or during theirperiod of maternity
• Advice on what anemployer needs to do if an employee wishes to return to work part timefollowing their maternity.

 

In this episode of Bodcast, Host Becky Hargreaves talks to Regional Support Manager, Amy D'Arcy-Burt about marketing your dental practice to local businesses. Amy shares her advice on how to get your message across to potential customers and ultimately attract new patients through the door.

What you'll hear today:

• The steps you need to take to spread your net within your local area
• Ideas on how you can plan your first year of activity
• How Practice Plan can support dental practices who are looking to market their services
• Advice on how to use social media to help build relationships with local businesses.

 

In this episode of Bodcast, host Zoe Close catches up with compliance expert Pat Langley together expert tips and advice on the best way of ensuring that your patient records are up to scratch!

What you’ll hear today:

• Pat shares the importance of keeping accurate and detailed patients records to comply with both the CQC and GDC's requirements
• What you needto record in the most efficient way, in the time that is available
• How the guidance published by the FGDP(UK) should be your starting point of what to record
• An overview of the key things you need to include in your records.

 

Listen to support and advice on how to prepare your team for a CQC inspection! In this episode of Bodcast, host Zoe Close catches up with compliance expert Pat Langley together guidance on what you and your team can be doing to get yourselves inspection ready.

What you’ll hear today:

• Why it’s so important to ensure your whole team ‘singing off the same hymn sheet’
• The importance of team training
• How to give a CQC inspector confidence when they’re in your practice.