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As she begins her 30th year working in dentistry, Jo Phillpot, Business Development Consultant at DPAS, reflects on the changes that have occurred and how the profession has adapted to meet them… In 1989 Margaret Thatcher was still the Prime Minister, the EastEnders character Dirty Den seemingly died, and the Berlin Wall fell after 28… Read More
Creating a good first impression with your practice’s front of house is hugely important to start your relationship with new patients off on the right foot. It is the first face-to-face contact (as opposed to contact via your website or social media pages, or the telephone) that they have with you, so you need to… Read More
Social media is no longer the new phenomenon we sometimes still think of it as – Facebook was launched in 2004. But there are still many dental practices who have yet to fully utilise the opportunities that Facebook – and other platforms such as Instagram – can bring to their businesses. A lot of practices… Read More
Ian Eslick has been in the dentistry business for more than 24 years. While working in a six-surgery practice in Cornwall he developed skills and knowledge that he now uses as a Business Development Consultant at DPAS to support practices, such as project management, financial planning and driving company growth. He has been with… Read More
Deborah Bell explains how introducing a form can help to spark meaningful conversations that lead to more profits… Dental practices don’t tend to have huge marketing budgets…if they have one at all. So, anything that can help to improve the performance of the business for little or no cost is something to be welcomed and… Read More
If you want to improve the uptake of treatment by your patients, there are a few easy things you can do to present the options in the most effective way. There are some common traits that I see on a regular basis – but, if you want patients to see the value in your treatment… Read More
