The legacy of DPAS practice, South Street Dental in Elgin, is in safe hands. Established in 1973, the practice has only ever passed through three sets of owners. Its current custodians are married couple Jen and David Bianchi who took ownership of the practice fully just over two years ago. Since then, they have embarked… Read More
Plan Management
Charging for Children on a Dental Membership Plan: A Comprehensive Guide
As more practices choose to hand back the whole of their NHS dental contracts, something that gives pause for thought is what to do about children? Here, Regional Support Manager, Ian Eslick, explores the importance of setting appropriate charges for children on a dental membership plan and suggests some ways to go about this. Understanding… Read More
How to communicate the benefits of a dental membership plan to patients
Regional Support Manager, Louise Anderson, suggests ways to help patients understand how a dental membership plan can be a boon to looking after their oral health. In today’s competitive dental market, offering a dental membership plan can be a game-changer for both your practice and your patients. Plans provide an affordable and convenient way for… Read More
Helping your patients stick with you- How to ensure you retain plan patients
Helping your patients stick with you- How to ensure you retain plan patients Regional Support Manager, Tina Wixon, suggests ways to keep your patients on plan during difficult financial times. Plan membership as an investment Even though the headline rate of inflation has fallen considerably since last year, household incomes are still struggling to cope… Read More
Growing your plan in this brave new world
There may well have never been a better time, or reason, to focus on growing your membership plan. Firstly, let’s look at why there’s more reasons than ever to prioritise building up the number of patients you have on a plan. Future-proofing your business Simply put, the regular monthly plan fee that the vast majority… Read More
Then and now – how our plan membership helped us through our biggest challenges
Connie Hopper speaks to Carol Laffan, one of the Principal Dentists at Laffan Dental Care, about her experience in dealing with various phases of COVID-19 compared to moving away from the NHS, and the importance of having a plan membership in place… COVID-19 has left the world reeling, changing both the lifestyles we lead and… Read More





