Louise Bone discusses with Colin Gardner how DPAS’s membership plan has helped to manage issues such as a recession and increased regulation… As with all small businesses, dental practices are subject to external factors, such as market forces and legislation, that are beyond their control. While that may be the case, with the support of… Read More
Plan Management
Getting down to business with Louise Beddow
Louise Beddow is the Sales Manager at DPAS, heading up the team of Business Development Consultants. With her experience both at DPAS over the past nine years, and prior to this as a manger of UK sales teams in the industrial and commercial advertising sector, she has a wealth of skills in team-management. Here she… Read More
How to smooth the ups and downs of cash flow to benefit your practice
Deborah Bell examines the benefits of steady cash flow and how to achieve it in your dental practice… Cash flow may not be the reason you wanted to become a dentist, or what you dreamed about while studying, but it is a good barometer of your business’ strength and performance. It is key to ensuring… Read More
How moving plan provider freed up funds to invest in our practice
Louise Beddow speaks to Ed Webster about how changing plan provider enabled him and the principal partner to invest in his 70-year-old practice… Woodlands Dental Practice is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year but is definitely not slowing down in terms of its focus on developing the business. The Neath-based surgery is continuing to make… Read More
How DPAS supports our business growth
Ian Eslick shares practice owner Charlie Fox’s experience of how building a strong practice brand and having a supportive relationship with his plan provider helped to grow his business… Charlie: ‘When I bought the practice it was branded to the plan provider that was already in place. There were several other practices affiliated to this… Read More
How to grow your plan numbers
The more patients you have on your plan, the more stable your income and the more easily you will be able to plan for the future. Not to mention, the peace of mind this level of financial steadiness brings. Bearing this in mind, I thought I’d share some top ways to increase your plan membership:… Read More