Motivating a team isn’t always straightforward. There are times when morale can dip, communication becomes patchy or performance feels variable in the practice of even the most committed manager or owner. However, effective leadership doesn’t need to be complicated or expensive as small, intentional changes can make a significant difference almost immediately. Here, Regional Support… Read More
Teamwork
Ian Eslick – 25 years of DPAS plans and still counting
DPAS Regional Support Manager, Ian Eslick, looks back on his 25 years of involvement with plans and dentistry. Little did Ian Eslick know that when his ideal job as a finance manager for a brewery disappeared because of a company takeover, he would spend the next 25 years immersed in the world of dentistry. During… Read More
Get up off the canvas – time to start pulling in a positive direction
Area Manager, Gary Nelson, shares his view that it’s time to start fighting back after the pandemic.
How the pandemic drove positive change in our practice
Change can be hard for people to deal with and, at times, COVID-19 has felt like a constant exercise in managing changes. The fact that these changes have often needed to be implemented quickly and been imposed by forces outside of the practice, has not made the process any easier. However, as Charles Darwin once… Read More
The three ‘f’s to help you support your team’s return to work
Jo Phillpot explores an empathetic principle, set out by Nicki Rowland in a recent webinar, to help you reopen and bring back your team in a positive way… Dental practices across the UK are reopening their doors once more, not only to the public, but to a new set of challenges that might make the… Read More
Three steps to an easier recruitment process
Jo Phillpot shares her advice on how to make finding your next team member a smooth process… If ‘teamwork makes the dream work’, then recruitment can sometimes be the stuff of nightmares. A strong team makes a practice run smoothly and efficiently, so when there is a gap to fill it can feel like a… Read More



