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Retirement is your chance to enjoy the rewards of all your years in practice, but dentists can sometimes miss out on making the most of their ‘golden years’. That’s because often, and understandably, during the final few years of work people begin to wind down. However, I believe there is a more financially rewarding approach… Read More
Selling well, whether it’s a course of treatment or tubes of toothpaste, will help to boost your practice’s income – but not everyone finds it so easy. Some of your team may be scared of the s-word and how they will be perceived by patients, or they simply don’t see themselves as a ‘salesperson’. However,… Read More
Tracy Webb, from DPAS, speaks to Karen Burnell, Practice Manager at Cotteswold House Dental Care, about their approach to attracting new patients… Cotteswold House Dental Care has been established for 41 years and continues to attract new patients, welcoming around 400 in the past year. I spoke to their Practice Manager, Karen Burnell, to find… Read More
‘Think Big’, ‘Go Big or Go Home’, ‘Bigger is Better’ – we’re often encouraged to think in large terms, especially when it comes to business. However, when it comes to marketing it can be wise to balance ‘big’ wider-reaching methods, such as online advertising, with a ‘smaller’ localised approach, such as networking with your local community…. Read More
The tiers of regulation dentists increasingly face can sometimes lead to further tears of frustration. However, these rules, and the various systems that support them, are mostly designed to underpin one principle: ensuring patient safety – something we’d all agree is a necessity. The latest GDC regulatory expectation – in the guise of the enhanced… Read More
When I first began working in dentistry in 1989, the marketplace was nowhere near as competitive as it is today. Not only are there more private practices and corporates around, but patients are also savvier. All of which means today’s practice needs to work that little bit harder to attract and retain patients. One of… Read More
