The weather outside remains viciously wintry and there’s still some time to go yet before it morphs into its kinder spring persona. Winter is notoriously tough on our wellbeing, both mental and physical, so Regional Support Manager, Tracy Webb, offers some tips on how to survive until the longer days and warmer temperatures return. If… Read More
How to turn NHS calls to your advantage
Regional Support Manager, Donna Hall, suggests ways practices can make the most of calls from patients looking for an NHS dentist. Something I am often asked about is how to handle the volume of NHS calls practices are receiving at the moment. This question comes from both fully private as well as mixed practices as… Read More
A calmer way of working – Manor Square’s move from NHS to private practice
A calmer way of working – Manor Square’s move from NHS to private practice Leaving the NHS could not have been further from dentist, Paul Ellul’s mind this time three years ago. As a training practice with a large NHS contract, all was well for his practice, Manor Square Dental, until the twin misfortunes of… Read More
Find the energy not the time to get things done
Do you often feel under pressure in practice? Do you wish you had more hours in the day? Could it be that what you lack is energy, not time? Professor Jo Clarke, Founder and Managing Director at Petros – Resilience for life, suggests making sure you have energy is the key to achieving our aims… Read More
The benefits of being a vulnerable leader
Business Coach and CSR specialist, Mark Topley advises leaders that it’s OK to admit you don’t have all the answers and urges them to become more vulnerable at work. Vulnerability is one of those words that is often viewed as weakness, and certainly traditionally leaders did not want to show that they were vulnerable because… Read More
How to survive the recruitment and retention cycle
Veteran dental business coach, Chris Barrow, shares his advice on how to cope with what he describes as a recruitment and retention cycle. We’re going through a recruitment and retention cycle, not a crisis. So, if we’re in a cycle then at some point the wheel will turn and things will start to get better…. Read More





