The Business of Dentistry Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

Nigel Jones, Sales and Marketing Director at Practice plan, is joined by John Renshaw, Director at Oral Care Consulting and former BDA Chair, to look back at the history of NHS dentistry and discuss what the future might hold.

What you’ll hear:

• John's background in dentistry and experience of moving to private
• Reflections on NHS dentistry over the years
• Thoughts on past and present Labour governments
• Workforce and Integrated care board issues
• Future predictions.

Fern Jackson from Practice Plan is joined by Natalie Bradley, Chair of the BDA Young Dentist Committee, to share her advice for young dentists and steps to take to prepare for the profession.

What you’ll hear:

• Introduction to Natalie
• Be aware of information being shared on social media
• Challenge preconceptions
• Different career paths
• Specific challenges for young dentists
• Work/life balance and having boundaries
• Thoughts for the future.

To find out more about Natalie visit http://www.atoothgerm.co.uk/

Hazel Dockery from Practice Plan chats to Business and CSR Coach, Mark Topley, about his new online course, Go Practice Green, aimed at helping your dental practice to become more sustainable.

What you’ll hear:

• The benefits of going green
• Barriers to sustainability in dentistry
• Reducing carbonfootprint
• Starting with small changes
• Details about the course

To find out more visit: https://gopracticegreen.com/

Les Jones, Creative Director at Practice Plan Group catches up with Chris Barrow to look at the current dental landscape and share their thoughts and predictions for the future.

What you’ll hear:

• What does the current landscape look like?
• Thoughts on general election and a potential new government
• The main challenges practices are facing currently
• Opportunities practices should be looking at/implementing
• Ai and how this will this play a part in dentistry
• Thoughts for the future.

In this episode, brought to you by Wesleyan Financial Services, Monica Pacult talks to Wesleyan Financial Services Specialist Financial Adviser Morna Beattie about what life’s like for NHS Dentists and their finances in Scotland.

They cover the various tax bands in Scotland, the importance of financial planning and some of the main topics dentists are contacting us to talk about.

Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and may be subject to change in future. Bear in mind that the value of investments can go down as well as up and you may get back less than you invest.

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In this latest episode of Bodcast we are joined by Richard Jones, Clinical Lead and National Coordinator at the Dentists Health Support Trust to talk about the organisation and the support they can offer to dental professionals.

What you’ll hear:

• How the trust was founded and what the service provides
• Different factors that could contribute to a mental health crisis in dentistry
• How many calls they receive in an average month
• What happens once someone gets in touch and the support they can expect 
• Tips dental professionals can implement to look after their own mental health
• Advice for anyone struggling with their mental health and apprehensive about using this helpline

For more information and to get in touch with the trust visit

https://www.dentistshealthsupporttrust.org/

Nigel Jones, Sales and Marketing Director at Practice Plan Group discusses the Government's Dental Recovery Plan with Lauren Harrhy, Principal Dentist and BDA Principal executive committee member.

What you'll hear:

• What does the plan really mean?
• Changes in minimum UDA value
• Rising costs for practices
• Recruiting overseas dentists
• Patients' perceptions of NHS and private dentistry
• Hopes for the future

About Lauren:

Lauren Harrhy is Principal Dentist and owner of Sparkle Dental Centre. Her focus for the past few years has been on helping to maintain the mental health of dental professionals. She is a founding member and current trustee of Confidental, a helpline providing emotional first aid and signposting to dentists in crisis. In addition to Co- chairing its Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, she is also on various other BDA committees as a representative.

Lucie Simic, Dental business consultant, shares her tips for attracting top talent to your dental practice team.

What you'll hear:

• The importance of having the right team members
• Recruitment issues and the current dental landscape
• Setting the culture and vision for your practice
• Optimising your staff environment and facilities
• Social media and your website
• Understanding your practice personality.

Who should listen:

• Practice Managers
• Practice Owners.

Joanne Phillpott, Regional Support Manager at Practice Plan is joined by Dr. Vivak Shah, Dentist and Practice Owner and his children Arjun, 12, and Aryan, 10 to talk about their recent charity trip to Mozambique where they provided dental care for thousands of patients.

What you’ll hear:

• An overview of the trip and the reasons for going
• An example of what a typical day looked like
• Stand out moments
• How other dentists can get involved.

To find out more information visit https://www.smilestarcharity.com/

Hussein Hassanali, Associate Dentist at Woodthorpe Dental Centre is joined by Dr Ritesh Aggarwal, Dentist and CEO at Psynergy Mental health to talk about the wellbeing of your associate dentists and share their advice on keeping them happy and engaged.

What you’ll hear:

• Getting associates more involved with the wider team
• Creating a sense of belonging and open culture
• Utilising skills and strengths 
• Dealing with micromanaging 
• Clinical autonomy
• Associates investing in themselves.

Who should listen:

• Practice managers
• Practice owners
• Associate dentists.

Hussein graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2009 and completed his PG Dip in Restorative Dentistry in 2020 which granted Fellowship of BAARID. He is an Associate Dentist in York with a special interest in ultrasonic restorative dentistry. He has a broad range of experience, having worked in both NHS and private, and both corporate and independent practices. To date, he has over 20 publications to his name, and continues to support the profession through his regular contributions, as well as being on the BDJ Reader Panel and an Editorial Advisory Board Member of Young Dentist Magazine.

Dr. Ritesh Aggarwal is a practicing Dentist, Practice Principal and the CEO of Psynergy Mental Health. He has been working within the mental health industry since 2017 and has a strong drive and determination to improve mental health for all. Ritesh wants to improve the dental industry by implementing Psynergy programmes via their digital platform to measure the mental health and wellbeing culture of dental practices, creating action plans for improvement and inspiring positive, long term behaviour change for the benefit of all with the practice. Psynergy is currently trying to shift the paradigm of mental health to a more preventative approach, similar to dentistry, and is working closely with NHS research teams to achieve this. To find out more visit https://www.psynergymentalhealth.com/