The Business of Dentistry Podcast Practice Plan

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/

In this edition, Iain Stevenson, Wesleyan Financial Services Head of Dental, talks to Steve O’Connor, Associate Director of Christie & Co, a specialist business property adviser to dental professionals.
They discuss Christie & Co’s recently published Business Outlook and what it means for dentists and their business and personal finances.
This podcast is for information only and doesn’t provide either financial or business advice.
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To find out more about the Business Outlook visit: https://www.christie.com/business-outlook-2024/