Hazel Dockery, Author at Medenta

16 Apr 2025 • Blog, Communication

Sustainability – more than just recycling

Frequent collaborator with Practice Plan Group, Dental Business and Sustainability Consultant, Mark Topley, outlines how adopting a positive attitude towards sustainability can save more than just the planet. What some practices fail to appreciate is…

4 Apr 2025 • Blog, Communication

The Importance of Developing Your Team

The success of a dental practice hinges not only on the expertise of its dentists but also on the collective strength and development of the entire team. In private practice, where patient expectations and regulatory…

28 Mar 2025 • Blog, Customer Service

The Importance of Diary Zoning in a Dental Practice

Medenta Business Development Manager, Shelley Clegg, explains why it’s important to zone your practice diary and offers some tips on how to go about this. Making the best use of your practice diary is crucial…

11 Mar 2025 • Blog, Finance

Coping with the Labour budget – how practices are responding

How did the measures announced in the Labour government’s first budget affect dental practices? Practice Plan Group Director, Nigel Jones, spoke to Partner and Head of Dental at accountants UNW, Mike Blenkharn, to get his…

17 Jan 2025 • Blog, Mental Health

Busting the myth of Blue Monday

You have probably seen stories in the media about ‘Blue Monday’. This year it falls on 20th January and it’s touted as being the most depressing day of the year. Supposedly it’s based on a…

11 Dec 2024 • Blog, Mental Health

Digital Wellbeing for Dentists: A Guide to Thriving in the Digital Age

Jordan Gale, Social Media Executive for Medenta, discusses Digital Wellbeing: its impact on Dentists and suggests strategies for building positive online habits. As a social media executive with a background in Digital Wellbeing, from my…

21 Nov 2024 • Blog, Mental Health

Wellbeing in dentistry – a benefit to the business as well as the team

Dentist and CEO of Psynergy Mental Health, Ritesh Aggarwal, explains the importance of mental wellbeing in dentistry and offers some suggestions as to how to support this in practice. Team wellbeing is the cornerstone of…

9 Sep 2024 • Blog, Managing patient finance in practice

Unwrapping the Financial Conduct Authority’s approval firms and what this means for Dental Practices

As part of the Government’s post-Brexit plans to improve the UK’s financial regulatory regime, in February this year the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a new reform of the financial promotion regime. This is also…

26 Jun 2024 • Blog, Customer Service

Making patient finance easy

Why use patient finance? If you ask Gill Cramb, Practice Manager at Portlethen Dental Care then she’ll tell you it’s because it makes life easier for everyone. Long-time Medenta customer, Gill, has seen the popularity…

19 Apr 2024 • Blog, Mental Health

How to support women in practice going through the Menopause

Head of Sales at Practice Plan, Zoe Close, speaks to Practice Manager and President of ADAM (Association of Dental Administrators and Managers), Lisa Bainham, about their shared experiences of the Menopause and to find out…

28 Mar 2024 • Blog, Marketing

Would you like fries with that?

Practice Plan Creative Director, Les Jones, muses on the power of asking direct questions to unlock potential extra business. How many times have you heard the phrase ‘would you like fries with that?’ in a…

19 Feb 2024 • Blog, Customer Service

Nurturing Patient Enquiries for Success

In this guest blog, Dental Business Consultant, Lucie Simic, stresses the importance of keeping in touch with patients while they consider whether to take up treatment plans. In the fast-paced world of dental practices, the…