I am a GDP in a fully private practice. We have seven surgeries, five dentists, a specialist periodontist, four hygienists, twelve dental nurses, three receptionists, a practice manager, book-keeper a gardener and a candlestick maker. We, like everyone else, have closed our doors, in our case on 20th March and I fully expect us to… Read More
Cost Savings
Marketing your practice on a small budget
Many dental practices would admit that their marketing can often fall down among their list of priorities. There are a couple of understandable reasons why this is the case, such as most practices not having a team member specifically focused on marketing, and the general busyness of practice life. Budget is also often seen as… Read More
Getting down to business with Louise Beddow
Louise Beddow is the Sales Manager at DPAS, heading up the team of Business Development Consultants. With her experience both at DPAS over the past nine years, and prior to this as a manger of UK sales teams in the industrial and commercial advertising sector, she has a wealth of skills in team-management. Here she… Read More
Getting down to business with Connie Hopper
Connie Hopper has been a Business Development Consultant for DPAS for two years. With a background in marketing and a degree in business management she has the knowledge to help practices with their branding, marketing strategy and website, to help grow their patient numbers. Here, she shares her thoughts on how everything from formulating your… Read More
How moving plan provider freed up funds to invest in our practice
Louise Beddow speaks to Ed Webster about how changing plan provider enabled him and the principal partner to invest in his 70-year-old practice… Woodlands Dental Practice is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year but is definitely not slowing down in terms of its focus on developing the business. The Neath-based surgery is continuing to make… Read More
How DPAS supports our business growth
Ian Eslick shares practice owner Charlie Fox’s experience of how building a strong practice brand and having a supportive relationship with his plan provider helped to grow his business… Charlie: ‘When I bought the practice it was branded to the plan provider that was already in place. There were several other practices affiliated to this… Read More
