Jo Phillpot shares simple techniques to transform every enquiry into a patient… Having new enquiries is great, but unless they turn into new, and paying, patients, they won’t actually have much impact on the growth of your practice. A front desk team that is skilled in converting these enquiries into booked appointments is a must… Read More
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Getting down to business with Emma Wilks
Emma Wilks is a Business Development Consultant at DPAS and has over six years’ experience in dentistry, mainly supporting dental teams to become more efficient and grow their income. She is particularly passionate about building strong relationships with her customers and helping them find solutions to challenges. In this blog, Emma discusses the need to… Read More
Why a plan works for our practice…
Louise Bone discusses with Colin Gardner how DPAS’s membership plan has helped to manage issues such as a recession and increased regulation… As with all small businesses, dental practices are subject to external factors, such as market forces and legislation, that are beyond their control. While that may be the case, with the support of… 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
How to smooth the ups and downs of cash flow to benefit your practice
Deborah Bell examines the benefits of steady cash flow and how to achieve it in your dental practice… Cash flow may not be the reason you wanted to become a dentist, or what you dreamed about while studying, but it is a good barometer of your business’ strength and performance. It is key to ensuring… Read More
My typical day managing a dental practice
What does a typical day managing a dental practice look like? Well the first thing to say really, is that no two days are the same – ‘curve balls’ constantly and consistently come along, smashing your well-laid plans to pieces. Be prepared for that and learn to roll with the punches, getting stressed or angry… Read More