We are all living in extraordinary times at the moment. The changes brought about by COVID-19 have been far-reaching and it’s hard to think of anything that hasn’t been impacted by the pandemic. Trying to run a business and deliver healthcare services during this time is about as challenging as it gets. At DPAS we’re… Read More
Dental Plan Support
What 25 years in dentistry has taught me…
Ian Eslick reflects on his journey from practice manager to business development consultant at DPAS as he marks 20 years with the company… I began working in dentistry in the early nineties as a business manager. At the time I just answered an advert without knowing it was for a dental practice, but I enjoy… Read More
Getting down to business with Katrina Rees
Katrina Rees is the newest recruit to our Business Development Consultant (BDC) team, joining DPAS in March 2019. She has 25 years’ experience in retail, mainly working in sales and people management roles. Katrina is now putting the skills she learned there to good use in helping dental practices to grow their plans, and therefore… Read More
How my plan helps me to build patient loyalty
Ian Eslick speaks to one of the first practices to join DPAS more than 20 years ago… Rob Glenning is one of the longest standing members of DPAS – after first implementing their dental membership plan 21 years ago. Over that time, he has owned four practices, and has found that having a plan in… Read More
Do your patients know about your plan?
To grow the number of patients on your dental payment plan, you need a structured approach. Once the plan has been in place for a while and an embedded part of your practice, it can be easy to lose focus on it. Because it’s familiar to you, you can fall into a trap of thinking… Read More
The support system that helps me to manage our practice
Deborah Bell talks to Lisa Guthrie about her move from dental nurse to practice manager and how extra support helped her… The journey from dental nurse to practice manager is the road well-travelled. It’s the route which many practice managers take and, indeed, it was the one I took while working in practice. Taking on… Read More
