It’s not that long ago that it would have been unusual for a dental practice team to even have staff appraisals. Nowadays, you may well be having them, especially as they can feed into meeting the CQC’s well-led Key Line of Enquiry, but do you feel they are really benefitting your team members and your… Read More
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How to exceed patient expectations – a matter of perspective!
When it comes to delivering a service that meets – and ideally exceeds – your patients’ expectations, it can all come down to taking a different point of view. To ensure you are providing the best experience possible, you need to look at the entire journey from where they’re standing. Your patients’ experience determines how… Read More
Are your patients happy?
Have you ever considered this and, if not, why not? Let’s look at it this way. Have you ever stayed loyal to a business because you felt treated as someone special, or because they went over and above what you would have normally expected? If you have, you will know that it makes you feel… Read More
Three Little Words
In three words, how would you hope your patients would describe your practice to friends and relatives when you’re not about to hear what they say? This is an important question, as often, people will say one thing when they’re in your practice and another when they’re in the comfort of their own environment and… Read More