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Bodcast - delivers you expert advice on how to make your dental practice a more profitable and sustainable business.
Featuring interviews with key industry figures, hints and tips on a variety of subjects from wellbeing in dentistry to analysis of the dental landscape, along with real-life experiences of dental teams, there’s plenty to intrigue, inform and entertain.
Featuring interviews with key industry figures, hints and tips on a variety of subjects from wellbeing in dentistry to analysis of the dental landscape, along with real-life experiences of dental teams, there’s plenty to intrigue, inform and entertain.
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In this episode of The Business of Dentistry podcast, guest host, Hussein Hassanali, from Thorpe Dental Group speaks to Dr Aditi Bhalla, a specialist dentist, about Compassion Focused Dentistry.
What you’ll hear:
How Aditi developed her interest in Compassion Focused Dentistry
The Dental Wellbeing Hub and the resources available on it
How she creates and builds a community online
How to join her sessions and become part of the Dental Wellbeing Hub.
Website link: https://draditibhalla.com/dental-wellbeing-hub
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry podcast, host, Hazel Dockery sits down with mixed practice owner, Amit Jilka, who has five sites across Staffordshire to discuss his take on the upcoming NHS contract changes in England.
What you’ll hear:
How the current NHS contract is performing
His views on the proposed lengthening of the recall period
Whether he believes this is a step towards the NHS becoming a core service only
The part membership plans will play in dentistry under the new contract.
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry podcast, Cathy Murphy from Christie & Co, sits down with host, Hazel Dockery, to offer insights into the dental practice sales market and how it is looking in 2026.
What you’ll hear:
- The increase of first-time or independent buyers’ purchasing practices
- When it’s best for a seller to contact a broker such as Christie & Co to achieve their optimum sale value
- What’s hot and what’s not in practice sales
- Cathy’s personal view of how the dental market is likely to play out in 2026.
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry podcast, Regional Support Manager, Donna Hall, sits down to discuss switching plan providers, working with Practice Plan and what type of support you need for your practice.
What you’ll hear:
Bespoke and tailor-made membership packages and marketing with Practice Plan
Aid in moving over patients across from previous provider and keeping in communication with the patients during the transition
Fully training your staff around the changes of moving provider
Our process for reviewing your plan fees and implementing any changes
In this episode of the In the Loupe podcast, Nigel Jones chats to Simon Thackery, Practice Owner and President of the British Association of Private Dentistry about the changes in dentistry moving into 2026.
What you’ll hear:
Their thoughts on why the Chancellor has called for an inquiry by the CMA into private dentistry costs
Their views on the current dental landscape and the costs associated with working within private dentistry
How the recently announced changes to the NHS dental contract might affect practices.
In our latest Practice Plan bodcast Laura Hills gets to know more about our newest Regional Support Manager, Kirsty Munn. Kirsty fills us in on her career so far, how she sees her role at Practice Plan and what she hopes to bring to her practices in the coming months.
What you’ll hear:
Kirsty’s career before heading into the world of dentistry
What attracted her to joining Practice Plan
Previous career success stories that reflect how she would like to support clients going forward
Her goals for the next few months and the rest of 2026.
In this episode of the In the Loupe podcast, Nigel Jones is joined by Eddie Crouch, chair of the British Dental Association, to discuss all the recent news stories and changes in dentistry heading into 2026 and beyond.
What you’ll hear:
Thoughts on the recent UK Autumn Budget
The recent headline about the Chancellor calling for an inquiry by the CMA around private dentistry costs
The reaction to the changes in the NHS contract in Wales in 2026.
* Note: This episode was recorded before the recent changes to the NHS dental contract were announced.
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry podcast, Regional Support Manager, Amy Hansford, sits down with Victoria Vickery, founder of All Star Marketing Club, to discuss all things social media within your dental practice and how vital a tool it can be to communicate and engage with your patients.
What you’ll hear:
Key objectives dental practices should aim for with their social media presence
Types of content that tend to perform best for dental practices on Facebook and Instagram
Common mistakes dental practices make on social media and how they can avoid them.
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry podcast, Area Manager, Katrina James, sits down with Regional Support Manager, Louise Anderson, to discuss the current dental landscape in Wales and navigating the NHS contract changes in Wales heading into 2026.
What you’ll hear:
Their initial reaction to the changes
The biggest impacts on day-to-day working under this new contract
How Practice Plan can support you through this time.
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry podcast, Dental Business Coach, Michael Bentley, chats to Hazel Dockery about the power of a dental treatment coordinator (TCO) and how the role can really benefit a dental practice.
What you’ll hear:
How Michael started out in dentistry
How valuable a TCO can be
How practices without a TCO are missing out.
In this episode of the 'In the Loupe' podcast, host Nigel Jones reflects on the recent UK Autumn Budget and the Chancellor’s calls for a CMA investigation.
What you’ll hear:
How the UK Autumn budget could affect dentistry
Recent news around the Chancellor calling for an inquiry by the CMA around private dentistry costs
What all this could mean for dentistry in the coming months.
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry podcast, Principal Dentist and Co-owner at Duston Dental Practice, Andrew Lamb sits down and speaks to us about his journey from NHS dentistry to becoming a private practice.
What you’ll hear:
How Covid became a massive game changer for the practice
2 years on from converting - how life has changed
Advice for anyone who is considering the move to private practice.
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry Podcast, three years post-conversion, Ant Davies, Principal Dentist and Owner of Belvedere Dental Practice and Nook Street Dental, chats to Hazel Dockery about life as a fully private dentist and how he became an ‘accidental’ group owner.
What you’ll hear:
How he came to the decision to leave the NHS
How treatments have changed since going private
What life is like in the practice now compared with three years ago when facing closure
His plans for the future.
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry podcast, Special care Dental Nurse, Lisa Andrews Davies, chats to Hazel Dockery about the online resource (adhdoralhealth.my.canva.site) she has developed to help dental professionals and parents of children newly diagnosed with ADHD and Autism.
What you’ll hear:
What motivated Lisa
Some advice for parents of children whose appetite is affected by medication
Suggested ways to help neurodivergent children care for their oral health.
Nigel Jones is joined by Shaz Memon, Founder of Digimax Dental, a highly rated dental marketing agency. The business leader, designer, award-winning digital and dental marketing expert and author of Instagram for Dentists, talking all things marketing in the dental landscape.
What you'll hear:
His journey into marketing and eventually specialising in Dentistry
Thoughts on the Dental Industry and where marketing (and trust) sits
How marketing doesn't make a business successful
Insights into the most viewed pages on a dental website
Where AI currently sits in the dental landscape and how to harness it.
Nigel Jones is joined by Paul Graham, Managing Director of Medical at Christie & Co, to explore the current dental practice market and delve into insights from Christie & Co’s latest annual market review report.
What you'll hear:
The current practice market landscape
The key points that came from the annual marketing review report
The current landscape of NHS dentistry
Tips for when the time is right to sell your practice.
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry Podcast, Patient Care Coordinator Chloe Anderson chats to Regional Support Manager Donna Hall about her role and how it really benefits the dental practice and patients.
What you’ll hear:
How the role of a patient care/ treatment coordinator works within the practice
Working alongside clinicians within the dental practice
Advice for practices considering introducing a patient care coordinator.
Where does the role fit in the plan journey for a patient?
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry Podcast, Donna Hall chats with dental leadership and culture consultant Mark Topley, Chair of the charity Gold for Kids, to explore the organisation's mission and impact.
With precious metals discarded every day in dental practices, Gold for Kids is a not for profit organisation which melts down unwanted metals and donates the funds to trusted UK charities helping children facing poverty, hunger, and unstable home lives.
What you’ll hear:
Story of how the organisation began
How he came to be involved with Gold for Kids
Differences the charity has made on its journey so far
The vision for Gold for Kids over the next few years
In this episode of The Business of Dentistry Podcast, dental nurse, academic, mentor and educator Fiona Ellwood, chats to Hazel Dockery about her multi-faceted squiggly career.
What you’ll hear:
What is a squiggly career
The benefits of a squiggly career
How Fiona first stepped off the straight and narrow career path
How to go about ensuring your career is squiggly
Nigel Jones is joined by Mike Blenkharn, partner and Head of Dental at UNW LLP, who has over 10 years experience working with dental professionals. During their conversation they discuss exit strategies and how early on you need to consider them.
What you'll hear:
Best time to consider your exit strategy
Getting the structure right on day one
Tax planning
Timeline for selling a practice
How dental practices are valued
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