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With the exodus from the NHS growing momentum, Nigel Jones explains why a move to private dentistry is ‘realistic and achievable’. So, the deadline has passed for contributions to the Health and Social Care Committee’s inquiry into NHS dentistry. Even with the 3000-word limit per submission, I imagine there is a lot to sift through.…
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Nigel Jones considers the word ‘depaysement’ and what this might mean in the context of dentistry. Relatively recently, I’ve come across the French word ‘depaysement’. Given it’s often described as untranslatable, the best I can offer after a few internet searches is to say it is a noun used to describe the weird feeling you…
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As NHS dentists face a difficult winter, Practice Plan sales and marketing director Nigel Jones spoke to BDA chair Eddie Crouch, to get his views on how he feels they will fare. The historian and broadcaster, David Olusoga, said: ‘Whether we like it or not, there are moments in history when pessimism is the appropriate…
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Nigel Jones reflects on popularity of private practice and how it speaks volumes for how much the dental profession is valued. Since relocating to Keswick in the Lake District, I’ve learnt beyond all doubt not to rely on the weather forecast. It’s rarely accurate, although, on the plus side, the weather generally turns out to…
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There is no quick fix for the supply issues we are experiencing – and like it or not, the NHS is not in a strong position when it comes to dentistry, explains Nigel Jones. Back in 1990, when I first started working with the dental profession, dental plans were viewed warily due to the experience…
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Nigel Jones debates the current political climate and why oral health inequality should be a massive concern for us all. Another month and another sign that, if we’ve not already reached it, we are very rapidly approaching the point of no return for comprehensive NHS dentistry available to all. At the beginning of the year…
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Nigel Jones talks to stalwart of the profession, Michael Watson, about the future of the profession and his views on what NHS dentistry should look like. With an almost 60-year career in dentistry, there was a lot to talk about when I sat down to speak with Michael Watson about the profession’s past, present and future.…
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Nigel Jones talks to stalwart of the profession, Michael Watson about dentistry’s defining moments and what he thinks the future will look like, compared to how it should. After a career spanning nearly six decades and roles in the clinical, political and editorial arenas of dentistry, Michael Watson is a well-known figure to many in…
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In the latest Practice Makes Perfect, Nigel Jones discusses the importance of focusing on the positives in dentistry and why he believes the profession is heading into a golden age. In amongst all the doom and gloom surrounding much of dentistry, I was fortunate recently to be on the receiving end of, not so much…
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Nigel Jones considers the current climate in UK dentistry and how he believes demand for private dentistry will outstrip supply for some time to come. The contrast between the morale of, predominantly private dentists, and those working largely with the NHS has never been more stark than it is now. That was my over-riding feeling…
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Nigel Jones talks about suicide prevention and the efforts one man is making to help raise awareness. You may or may not be aware that suicide is the biggest single killer of men under 50. Despite new figures showing a small reduction in the numbers of people taking their lives, in 2020 compared with the…
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Nigel Jones discusses with Simon Gallier, whose career involved practising in the Army Dental Corps and setting up direct access dentistry within Superdrug, why he left the NHS twice and what he thinks the future holds for the service. The career path for the majority of dentists follows a fairly traditional route. This goes from…
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Nigel Jones explores the current problems facing NHS dentistry and the inequalities with access to dental care. In business, writing a problem statement helps to focus attention on what improvements need making. It ensures that everyone involved is on the same page. A clearly defined and well-understood problem is crucial to finding and implementing an…
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Nigel Jones announces the line up at this year’s Dental Business Theatre and encourages you to come along. Once again, Practice Plan will programme the Dental Business Theatre (DBT) at the British Dental Conference and Dentistry Show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham on 13 and 14 May. In this short video, Nigel Jones,…
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Nigel Jones shares answers to the dental professional’s big questions about moving to private practice. It’s perhaps a good indicator of the dental profession’s mindset that a recent Practice Plan webinar involving a discussion with a dentist who’s just left the NHS was one of the most popular we’ve ever held. Runeel Joye, who had…
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Nigel Jones draws attention to the importance of purpose and how it can help to shape the future of your dentistry. I recently hosted a webinar on behalf of the BAPD. I had the privilege of interviewing a practice owner. He recently changed his practice from being largely NHS to being wholly private. In the…
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Nigel Jones gives his views on the dental landscape after NHS England waited until the 5 April to give dentists their 2022/23 targets. The wait for the issuing of new targets from NHS England seemed endless. Very few members of the profession failed to notice the irony that by 1 April, the date when the…
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Nigel Jones comments on the Commons debate and expresses the seriousness of dentists leaving the NHS. ‘We all – the BDA, patients, MPs and the Department – know the urgency’. So said Health Minister Maria Caulfield in the Commons debate on 10 February. This covered the issues surrounding NHS dentistry and the need for a…
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Nigel Jones looks at the question of whether providing NHS dentistry in your practice is really worth it. Few would deny that, in recent years, working in NHS dentistry has become harder and harder. And the pandemic has made things even tougher. Working to hit changing activity targets, in layers of uncomfortable PPE whilst adhering…
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