'BDA Good Practice' Blog Posts

• Passionate about prevention for children's teeth

  The Junction Dental Practice in Yorkshire tell us why they are passionate about prevention for children's teeth and the oral health promotion work they do in their local community.

  Blog Date 1 August, 2019

• Dentistry, the toothbrush and sustainability

  Anyone who watched the “Blue Planet” series with David Attenborough or more recently the “War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita” (Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Anita Rani) couldn’t help but be moved by the realisation that our reliance on plastics is causing havoc to the environment.

  Blog Date 11 July, 2019

• Sugar: is it a trick or a treat for your teeth?

  We are encouraging dentists and their teams to promote some 'myth busting' oral health messages to help protect children's teeth during this year's Halloween celebrations.

  Blog Date 30 October, 2018

• Do I need a first aider in my dental practice? Top tips to ensure you are covered

  ​As a practice manager or practice owner, health and safety at work is your responsibility and it's a very important one. Here are some questions we frequently get asked and some top tips to help make sure you are covered.

  Blog Date 30 October, 2018

• Dental practices can take advantage of social media – here's why and how

  Have you thought about using social media to help promote your dental practice? If not, here's why you should seriously consider it and some top tips on how to start to build your presence online.

  Blog Date 30 August, 2018

• Three top tips for holding a dental practice open day

  Hosting an open day at your dental practice not only promotes your business to potential patients, but it creates a strong bond with existing clients. Here's three top tips on throwing a great open day for patients, and helping to build your business!

  Blog Date 12 July, 2018

• Top tips for building dental patients' trust

  Gaining patient's trust can be a great thing to help build and grow your business – digital marketing guru Shaz Memon shares his top tips on winning patients' over.

  Blog Date 27 April, 2018

• Top tips from McCartney and Lennon for your dental business

  To celebrate 50 years of The Beatles' iconic trip to India, marketing guru Shaz Memon puts a 'fab four' spin on your dental marketing plan with some helpful top tips

  Blog Date 14 March, 2018

• Dentistry is about having the passion to help others

  As part of our 'We are dentistry' campaign, we have asked Dr Ahsan Karim Mirza to tell us about his passions and why dentistry for him is more than just a job.

  Blog Date 23 November, 2017

• Raising awareness of mouth cancer in practice

  Hillbrook Dental Health Centre in Birmingham is a combined NHS and private dental practice offering a wide range of treatments.

  Blog Date 6 November, 2017

• Teaching kids about 'good' and 'bad' foods for teeth

  Oral health educator, Karen Suarez, explains why her practice get involved in National Smile Month and their visit to a nursery this year to encourage children to look after their teeth.

  Blog Date 11 July, 2016

• A team effort for National Smile Month

  We had tons of fun during the Month and managed to educate our patients too with a sugar-free bake off, which was followed by an oral education and ‘meet the team’ party morning.

  Blog Date 11 July, 2016

• Making an impact on oral health of your patients

  Clinical Director, Dr John Fleming has been involved with the practice for over 17 years, and shared with us how the practice team have been engaging with their patients to get them thinking about sugar and oral health.

  Blog Date 11 November, 2015

• Maintaining and improving oral health of patients

  Clare Nicholson, Practice Manager, shared with us how the practice team engage with patients on the matter of sugar.

  Blog Date 2 November, 2015

• Sugar: How do you get patients thinking about it?

  Principal dentist, Dr Onkar Dhanoya, shared with us how the practice team have been engaging with their patients to get them thinking about sugar and oral health as part of our ongoing campaign to cut sugar consumption.

  Blog Date 21 October, 2015

• What can yo do in your practice to help kids cut sugar?

  Karen Suarez, practice manager, shared with us how the team have been engaging with their patients to get them thinking about sugar and oral health, as part of our ongoing campaign to cut sugar consumption.

  Blog Date 17 September, 2015