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12 Dec 2022 • Blog, Communication

How to survive the staff retention crisis – top 5 tips

Despite the squeeze on the economy, at the moment there are more job vacancies than unemployed people, while the number of people moving from job-to-job has reached a record high. Dental practices in particular are…

17 Nov 2022 • News

Using CSR to tackle the recruitment and retention crisis

Medenta Business Development Manager, Lesley Turner talks to CSR expert and coach, Mark Topley about how CSR can help practices beat the recruitment and retention crisis. LT: CSR has changed over the years, hasn’t it,…

14 Oct 2022 • Blog, Mental Health

Supporting team members during the menopause

To mark Menopause Awareness Month, Business Development Manager, Shelley Clegg, caught up with HR and employment solicitor, Sarah Buxton, to find out about the sorts of things practices can do to support team members experiencing…

25 Nov 2022 • Blog

Stimulate creativity in your practices

Les Jones throws the spotlight on creativity and encourages practices to believe in their potential to find creative ways to solve problems. People talk about left-brain and right-brain thinking, and traditionally the left brain is…

1 Jun 2022 • Blog

How to set goals and stick to them

Shelley Clegg caught up with Executive Coach and founder of GuruYou coaching, Rebecca Mander, to talk about setting goals and how they can help you in your practice… SC: Setting goals in your practice is…

2 Aug 2022 • Blog

How to create a motivated team

Dental Business Consultant, Lucie Simic shares some ideas on how, by uncovering their goals and aspirations, you can build a motivated team. One of the main tools I use to motivate a team is the…

10 Jun 2022 • Blog

Suicide awareness – don’t be afraid to ask.

Louise Bone talks about suicide awareness and the need to keep an eye on those around us. Starting on 13th June, Professor John Gibson, his wife Isobel and some friends will begin a marathon walk…

16 May 2022 • Blog

Mental Health Awareness Month – Loneliness: it can affect us all sometimes

Following the enforced isolation many people have experienced over the period of the pandemic, the Mental Health Foundation has chosen ‘loneliness’ as its theme for this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Business Support Manager Shelley…

6 May 2022 • Blog, HR

Top tips to help when conducting job interviews

Lesley Turner, looks at tips you can use when you’re interviewing candidates for your vacant position in practice … The process of recruiting a new staff member can be difficult. With things getting busier as…

22 Apr 2022 • Blog, Communication

Strengthening the relationship with your patients

Dental hygienist and management coach, Siobhan Kelleher, takes a look at two techniques that can help you build a stronger relationship with your patients… There are a lot of things that are vitally important to…

14 Apr 2022 • Blog

Welcome to Stress Awareness Month

Ruth Findlay talks about this year’s Stress Awareness month campaign and its theme is Community. In case you didn’t know it, April is Stress Awareness Month. Stress Awareness Month was established in 1992 and is…

1 Mar 2022 • Blog

How Mental Health First Aiders help to improve the workplace

Medenta’s Shelley Clegg, caught up with Inclusion and Diversity Manager for Wesleyan Financial Services, Naheem Ahmed, to talk mental health first aiders and the importance of having conversations with your staff… SC: Hi Naheem, can…