Patient finance Archives

Blog Hidden HR Podcasts Videos

12 Oct 2026 • Blog, Finance

Finance myths and misconceptions part two: What teams and patients often get wrong

These days, paying for things in instalments is part of everyday life. Whether we’re buying clothing, appliances or furniture, we’re used to being offered the chance to spread the cost over months (or sometimes years).…

28 Apr 2026 • Blog, Communication

Improving treatment uptake through better patient communication

Your patient has had their examination and the treatment that they need has been identified. And yet, they’re hesitating about going ahead. Medenta Business Development Manager, Lesley Turner suggests why this may be the case…

24 Apr 2026 • Blog, Marketing

Seasonal trends: How to prepare for increases in demand

Like most businesses, dentistry experiences seasonal trends, times in the year when certain treatments attract more interest than others. Here, Medenta Business Development Manager, Shelley Clegg, explains how understanding the ways patient behaviour changes throughout…

20 Mar 2026 • Blog, Managing patient finance in practice

Finance myths: what dental teams and patients often get wrong

Uncomfortable about talking about finance? Medenta Business Development Manager, Andy Thomas, addresses some of the myths around offering dental patient finance and shows how it benefits patients. Talking about finance in dentistry can feel delicate…

7 Nov 2025 • Blog, Finance

Are you confidently and compliantly offering patient finance for your current FCA status?

Being able to offer patient finance can be a game-changer for dental practices looking to make treatments more accessible and improve patient conversion. However, integrating finance into your patient journey can be more complicated than…

16 Jun 2025 • Blog, Managing patient finance in practice

Patient finance – a little help for whoever needs it

As more people choose to have implants and cosmetic dentistry, making life as easy as possible for the patient to gain access to treatment becomes more important. Practice Manager at Torrington Dental, Toni Batty, explains…

26 Jun 2024 • Blog, Customer Service

Making patient finance easy

Why use patient finance? If you ask Gill Cramb, Practice Manager at Portlethen Dental Care then she’ll tell you it’s because it makes life easier for everyone. Long-time Medenta customer, Gill, has seen the popularity…

28 Mar 2024 • Blog, Marketing

Would you like fries with that?

Practice Plan Creative Director, Les Jones, muses on the power of asking direct questions to unlock potential extra business. How many times have you heard the phrase ‘would you like fries with that?’ in a…

13 Oct 2023 • Blog, Marketing

You’re not selling, you’re solving problems

Dental Business Coach, Ashley Latter, explains how selling, if done ethically, need not be a dirty word. Nobody likes to be on the other end of a hard sell. A salesperson who uses hard selling…

22 Sep 2023 • Blog, Finance

Consumer duty – is it any of your business?

Think the new Consumer Duty is none of your concern? If you offer patient finance in your practice then Head of Medenta, Richard Scarborough, encourages you to think again. You may have heard about the…

9 Jun 2023 • Blog, Finance

Keeping your cash flow smooth with patient finance

Since he took on ownership of Courtyard Dental practice in 2006, Dentist, Marcos White, has worked to create a fully private high-end practice with a welcoming environment. Specialising in cosmetic dentistry, he and his team…

10 May 2023 • Blog, Customer Service

How a Treatment Coordinator can add value to a practice

As more practices introduce Treatment Coordinators (TCOs), Business Development Manager, Shelley Clegg, spoke to Rebecca Copeland, who was one of the first people in the country to gain the Level 3 BTEC Advanced Diploma in…