Leadership/team working

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Is your practice well led?

Nicki Rowland explores how the new Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection regime has changed the way in which we are required to work

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Are you ambitious?

This series continues to explore the leadership skills of the dental nurse. With John Fowler

The world is your oyster

Laura Horton lives and breathes dentistry. Celebrating 20 years in the industry, she believes the sky is the limit for those dental nurses wishing to...

Is your team united?

Nicki Rowland explores ‘the five dysfunctions of a team’ and how to manage them in your dental practice

What makes a good leader?

Last month, Nicki Rowland described a modern practice manager (PM) as an ‘executive’ and explained what it means to work in an executive capacity. In...

Let's focus on style

In the second in the series about leadership, John Fowler considers it in work – and at play

We do believe in (tooth) fairies!

The Nottingham Oral Health Team – aka the Tooth Fairies – was created in 2000 by the Salaried Dental Service and consisted of just one tooth fairy –...

Are you under par?

Your employer should have a written procedure setting out how it will deal with issues of poor performance. Here, Sarah Buxton looks at how best to...

Do you work with Donald Trump?

Big or small – we look at how best to harness the power of different personalities in your practice, with Anthony Asquith

What's in a name?

In the first in a new series exploring the importance and relevance of leadership, John Fowler considers leadership versus management

Bullying in the workplace

Joan Kingsley and Dr Sue Paterson investigate bullying and fear in healthcare.

In praise of appraisals

Considered by many of us as a necessary evil, isn't it about time we embrace the process in a bid to raise our professional standing?