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Get time on your side

Award-winning practice manager Lorraine Browne explains the best methods behind managing a dental practice effectively during busy periods, including how to stay organised while entering the Irish Dentistry Awards We’ve all heard the old saying, ‘failing to plan is planning to fail’ and this couldn’t be more true than when working in a busy dental … Continued

A shot in the dark

Lorraine Browne tells us how an impromptu entry into the 2014 Irish Dentistry Awards helped her win Best Practice Manager What do you think is your strongest trait as a practice manager? I think my strongest trait is my ability to multitask. Working in a dental practice is becoming increasingly more difficult with new legislations … Continued

An aesthetic dentistry surge

Irish Dentistry talks to Michael Aicken about the surge of interest in his aesthetic dentistry courses in Northern Ireland What treatments are covered on the Visage Academy course? Botulinum toxin type A (sometimes referred to generically as ‘Botox’) and dermal fillers, so this means we cover forehead, frown lines, crow’s feet, undereye, mouth corners, bunny … Continued

How to be an award-winning dental practice

Brenda Barrett reveals what motivated Pembroke Dental to enter the 2014 Irish Dentistry Awards, and why the practice is now on a roll We won an Irish Dentistry award in 2012 and 2014, so you might think we have a formula for success – but we don’t! Along with all the normal standards and constraints … Continued