Denplan's Catherine Rutland

<p>Catherine Rutland, Clinical Director at Denplan's parent company, Simplyhealth, joins us to discuss her background as a general dental practitioner, practice owner, and head dental officer at Denplan.&nbsp;</p> <p>Catherine also talks about Denplan's response to the Cororavirus pandemic and how it supported its member dentists, as well as how practices are managing, now that they are back to treating patients, how practices can keep lines of communication open with patients and support the mental wellbeing of their staff.</p> <p>Denplan is the UK's leading dental payment plan specialist with more than over 2 million customers, &nbsp;6,700 member dentists and around 1.6 million patients across the country, as well as serving over 2,700 companies with employee benefit schemes.</p> <p>Established by two dentists in 1986, Denplan company was created to assist both patients and practice team members with private dental care, offering a range of dental payment plans to suit every oral health need and budget.</p> <p>For more information, visit <a href="https://www.denplan.co.uk/">https://www.denplan.co.uk/</a></p> <p>---</p> <p>The Probe Dental Podcast is presented by The Dental Awards.</p> <p>The Dental Awards is the original and most respected awards programme in British dentistry. 2021 marks the 22nd anniversary of the Dental Awards, and over the decades, this prestigious event has recognised the outstanding individuals and teams whose commitment and drive continue to raise standards throughout the profession.</p> <p>The Dental Awards is attended by over 600 clinicians each year. Winning, or being a finalist, is a tremendous accolade and provides a massive publicity boost to the profile of your practice and your team. After all, who wouldn’t want to be treated by the Dentist or Dental Team of the Year?</p> <p>The Dental Awards are sponsored by B.A. International, Colgate, Colosseum Dental, Dental Elite, and Water Pik. The Probe and The British Dental Conference &amp; Dentistry Show are official partners.</p> <p>Fo