{"id":909,"date":"2026-02-06T15:53:35","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T15:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/?p=909"},"modified":"2026-08-07T16:09:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:09:29","slug":"what-is-a-todays-dental-discover-dream-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/what-is-a-todays-dental-discover-dream-day\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a Todays Dental Discover, Dream Day?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bridging the gap between the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/a-personable-exciting-pathway-to-sell-your-practice\/\" title=\"\">Acquisitions Pathway<\/a><strong> <\/strong>and when a practice settles into&nbsp;regular day-to-day operations as part of Todays Dental&nbsp;can be a challenge. To support this transition between phases, we introduced&nbsp;what we like to call our Discover, Dream Days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is a Discover, Dream Day?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2182-768x1024-1.jpeg\" alt=\"IMG_2182-768x1024\" class=\"wp-image-1029\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2182-768x1024-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2182-768x1024-1-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img src=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2182-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-950 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>This is a day where we close the practice for a&nbsp;day, and&nbsp;invite the team to a different location&nbsp;with the aim of uniting the team to co-create a shared vision for their practice.&nbsp;It enables the team to&nbsp;reflect on&nbsp;where&nbsp;they\u2019ve&nbsp;been, how&nbsp;they\u2019ve&nbsp;got there (Discover), and then&nbsp;look forward and focus on what they want and can achieve together&nbsp;(Dream).&nbsp;These immersive sessions are&nbsp;an essential element in&nbsp;fostering psychological safety and enabling honest dialogue between the team.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-right\"><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What happens during the&nbsp;Discover, Dream Day?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-16-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-947 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-16-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-16-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-16-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-16-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-16-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Crucial to the success of these days is providing conditions for the team to drive the conversation. For&nbsp;some of our&nbsp;Resource Hub&nbsp;team, e.g. Business Support Managers and Clinical Directors, it&#8217;s their chance&nbsp;to listen and understand.&nbsp;This helps our team understand how best to support practice teams going forward. We get to see the history and legacy of the practice, as well as where the&nbsp;team feels drawn to go next based on their strengths and&nbsp;aspirations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Using cards, flipchart paper,&nbsp;post-it&nbsp;notes and a glorious array of colourful pens, we facilitate&nbsp;conversations&nbsp;with&nbsp;engaging activities,&nbsp;enabling practices to answer questions in an interactive way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-8-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-952 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-8-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-8-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-8-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-8-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-8-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>Some of the&nbsp;prompts&nbsp;we might ask the team to think about are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With group wide discussions to smaller, focus groups, it allows for all perspectives to be heard in the conversation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimately, our&nbsp;aim with this&nbsp;approach&nbsp;is that it&nbsp;strengthens&nbsp;the culture within the practices.&nbsp;It ensures that teams feel genuine ownership over the direction of their practice and in driving its results.&nbsp;Therefore, when changes do happen, teams are already on board because they see how it aligns with their practice vision.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2178-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-953 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2178-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2178-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2178-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_2178.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>On a more personal level, Discover, Dream Days can help to bring out development areas for team members. They might see an opportunity for a new role or&nbsp;additional&nbsp;skill,&nbsp;highlighting potential next steps in their career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For us,&nbsp;Discover, Dream Days&nbsp;provide insight into the type of support the team needs to make these changes possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What happens after the Discover, Dream Day?<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With all the brilliant ideas and excitement that comes out of a Discover, Dream Day, we want to make sure we keep that momentum going. We schedule in a growth planning meeting only a couple&nbsp;months&nbsp;later that directly builds on what the team have discussed.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-11-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-954 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-11-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-11-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-11-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-11-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Image-11-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We provide them with a \u2018Guiding Star\u2019 Pack that summarises the&nbsp;day, and&nbsp;serves as a useful tool to inform how they will develop their practice going forward.&nbsp;This shifts strategy planning from a narrow KPI focus to&nbsp;a more meaningful&nbsp;set of&nbsp;vision-driven&nbsp;objectives, which captures the excitement and enthusiasm the team has for the future of their practice.&nbsp;This&nbsp;emotional investment is key for collaborating with the practice and&nbsp;helps to set everyone up for success going forward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Steve.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">As with everything we do at Todays Dental,&nbsp;we\u2019re&nbsp;always looking to support&nbsp;and&nbsp;facilitate&nbsp;relationships with our teams; our Discover, Dream Days might sound like the start of the journey, but we build the foundations long before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-elements-1 ticss-f0eee45e has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color\"><em>\u2018My role is very much about speaking from the heart. Talking to people on a personal level. This is about us being&nbsp;really honest&nbsp;with sellers and explaining who Todays Dental are, what the benefits are to them in their practice, and more importantly, to their people.\u2019<\/em>&nbsp;&#8211; Steve Williams, Chief Commercial Officer<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Discover how we can turn your&nbsp;Dreams into reality \u2013&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/contact-us\/\" title=\"\">start a conversation with us today.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bridging the gap between the&nbsp;Acquisitions Pathway and when a practice settles into&nbsp;regular day-to-day operations as part of Todays Dental&nbsp;can be a challenge. To support this transition between phases, we introduced&nbsp;what we like to call our Discover, Dream Days. What is a Discover, Dream Day? This is a day where we close the practice for a&nbsp;day, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/what-is-a-todays-dental-discover-dream-day\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">What is a Todays Dental Discover, Dream Day?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":950,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=909"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1030,"href":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/909\/revisions\/1030"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.todaysdental.co.uk\/updates\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}