Articles and features 31/01/2023 Funding your dental elective Preview Article Funding your dental elective Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Your elective allows you to experience dentistry like never before in a completely different social and cultural environment. A 4th year dental student offers some support and guidance on how to fund your upcoming dental elective. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning
Press release 31/01/2023 Dental Protection introduces Company Protection Preview Article Dental Protection introduces Company Protection Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Dental Protection has introduced a new product, Company Protection. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 27/01/2023 Dental expert witness vindicated in High Court appeal Preview Article Dental expert witness vindicated in High Court appeal Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text
Press release 27/01/2023 Communication tops list of what makes a great dentist Preview Article Communication tops list of what makes a great dentist Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text
Press release 27/01/2023 Dental Protection raises wellbeing concern as IOC hearings increase b... Preview Article Dental Protection raises wellbeing concern as IOC hearings increase by 127% Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text
27/01/2023 Consultation response to the GDC Interim Orders Committee (IOC) guidance Preview Article Consultation response to the GDC Interim Orders Committee (IOC) guidance Time to read article: 9 mins Close Preview Consultation response to the GDC Interim Orders Committee (IOC) guidance Read more Article contains Text PDF
Case study 15/11/2022 Take clinical examinations wherever possible Preview Article Take clinical examinations wherever possible Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Making assumptions can have serious consequences, as this cautionary case illustrates. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Negligence Ethics Record Keeping Prescribing Professionalism Periodontics
Case study 15/11/2022 Keep patients informed of treatment options Preview Article Keep patients informed of treatment options Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The importance of discussing and documenting everything with your patients cannot be over-emphasised, as this case proves. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Professionalism Record Keeping Negligence Ethics Communication
Case study 15/11/2022 Keep adequate records to avoid costly settlements Preview Article Keep adequate records to avoid costly settlements Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Avoid costly settlements in the future by keeping adequate records now... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk Record Keeping Communicate Prosthodontics Generic Dentistry
Press release 10/11/2022 Dental Protection welcomes GDC’s commitment to dentists’ wellbeing Preview Article Dental Protection welcomes GDC’s commitment to dentists’ wellbeing Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dental Protection welcomes GDC’s commitment to dentists’ wellbeing. Read more Article contains Text
08/11/2022 Consultation response to the Welsh Government on proposals for mandat... Preview Article Consultation response to the Welsh Government on proposals for mandatory reporting Time to read article: 7 mins Close Preview MPS response to the Welsh Government consultation on proposals for primary legislation in relation to children’s social care, Continuing Health Care, mandatory reporting and regulation and inspection Read more Article contains Text PDF
Case study 02/11/2022 Are you incompetent? Preview Article Are you incompetent? Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dr Annalene Weston, Dentolegal Consultant at Dental Protection, walks us through a case where this very question was asked of a practitioner. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... clinical neglience Professionalism Complaints Ethics extraction
Case study 02/11/2022 Lacerations claim goes to trial Preview Article Lacerations claim goes to trial Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Suzanne Tate, Litigation Solicitor at Dental Protection reports on a claim that involved the witness statement of the assisting dental nurse. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Claims clinical neglience
Case study 01/11/2022 Amalgam ‘allergy’ leads to claim Preview Article Amalgam ‘allergy’ leads to claim Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Paula Conwell, Litigation Solicitor at Dental Protection, details a claim of negligence which was later taken to trial. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Diagnosis clinical neglience Patient Safety Procedures duty of care Systems
Articles and features 28/10/2022 How to spot a patient that might sue you Preview Article How to spot a patient that might sue you Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview What triggers litigation in patients – something we said, something we did? Or something more? Helen Harbourne, Claims Manager at Dental Protection, considers the issue. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Complaints Claims clinical neglience Litigation
Articles and features 28/10/2022 Impostor syndrome – am I good enough? Preview Article Impostor syndrome – am I good enough? Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Impostor syndrome can be described as a pervasive feeling of self-doubt, insecurity or fraudulence – one that can stubbornly persist, despite much evidence to the contrary. Dr Colm Harney, Dentolegal Consultant at Dental Protection, explores the concept. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wellbeing
Articles and features 28/10/2022 Confidence must come with competence Preview Article Confidence must come with competence Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Dr Raj Rattan, Dental Director at Dental Protection, looks at why a practitioner’s confidence is misplaced without the competence to back it up. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent clinical neglience Competence Professionalism handovers Patient Safety
Press release 26/10/2022 Female dental professionals must be supported through menopause Preview Article Female dental professionals must be supported through menopause Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dental Protection is calling for better support for female dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs) struggling with menopause symptoms Read more Article contains Text
25/10/2022 Company Protection: about claims-made membership Preview Article Company Protection: about claims-made membership Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Company Protection is different; it’s provided on a claims-made basis. With claims-made indemnity, the company is protected for incidents that both occur and are reported whilst the membership is in continuous force. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 12/10/2022 Dental Protection welcomes PSA drive to wipe out inequality in regula... Preview Article Dental Protection welcomes PSA drive to wipe out inequality in regulation Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dental Protection welcomes PSA drive to wipe out inequality in regulation Read more Article contains Text
Press release 04/10/2022 2 in 5 dentists who graduated overseas faced fitness to practice hear... Preview Article 2 in 5 dentists who graduated overseas faced fitness to practice hearing without legal support Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview 2 in 5 dentists who graduated overseas faced fitness to practice hearing without legal support Read more Article contains Text
Press release 07/09/2022 Dental Protection: GDC strategic goals must consider registrant menta... Preview Article Dental Protection: GDC strategic goals must consider registrant mental wellbeing Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Strategic goals must consider registrant mental wellbeing, says Dental Protection. Read more Article contains Text
Case study 01/09/2022 Why communication counts Preview Article Why communication counts Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Sincere communication is often the key to navigating difficult conversations. This case involving a dental hygienist shows how your interactions with patients can often escalate unexpectedly, especially in online communications. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... DCP Professionalism Difficult Conversations dental care professional Communication
Press release 23/08/2022 Dental Care Professionals face harsh sanctions when unrepresented at... Preview Article Dental Care Professionals face harsh sanctions when unrepresented at tribunals Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Read more Article contains Text