Articles and features 22/08/2017 Regulatory differences between Scotland and England Preview Article Regulatory differences between Scotland and England Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The work of the Primary Care Trust or NHS Trust (familiar in England) is performed by the Health Boards and Dentistry under the NHS and is managed by the Practitioner Services Division (PSD). Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Scotland
Articles and features 22/08/2017 SPSO complaints guidance Preview Article SPSO complaints guidance Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) publicationGuidance on a Model Complaints Handling Procedure is accompanied by a Statement of Complaints Handling Principles Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Scotland
Articles and features 22/08/2017 The Children and Vulnerable Adults Barred Lists: An Overview Preview Article The Children and Vulnerable Adults Barred Lists: An Overview Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The DBS deals with criminal records checks (now known as DBS checks) and is responsible for maintaining the Barred Lists for both children and vulnerable adults. Inclusion on the barred list precludes an individual from participating in a regulated activity with the relevant group. For the purposes of this scheme dentistry is considered to be a regulated activity and all adult patients are considered to be vulnerable. Thus inclusion on either or both lists would effectively bring an end to a dentist or dental care professionals practice. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Scotland
Articles and features 22/08/2017 Record Keeping in Wales Preview Article Record Keeping in Wales Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview Dental professionals are required to make and keep accurate dental records of care provided to patients, whether NHS or private. Dental Protection is frequently contacted by members who want to understand how long records should be retained by the practice. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wales Record Keeping
Articles and features 22/08/2017 What is happening at the GDC? Preview Article What is happening at the GDC? Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Stephen Henderson describes a campaign that has fundamentally changed the way in which the GDC’s Investigating Committee operates Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... England Riskwise Scotland
Articles and features 22/08/2017 New judgment on patient consent Preview Article New judgment on patient consent Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The law on “informed” consent has changed following a recent Supreme Court judgment Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Riskwise England Scotland
Articles and features 22/08/2017 New standards for conscious sedation 2015 Preview Article New standards for conscious sedation 2015 Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The report of the Intercollegiate Advisory Committee for Sedation (IACS) in Dentistry was published in April 2015 and replaces the previous document, Conscious Sedation in the Provision of Dental Care (Department of Health 2003) Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Riskwise England Scotland
Articles and features 22/08/2017 Shared decisions Preview Article Shared decisions Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Resistance to shared decision making often revolves around a perception that dentists have many patients who wish the dentist to make the decision for them. Whatever you think best. The difficulty is that just as Dentists have preferences for their style of decision making, patients also have preferences as to their desired level of involvement. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... England Scotland Riskwise
Articles and features 22/08/2017 The cost of indemnity Preview Article The cost of indemnity Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Some important facts that we think you will find surprising Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Riskwise England Scotland
Articles and features 22/08/2017 The minefield of implant dentistry Preview Article The minefield of implant dentistry Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview In general, there are three approaches to achieve a safe passage through any minefield. The first is to find out exactly where all the mines are located before you start, and then to carefully plan a safe route – and stick to it. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Riskwise Oral Surgery
Articles and features 25/01/2017 Complaints Handling Preview Article Complaints Handling Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview The key to complaints handling is a flexibility of approach. The complaints handling process should adapt to the needs of a patient and not the other way round. Although there is no single way to handle a complaint, there are some key steps that should always be considered... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Complaints
Press release 01/12/2016 MPS response to the Scottish Government’s Oral Health Plan for Scotland Preview Article MPS response to the Scottish Government’s Oral Health Plan for Scotland Close Preview MPS welcomes this opportunity to respond to the Scottish Government’s Oral Health Plan for Scotland. The consultation is wide ranging, and MPS confines its comments to a small number of questions pertinent to our role as a protection organisation serving dentists and other members of the dental team. Read the full response below. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... ENT Scotland Generic Dentistry
Articles and features 15/08/2016 Infection control Preview Article Infection control Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview In addition to several references in the press to “dirty dentists” this is the month that the case of Dr D’Mello returned to the GDC. More importantly, when the case is reported in the national press it has the potential to suggest that dental surgeries may not be safe or that cross - infection standards have been disregarded. One way to avoid such suspicion is to share your infection control routines with your patients at an early stage when they first come for treatment; adopt an “open house” policy. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry Infection Control Managing Clinical Risk Professionalism ENT
Press release 01/07/2016 Removal of registrants' full address from the online register Preview Article Removal of registrants' full address from the online register Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Dental Protection welcomes this opportunity to respond and give its support to the General Dental Councils (GDC) proposals to remove registrants' addresses from the online register. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk Compliance Generic Dentistry
Press release 27/05/2016 Dental Protection explains new GDC statutory indemnity requirements f... Preview Article Dental Protection explains new GDC statutory indemnity requirements for all registrants Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview In November 2015, the GDC changed the rules on registration to ensure that all Dentists and Dental Care Professionals (DCPs) have a statutory requirement to maintain adequate and them appropriate indemnity when practising dentistry in the UK. Read more Article contains Text
Articles and features 11/05/2016 Guidance for DCPs on Direct Access to patients Preview Article Guidance for DCPs on Direct Access to patients Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview When the General Dental Council (GDC) decided to allow certain DCPs direct access to patients as of 1 May 2013, many questions arose. Dental Protection sets out its stall in this article. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk
Articles and features 30/03/2016 Oral Healthcare Workers Living with HIV Preview Article Oral Healthcare Workers Living with HIV Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Following years of HIV-positive dentists not being allowed to practise in the UK, the Department of Health has lifted the ban, replacing it with a process regular testing and registration Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk
News and updates 07/03/2016 Your antibiotic prophylaxis questions answered Preview Article Your antibiotic prophylaxis questions answered Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Here you can find some of the most common questions surrounding antibiotic prophylaxis, and read our advice on this and NICE guidance. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Press release 05/01/2016 Industrial action going ahead Preview Article Industrial action going ahead Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview On Tuesday 5 January the BDA announced that talks with the Department of Health around the doctors in training contract dispute had ended and that it would proceed with industrial action. The first full strike is due to start on 12 January. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 01/12/2015 Voluntary Removal from the Register Preview Article Voluntary Removal from the Register Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Dental Protection has in recent years assisted thousands of members who have made requests for assistance with General Dental Council (GDC) investigations. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry Managing Clinical Risk Compliance
Articles and features 09/11/2015 Local anaesthetic batch numbers Preview Article Local anaesthetic batch numbers Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Dental Protection is regularly asked about the obligation of the clinician to record the batch number of each local anaesthetic cartridge when providing dental treatment. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk
Articles and features 21/08/2015 Dental Implants Preview Article Dental Implants Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Implants are used not only in oral surgery, maxillofacial surgery, prosthodontics and restorative dentistry but also in orthodontics, where mini-implants are sometimes used to provide anchorage. This position statement covers all forms. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk
Articles and features 17/08/2015 Teledentistry - Additional complications... Preview Article Teledentistry - Additional complications... Time to read article: 7 mins Close Preview Like their medical counterparts, Dental Boards and Dental Councils around the world have been wrestling with this issue for some years now. Most regulatory bodies consider that when giving advice remotely in relation to the treatment of a specific patient, you are practising dentistry, even if you never actually meet the patient in person. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Data Protection Record Keeping Managing Clinical Risk
Articles and features 17/08/2015 Teledentistry guidance Preview Article Teledentistry guidance Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview As an international organisation, Dental Protection will often have gained experience from one country, which can highlight potential problems to drive and support members, when a similar situation arises in another country. One such topic is the remote provision of professional dental services, sometimes referred to as 'teledentistry'. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk