Articles and features 27/08/2014 Co-operation & compliance Preview Article Co-operation & compliance Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview There are many examples in clinical dentistry of treatment which is largely dependent upon the level of co-operation from the patient, and/or the degree to which the patient follows the advice and recommendations of the clinical team. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry ENT Managing Clinical Risk
Articles and features 27/08/2014 Monitoring early caries Preview Article Monitoring early caries Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview New techniques, new materials and perhaps more importantly, a shift in treatment philosophies in recent years has led to a greater emphasis upon minimally interventive, preventive approaches to the management of the early carious lesion. In some key respects new technology has helped, and in other respects it has hindered, this process. In a dentolegal sense, the most likely allegation would be that the clinician failed to recognise, act upon and appropriately manage the small or early carious lesion and as a result it was allowed to develop, causing pain and suffering together with the cost and inconvenience of more extensive (and more expensive) treatment. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry Professionalism ENT Managing Clinical Risk
Articles and features 27/08/2014 Periodontal monitoring Preview Article Periodontal monitoring Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview People are living longer, and more people are retaining their teeth into later life. Consequently, the overall potential periodontal risk is rapidly increasing. Most allegations of undiagnosed, untreated and under-treated periodontal disease arise when a patient sees a new dentist for the first time. This may result from the retirement of the patient’s previous dentist, or simply because the dentist has left the practice. Sometimes the patient attends a different dentist in an emergency situation, or following the sale of the practice where they have been treated over many years. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry Managing Clinical Risk Periodontics ENT
Articles and features 26/08/2014 Communications between dentists and technicians Preview Article Communications between dentists and technicians Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Dentists communicate with their technicians (and vice versa) in a variety of ways, and on a variety of subjects. Yet in the experience of Dental Protection, many valuable opportunities to improve the quality of these communications seem to be missed. Although there has to have been some dialogue, there is often little or no tangible evidence that this was so. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... ENT Generic Dentistry Managing Clinical Risk
Press release 04/08/2014 GDC consultation on ethical advertising Preview Article GDC consultation on ethical advertising Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview When placing advertisements for services you provide as a registrant you must ensure that you adhere to the Councils ethical guidance Standards for Dental Professionals. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Compliance Generic Dentistry
Press release 08/07/2014 Dental Protection signposts route for ARF protest Preview Article Dental Protection signposts route for ARF protest Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The proposed increase in the Annual Retention Fee (ARF) would see the cost for dentists rising from £576 to £945; the GDC is currently consulting on its proposal. Read more Article contains Text
Press release 24/06/2014 Celebrating five years on George Street Preview Article Celebrating five years on George Street Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview It has been five years since Dental Protection moved into its Edinburgh home, to support members working in Scotland, and it’s been an exciting and busy period. In that short period of time the number of dental members has doubled and staff numbers have increased to ensure that we continue to provide exceptional service. Read more Article contains Text
Articles and features 10/12/2013 Mentoring - what to consider Preview Article Mentoring - what to consider Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview We are often asked whether members need any additional protection when they are training, supervising or advising professional colleagues, either in a formally recognised mentoring capacity or in a less formal arrangement which otherwise shares many of the same characteristics. Coupled with this, we are often asked if the member is liable for the acts and omissions of a mentee. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk
News and updates 28/01/2013 GDC consultation on CPD for assurance of continuing to practice Preview Article GDC consultation on CPD for assurance of continuing to practice Close Preview We believe that we are uniquely placed to appreciate the role that CPD can play in the areas of professional performance, patient safety and the quality of patient care. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Compliance Generic Dentistry Managing Clinical Risk
Press release 30/10/2012 GDC consultation on draft Investigating Committee indicative outcomes... Preview Article GDC consultation on draft Investigating Committee indicative outcomes guidance Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview DPL has, since the 2005 Amendment to the Dentists Act 1984 was introduced, been concerned that IC has not been fit for purpose and has produced a steady stream of inconsistent decisions. It has appeared to us that the members of the IC have not understood their role and the standards that they are legally required to apply. Therefore we welcome this latest attempt by GDC to introduce guidance to IC. Specifically we welcome the learning from previous cases although we would commend the use of consistent thought processes in considering cases, rather than a recipe book approach to decision making. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry Managing Clinical Risk Compliance
Press release 01/04/2012 GDC consultation on modernisation of the fitness to practise procedures Preview Article GDC consultation on modernisation of the fitness to practise procedures Close Preview We believe that we are uniquely placed to appreciate the role that CPD can play in the areas of professional performance, patient safety and the quality of patient care. Our unwavering commitment to CPD is evidenced by the fact that we, and the MPS group of which we are a part, invest substantial resources into providing risk management and educational resources for our members around the world. In 2012 alone this included over 600 educational presentations. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry Compliance Managing Clinical Risk
Articles and features 22/08/2008 Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2008 Preview Article Private Dentistry (Wales) Regulations 2008 Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview All dentists practising in Wales must ensure that they have registered with Health Inspectorate before they undertake any private dental treatment. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Wales