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... Scotland Riskwise England
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... England Scotland Riskwise
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... England Riskwise 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... Riskwise Scotland England
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 Scotland England
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
Case study 14/11/2016 Acknowledging a ‘life event’ Preview Article Acknowledging a ‘life event’ Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview What may seem a run-of-the-mill appointment for the dentist can often be a major event for the patient. Keeping detailed records of discussions and warnings is essential... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Oral Surgery Managing Clinical Risk Generic Dentistry Record Keeping Communicate
Case study 07/11/2016 The black, the white, and the grey Preview Article The black, the white, and the grey Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview What happens when experts disagree? Clinical opinion can and will differ from dentist to dentist, and as this case shows, sometimes the best option is to bring the experts together... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Prosthodontics Managing Financial Risk Managing Clinical Risk Generic Dentistry Complaints Claims
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... Infection Control Generic Dentistry Professionalism ENT Managing Clinical Risk
Case study 31/05/2016 Management of dental pain Preview Article Management of dental pain Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Allocate sufficient time to form a diagnosis & record both the diagnosis and the treatment indicated in the patient’s record. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry Prescribing Managing Clinical Risk
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
Case study 11/05/2016 When work threatens to destroy your life Preview Article When work threatens to destroy your life Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview I’m the sort of person that cares too much and becomes emotionally committed to my patients. While kind and caring patients appreciate this, when a patient sets out to destroy you it takes over your own life instead... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Patients Complaints Generic Dentistry
Case study 19/04/2016 Buying a practice versus starting from scratch Preview Article Buying a practice versus starting from scratch Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview When I started out, beginning from scratch was almost always better. There was a shortage of dentists in many rural areas, and you could open and be instantly busy. Those days are gone. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Practice management Generic Dentistry Financial Management Professionalism
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
Case study 17/03/2016 More than I bargained for Preview Article More than I bargained for Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview I didn’t really want to work for anyone else when I graduated, I just liked the idea of being my own boss and so I found my own premises to set up in. I’m happy still with the decisions and choices I made, although it came with challenges... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... System Errors Reputation management Practice management Generic Dentistry Negligence
Case study 12/02/2016 Measure twice, cut once Preview Article Measure twice, cut once Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A guide to help prevent extraction of the wrong tooth on referral from an orthodontist by Dr Steven Burlinson Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk Communicate Professionalism Handover Orthodontics
Case study 13/01/2016 The day my patient nearly died Preview Article The day my patient nearly died Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview I was working as a young graduate dentist some years ago. I had three years of experience since graduating, and like many dentists starting their careers I worked at two different practices. I had recently started doing three days per week at a practice unsupervised and I felt confident in my clinical experience to do this, comforted by the knowledge that I could refer if required... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Equipment System Errors Anaesthetics Generic Dentistry Confidentiality
Case study 15/12/2015 My first year in practice: a country change Preview Article My first year in practice: a country change Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview The prospects for 2015 became exciting and far more concrete when I was given the opportunity to take up a full-time position in Roma with the South West Hospital and Health Service. After a quick Google search of how far away Roma actually was, I decided on a country change; from the white sandy beaches of Gold Coast to the red soil of south-west Queensland... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Generic Dentistry Career Planning
Case study 11/11/2015 Orthodontics 101 - Tips for the new graduate Preview Article Orthodontics 101 - Tips for the new graduate Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Children can often be the foundation stone of a successful dental practice as how you treat and look after someone’s child will often influence the attendance patterns of the parents and other family members. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Dental Records Professionalism Managing Clinical Risk Orthodontics
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