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Articles and features 11/04/2022

Meet Gemma Forsythe, dental nurse and Dental Protection member

Meet Gemma Forsythe, dental nurse and Dental Protection member

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Get to know registered dental nurse and Instagrammer, Gemma Forsythe, as she discusses her career in nursing and why to her, being a member of Dental Protection is vital.

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Articles and features 08/04/2022

Employment contracts and documentation

Employment contracts and documentation

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Medical Protection, in partnership with Croner, detail the essential features of UK employment contracts for practice principals to include.

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Articles and features 01/04/2022

Examining soft tissues

Examining soft tissues

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Unlike many other areas of healthcare, dentists generally get to examine fit ambulant patients at varying intervals, and at times when they may have no symptoms or any particular reason for attending, other than for a periodic review of their oral health.

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Articles and features 09/03/2022

Knowing your scope in a world of Direct Access

Knowing your scope in a world of Direct Access

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Before 2013, all members of the dental team had to work on the prescription of a dentist – then the GDC issued guidance that allowed Direct Access for some dental care professionals. Former dental nurses Amanda Waite and Evelyn Ferguson-Williams, Case Managers at Dental Protection, look at why dental care professionals still need to practise within their competence

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Articles and features 02/11/2021

Complaint handling: A step-by-step guide for dental nurses

Complaint handling: A step-by-step guide for dental nurses

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George Wright, Dentolegal Consultant and Senior Dental Educator at Dental Protection, offers a comprehensive overview of effective complaint handling

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Articles and features 02/11/2021

Cosmetic dentistry: ethics and aesthetics

Cosmetic dentistry: ethics and aesthetics

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Cosmetic dentistry is an increasingly popular undertaking for many dental practitioners but is laced with dentolegal risks. Dr Martin Foster, Dentolegal Consultant at Dental Protection, talks through the principal learning points.

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Articles and features 02/11/2021

Learning from complaints

Learning from complaints

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We recently published the article “Reflecting on a complaint” by Zoe Levenson, which was the winning entry in our competition run in partnership with Dental Training Consultants. Here we present the two excellent runners-up in the competition, by Jenna Shah and Priyanka Adatia.

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Articles and features 20/10/2021

Discover one of the first black qualified dentists in the UK, as part...

Discover one of the first black qualified dentists in the UK, as part of #BlackHistoryMonth

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With help from his grandchildren, Dental Protection celebrates the life of Edward Tull-Warnock, one of the first black professionally registered dentists in the UK, as part of #BlackHistoryMonth.

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Articles and features 06/08/2021

Vicarious liability / extended liability

Vicarious liability / extended liability

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Important information for members regarding claims arising from your vicarious liability / extended liability.

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Articles and features 06/08/2021

Limitations of membership

Limitations of membership

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We carefully consider each request for assistance, but there are some circumstances in which we are unlikely to help. The following, whilst not an exhaustive list, are some examples of where we are unlikely to provide assistance.

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Articles and features 28/07/2021

Offering peace of mind about vicarious liability

Offering peace of mind about vicarious liability

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Yvonne Shaw, underwriting policy lead at Dental Protection, explains how we are offering practice principals peace of mind when it comes to protection against vicarious liability.

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