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... Claims Managing Clinical Risk Communicate Generic Dentistry Complaints Managing Financial Risk
Advice booklet 04/11/2016 Ending professional relationships advice booklet Preview Article Ending professional relationships advice booklet Close Preview Download our Handling Complaints advice booklet for dentists in the UK. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... Wales Scotland Complaints Communication England
Advice booklet 03/11/2016 Referral to the General Dental Council advice booklet Preview Article Referral to the General Dental Council advice booklet Close Preview Download our Referral to the General Dental Council advice booklet for dentists in the UK. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... UK England Probity Professionalism Wales Scotland
Advice booklet 02/11/2016 Referral to the General Dental Council Preview Article Referral to the General Dental Council Close Preview Download our Handling Complaints advice booklet for dentists in the UK. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... Scotland Complaints England Communication Wales
25/09/2016 Effective complaints handling Preview Article Effective complaints handling Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview It’s fair to say that nobody likes to receive complaints, but our ability to respond to them constructively, and to learn any lessons that they provide for us, goes to the very heart of professionalism especially working in dental practice. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Complaints Professionalism
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 ENT Managing Clinical Risk Professionalism Generic Dentistry
11/08/2016 Ending a relationship with a private patient: Jane Merivale Preview Article Ending a relationship with a private patient: Jane Merivale Close Preview Find out why you need to put your reasons in writing, and be clear and focused on why the relationship needs to end. Read our advice booklet on Ending Professional Relationships Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
11/08/2016 Ending a relationship with a patient's wider family: Jane Merivale Preview Article Ending a relationship with a patient's wider family: Jane Merivale Close Preview Learn why this raises important questions about confidentiality, and your duty of care towards other family members, in particular, children. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Confidentiality Communicate Generic Dentistry
11/08/2016 Ending a professional relationship with a patient: Jane Merivale Preview Article Ending a professional relationship with a patient: Jane Merivale Close Preview Dr Jane Merivale, Senior Dentolegal Adviser at Dental Protection, explains why discussion around ending a relationship should always be couched in terms of the best interests of the patient. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
26/07/2016 Dental Volunteering in the "New Jungle" Preview Article Dental Volunteering in the "New Jungle" Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Mohamed Jaffer graduated in 2013 from Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry. Read more Article contains Text
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... Generic Dentistry Managing Clinical Risk Compliance
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... Managing Clinical Risk Generic Dentistry Prescribing
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
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... Complaints Patients Generic Dentistry
21/04/2016 Does requesting advice affect my annual membership subscription rate? Preview Article Does requesting advice affect my annual membership subscription rate? Close Preview We do not, and never have, used the number of telephone calls from a member seeking advice as part of our risk assessment of a member. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... 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 Financial Management Generic Dentistry Professionalism
31/03/2016 Dentists infected with bloodborne viruses to perform more procedures,... Preview Article Dentists infected with bloodborne viruses to perform more procedures, after lobbying by Dental Protection Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Dental Protection is pleased to see Public Health England’s new guidance for healthcare workers infected with bloodborne viruses, which will enable affected members of the dental team to perform a wider range of non-exposure prone procedures. This has been achieved by reclassifying the treatments normally performed by dental team members within their registered scope of practice. Read more Article contains Text
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
Advice booklet 09/03/2016 Confidentiality advice booklet Preview Article Confidentiality advice booklet Close Preview Download our confidentiality advice booklet for dentists in the UK. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... Scotland Confidentiality Wales UK England
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
Advice booklet 07/03/2016 Consent advice booklet Preview Article Consent advice booklet Close Preview Download our Consent advice booklet for dentists in the UK. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... England Scotland Consent Wales
Advice booklet 03/03/2016 Starting work in a new practice advice booklet Preview Article Starting work in a new practice advice booklet Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Download our Starting work in a new practice advice booklet for dentists in the UK. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... UK Career Planning England Scotland Wales