23/02/2016 Dental Protection appoints new Dental Director Preview Article Dental Protection appoints new Dental Director Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dental Protection has appointed Raj Rattan MBE as the new Dental Director, to succeed Kevin Lewis who steps down in summer 2016. Mr Rattan has over 30 years’ experience in dental practice and has been associated with Dental Protection for over 20 years, first as a dentolegal adviser and more recently as a senior dentolegal consultant. Read more Article contains Text
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... Communicate Professionalism Orthodontics Managing Clinical Risk Handover
29/01/2016 Handling the Media (UK) Preview Article Handling the Media (UK) Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Media scrutiny of you and your role within dentistry can put your personal and professional reputation at risk. Where a media query relates to issues that fall within the scope of the benefits of membership, the Dental Protection Press Office is on hand to provide expert advice throughout the process. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... UK
Event 19/01/2016 Premier Symposium 2015 - Richard Porter Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - Richard Porter Close Preview The cracked tooth Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Event 19/01/2016 Premier Symposium 2015 - Dr Paul Redmond Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - Dr Paul Redmond Close Preview Don't all talk at once Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Event 19/01/2016 Premier Symposium 2015 - Martin Kelleher Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - Martin Kelleher Close Preview Primum est non nocere (above all, do no harm) Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Event 19/01/2016 Premier Symposium 2015 - Professor Iain Chapple Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - Professor Iain Chapple Close Preview Too little too late: Early diagnosis saves teeth - but maybe not implants! Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Event 19/01/2016 Premier Symposium 2015 - David Croser Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - David Croser Close Preview HIV/AIDS then and now - 30 years of infection control and the dental team. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
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... System Errors Equipment Confidentiality Anaesthetics 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
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... Generic Dentistry Career Planning Professionalism
08/12/2015 Over 300 dentists attend 15th Premier Symposium Preview Article Over 300 dentists attend 15th Premier Symposium Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Over 300 dental professionals attended the joint Dental Protection and schülke conference – Premier Symposium – for an insight into the challenges of complex clinical, ethical and dentolegal issues. Read more Article contains Text
05/12/2015 Dental Protection appoints 17 new dentolegal advisers Preview Article Dental Protection appoints 17 new dentolegal advisers Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Dental Protection has appointed 17 additional part-time dentolegal advisers in response to the increased demand for our services. This will bring the total of full-time and part-time advisers to 68 as we head into the New Year. The new advisers met together for the first time at the end of November for a two-day training session in central London. 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 Compliance Managing Clinical Risk
28/11/2015 Premier Symposium 2015 - Highlights Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - Highlights Close Preview Dental Protection and schulke were pleased to present the 15th annual Premier Symposium, one of the UK’s largest risk management events. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry ENT
12/11/2015 How to Give Back: A Guide to Dental Volunteering Preview Article How to Give Back: A Guide to Dental Volunteering Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Natalie studied at The University of Newcastle and qualified June 2014. Natalie says "I wanted to share my experience volunteering as a dentist abroad and to encourage others to consider doing so" Read more Article contains Text
11/11/2015 Fitness to practise changes are fairer for dentists, says Dental Prot... Preview Article Fitness to practise changes are fairer for dentists, says Dental Protection Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Following the launch of the General Dental Council’s (GDC) consultation on the 2016 Annual Retention Fee (ARF), Dental Protection plans to continue dialogue with the GDC to help embed the recent encouraging improvements to fitness to practise procedures. Read more Article contains Text
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... Managing Clinical Risk Professionalism Orthodontics Dental Records
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
27/10/2015 Leading line-up of dental experts announced for 15th annual Premier S... Preview Article Leading line-up of dental experts announced for 15th annual Premier Symposium Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dental Protection, in partnership with schülke, has announced an outstanding line-up for the 15th annual Premier Symposium, which will take place on Saturday 28 November. The speakers will provide delegates with compelling insight into the challenges of complex clinical, ethical and dentolegal issues. Read more Article contains Text
Event 16/10/2015 Dentolegal Study Day 2015 - Highlights Preview Article Dentolegal Study Day 2015 - Highlights Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Footage from October's Dentolegal Study Day at 30 Euston Square, London. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Case study 14/10/2015 Are we there yet? Preview Article Are we there yet? Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview I don’t think that I was taught orthodontics very well at an undergraduate level. That is to say, I think our lecturers scared us off it, telling us that it was best left to ‘the experts’ and so I didn't leave dental school feeling in any way confident to treat orthodontic patients. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Record Keeping Patients Managing Clinical Risk Orthodontics
12/10/2015 Exploring the issues of professional standards at Dental Protection’s... Preview Article Exploring the issues of professional standards at Dental Protection’s Dentolegal Study Day Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview At this year’s Dentolegal Study Day, experts will explore issues around professional standards and regulatory guidance. Read more Article contains Text
06/10/2015 Erasmus and Elective - A dental student's experience abroad Preview Article Erasmus and Elective - A dental student's experience abroad Time to read article: 7 mins Close Preview Studying abroad is now a given part of tertiary education worldwide. Final year dental student, Fathima Patel recounts her experiences on her Erasmus and elective programmes. Read more Article contains Text