Looking out for colleagues
How can practices promote wellbeing in the dental team and avoid losing dedicated colleagues to burnout?
DDU journal
2026, issue 32
In Focus
In focus
What to include in CBCT reports
CBCT use is popular and highly regulated, so it's important to be aware of the potential dento-legal issues involved. Here's what you need to know.
Case study
Alleged tinnitus following extraction
Sometimes it’s invaluable to have the DDU’s expert advice and support. A member contacted us after receiving a claim which alleged they had caused hearing loss and tinnitus to a patient during a complex extraction.
Feature
Amending clinical records
The contents of a member’s clinical records are often central to investigations into any complaint, claim or GDC case brought against them, so making accurate and timely notes is of the utmost importance.
Leader
Leader
When will dental professionals get a fair hearing?
Tackling punitive delays must be a priority if the GDC is going to end the climate of fear surrounding fitness to practise.
2025, issue 31
Assessing capacity to consent
Having covered the principles of consent in our last issue, we turn to one of its key applications in practice – how to assess capacity to consent.
In focus
Claims analysis
Analysing DCP member claims
We looked at claims involving hygienists and therapists to understand the risk factors and issues these members face – as well as how to manage them.
News
New clinical education and CPD from Red Whale – free for DDU dentists
We've teamed up with leading healthcare education providers Red Whale to offer access to free learning resources on clinical dental topics.
In focus
Subject access requests and data shared with defence organisations
If you receive an SAR, it can sometimes encompass patient information you shared with the DDU. Here’s our advice on what to include - and what to redact.
Leader
Striking a balance between continuity and change
The NHS dental service needs a reset - but dental professionals shouldn’t become strangers to their patients.
Members' dental dilemmas
Case study
Allegation of erroneous extraction
A member received a claim alleging they had extracted a patient's molar unnecessarily, and turned to the DDU for help.
Advisory call
A dental duty of candour dilemma
Caught between her duty of candour and her employer's instructions after a complaint from a patient, a DDU member called our advice line for help.