2015, issue 2

Training for the dental team

John Makin DDU dento-legal adviser
Team training is becoming more prescriptive for well-run dental practices. John Makin explains what it takes to get the best out of your team.

Practices and/or team leaders should play a part in enabling and ensuring the compliance of team members with their individual CPD requirements.

This page was correct at publication on 07/09/2015. Any guidance is intended as general guidance for members only. If you are a member and need specific advice relating to your own circumstances, please contact one of our advisers.

John Makin
Dento-Legal Consultant

John Makin BDS PgDL PgCDE FHEA served as head of the DDU until 2026 and remains at the DDU as a Dento-Legal Consultant. He qualified in Manchester in 1983 and has worked as a general dental practitioner in Lancashire and Devon before joining the DDU as a Dento-Legal Adviser. He was involved with foundation training for many years as both a trainer and VT adviser/training programme director with the Manchester and Exeter DFT schemes.