Protecting patients - assessing best interests
Deciding when and how to apply the best interest principle to the care of a patient isn't always straightforward.
2017, issue 6
2017, issue 6
2017, issue 6
In focus
Feature
It's good to talk - dental professionals and occupational health
The pressures of dental practice can push some practitioners to the brink. Malcolm Prideaux tells Susan Field why members of the profession need to support and depend on each other.
Leader
Dentistry - a community of practice?
John Makin stresses the importance of being connected and working together, both as individual colleagues and as a profession as a whole.
News
GDC invites comments on regulation reform plans
Proposals to overhaul the GDC's regulatory procedures have been welcomed by the DDU.
In focus
Remote prescribing and delegation
Interview
FMC Private Dentistry Awards Best Young Dentist
Feature
Getting to know your DLAs
Advisory call
Disclosing information to a third party
A DDU member was unsure about the divide between their duty of care and their duty of confidentiality.
Feature
Dental foundation training - the next steps
It's never too soon to be thinking about the future. In his second piece for the DDU journal, Chirag Mehta looks beyond dental foundation training.
In focus
Ending the relationship with a patient
In focus