2017, issue 9

The two sides of dentistry

ByJohn Makin

Published02 January 2018

Dentistry is a commercial profession as well as a caring one, and dental professionals need to think carefully about balancing both sides.

The professional duty to put patients' best interests first remains central to all that we do.

John Makin

Head of the DDU

John Makin BDS PgDL PgCDE FHEA is head of the DDU. 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.