2020, issue 16

Understanding your indemnity

John Makin DDU dento-legal adviser
ByJohn Makin
Published09 July 2019
John Makin, head of the DDU, explains how DDU indemnity works for our members.

A recent review of cases notified to us by DDU members over the last 3 years showed that we were able to help in over 99.5% of requests.

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This page was correct at publication on 09/07/2019. 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
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.

Understanding your indemnity