2021, issue 19

COVID-19: questions and concerns

John Makin DDU dento-legal adviser
ByJohn Makin
Published14 May 2021
What issues prompted the most requests for advice and support from DDU members during the pandemic in 2020?

A handful [of complaints] disputed the way practices implemented COVID-secure measures, including some patients who were unhappy that they had been asked to wear a mask.

This page was correct at publication on 14/05/2021. 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.

COVID-19: questions and concerns