2022, issue 21

Shared values

John Makin DDU dento-legal adviser
ByJohn Makin
Published26 January 2022
It's key to the mutual approach driving the organisation that the DDU also engages the expertise and oversight of members themselves, explains John Makin.

The DDU's relationship with members is not transactional, but a shared endeavour representing the individual and collective interests of dental professionals.

This page was correct at publication on 26/01/2022. 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 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.

Shared values