2022, issue 22

Caught in the crossfire

John Makin DDU dento-legal adviser
ByJohn Makin
Published31 May 2022
When practices are being publicly vilified for problems outside their control, communication is the best form of defence, says DDU head John Makin.

Inevitably, it is those on the frontline who are bearing the brunt of people's frustration and anxiety.

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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.

Caught in the crossfire