2022, issue 23

Dentist neglect must end

John Makin DDU dento-legal adviser
The DDU has some urgent items for the health secretary's in-tray, says John Makin.

Further delay has a human cost and doesn't make sense when we need to attract and retain as many dental professionals as possible.

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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.