2023, issue 24

How can we relieve the pressure on dental professionals?

John Makin DDU dento-legal adviser
ByJohn Makin
Published13 February 2023
Patients deserve prompt and fair resolution in the event of a problem - but so too do dental professionals, argues John Makin, head of the DDU.

...39% of dental nurses are looking to leave dentistry in the next two years, while numerous surveys have found that dental professionals are increasingly struggling with mental health problems...

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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.

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