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Find a wealth of expert guidance and practical advice to help you practise with confidence. Everything from safeguarding to consent, writing reports to investigations, plus our guide to professional indemnity for dentists.
Complaints and claims for clinical negligence can arise years after treatment. Without records, it may be difficult or impossible to defend them successfully.
If you're going through a tough time, it helps to talk to someone who understands. Sadly, many dental professionals bottle things up until they hit crisis point – but there is another way.
How can dental professionals make sure they don't fall foul of the GDC's requirements for CPD and registration?
Handling an adverse incident properly can be a daunting task, so it pays to have a plan and know what steps to take.
The DDU's Leo Briggs and Alexandra Addington, solicitor at Peninsula Business Services, discuss harassment means and how to eliminate it in the dental practice.
If you're a qualified dental professional, you have a responsibility to make sure you're representing yourself accurately and appropriately to patients.
A DDU member called for advice when they were told to de-register a demanding patient by their practice manager.
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As part of a community of practice, dental professionals are often stronger when everyone looks out for one another, says John Makin.
In the spring '24 journal: ConfiDental, a listening service for colleagues in need
The limit for most standard dental chairs is 20 stone, and allowances might need to be made to safely treat patients whose weight exceeds this.