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Now that you’ve made the transition from undergraduate to graduate, you’ll be looking towards the next chapter in your career.
Whether you plan to continue your foundation training or move into a dental associate position or dental core training, we offer reduced subscriptions for the first five years of graduation, access to 24-hour dento-legal support and a free associate contract-checking service.
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We offer reduced subscriptions to all dentists within the first five years of graduation.
These subscriptions are only for dentists in their second year of practice working in the UK (excluding Scotland).
Standard subscriptions exclude dental supplements - for example, procedures like dental cosmetic work and implant placement or restoration. However, we do offer facial aesthetic indemnity at no extra costs for many members. Find out more.
Find out more about Scottish subscriptions.
24-hour dento-legal helpline.
Indemnity for clinical negligence claims.
Free contract checking and advice service for associate agreements.
Support for complaints to the GDC and disciplinary hearings arising from your clinical practice.
Risk management guides, case studies and journal articles.
Professional development resources, including webinars and e-learning.
We can check existing or new contracts against best practice guidelines, offer advice on the wording of an agreement and provide a model contract for you to adapt.
Our dento-legal advisers can help with your complaint response and offer feedback and comments. Simply email us the anonymised complaint and your draft response.
We offer access to facial indemnity for botulinum toxin and dermal fillers (excludes the neck or anywhere else in the body) - for free or for a supplement, depending on your income from these techniques.
Taking some time before you sign can help avoid professional disputes, which have the potential to disrupt the practice and affect patient care.
Associate contracts can vary hugely in their quality and content, so it's important for all parties to understand the principles involved.
Faisal Dhalla, partner at Hempsons, discusses why a written associate agreement is essential for associates.