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5 June 2019
Dental professionals concerned about contracts are being offered a free associate contract checking and advice service as part of their Dental Defence Union membership.
9 May 2019
Dental professionals are being given advice on how to ethically sell themselves in the latest issue of the DDU journal.
22 March 2019
The DDU hopes that a PHSO review of the use of clinical advice in complaints will lead to a more consistent and clear approach.
4 March 2019
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has revealed the five areas of dental treatment that lead to the most claims for compensation, with extractions being the commonest cause of claims.
28 February 2019
The Department of Health and Social Care’s proposal to mandate insurance as the only way of indemnifying healthcare professionals for clinical negligence claims is misconceived, says the Dental Defence Union (DDU).
17 December 2018
Dental professionals are being advised by the Dental Defence Union (DDU) to use plain English when communicating with patients and colleagues.
15 November 2018
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) is happy to be one of 28 organisations which jointly developed the principles of complaints handling, announced by the GDC today.
6 November 2018
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has today launched their new app. The app is available for all members to download on their iPhone, iPad, Android phone and Android tablet via the Apple and Google app stores.
8 October 2018
The DDU has launched a new e-learning course to help dental professionals use social media ethically and effectively, without experiencing career-damaging pitfalls.
25 September 2018
It should be easy for patients who are unhappy about some aspect of their treatment to raise this with their treating dental professional or practice, the DDU said today.