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Harassment in dentistry: what it looks like and how to handle it
Leo Briggs, deputy head at the Dental Defence Union (DDU), and Dan Carder, content consultant at Peninsula Business Services, discuss…
Dentistry
News you’ve missed this week – 12 April 2025
It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…
Dentistry
From reality TV to Tiktok: navigating media publicity as a dental professional
From reels to reality TV, the DDU’s Shruti Chopra looks at the dentolegal implications of the media spotlight. As bright…
Dentistry
What impact will the GDC’s updated CPD scheme have on dentistry?
John Makin explores the GDC’s revised CPD guidance documents and the impact these changes will have on dental professionals. A…
Dentistry
Will the storm of fitness to practise injustice ever clear?
Policy makers must address the unforgiving dento-legal weather created by fitness to practise procedures if they want to resolve the…
Dentistry
Supporting practices with the extension of direct access
John Makin looks at embedding changes to direct access allowing hygienists and therapists to supply and administer prescription-only medicines. Since…
Oral health
Getting to grips with employment status
Lesley Taylor, dentolegal adviser at the Dental Defence Union (DDU) and Alexandra Addington, solicitor at Peninsula Business Services, discuss the…
Business
Prioritise regulatory reform in dentistry, says profession
Reform of healthcare professional regulation and more wellbeing protection are being called on to be prioritised by the government. The…
Dentistry
Calls for GDC to reform regulation to boost morale
The new government’s rescue agenda for dentistry must include GDC reform says John Makin, head of the Dental Defence Union…
Dentistry
Spreading your wings: the first five years after graduation
Eric Easson considers the professional challenges you might encounter in your first five years in dentistry after graduation. Starting the…
Young Dentist
DDU: supporting young dentists
Anne Budenberg shares some of the reasons why young dentists should join the Dental Defence Union (DDU) early in their…
Young Dentist
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Clinical negligence is ‘crying out for reform’
The government needs to address the ‘unsustainable’ cost of clinical negligence cases, says the Dental Defence Union (DDU). The organisation…
Dentistry
Top tips to avoid recruitment cavities
Leo Briggs and Alexandra Addington explain what practice owners need to know when beginning the recruitment process for new staff…
Dentistry
How to manage patient expectations in the dental practice
Lesley Taylor explains how managing patient expectations can be hugely important in achieving a satisfactory outcome. Ideally, dental professionals and…
Dentistry
Catch up with this week’s dental news – 6 July 2024
It’s been a busy week in the world of dental news. Missed the headlines? Here’s what’s happened over the past…
Dentistry
General election 2024: John Makin calls for ‘measured solutions’ in dentistry
John Makin, head of the DDU, explains some of the take away points of this election and what he would…
Dentistry
Patient records: legal issues to avoid
Simon Kidd, discusses the dentolegal issues involved in retaining and accessing patient records during your dental career – and after…
Business
General election 2024: dental professionals call for wellbeing support in manifestos
A survey found that 96% of respondents wanted political parties to include plans for health and wellbeing support for the…
Dentistry
‘Significant risk to patients’: dental profession reacts to provisional registration plans
The profession has warned that plans for the provisional registration of overseas dentists poses ‘significant risk’ to patients – as…
Dentistry