DDU

Stress awareness month – let’s talk about it

With April signifying stress-awareness month, Mahrukh Khwaja draws attention to positive psychology strategies to overcome stress and increase well-being. Stress…

Dentistry

The legal eagle – making GDC registration easy

The process to be restored to the register has become increasingly difficult, says John Makin. There continue to be reports…

Dentistry

Spring clean your dental complaints procedure

A new year is a great time for a spring clean. Here Lesley Taylor explains why now is the ideal…

Dentistry

Insights from a dentolegal adviser

Simon Kidd, dentolegal adviser at the DDU, explains what their role involves, what a typical day looks like and how…

Dentistry Scotland

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The legal eagle – feeding back on GDC performance

John Makin takes a closer look at the GDC’s latest feedback and calls for further legislation change over dental regulation.…

Dentistry

Consent and capacity

Eric Easson will cover the tricky area of patient consent during a free webinar on Wednesday 1 December at 19:00.…

Dentistry

Dentistry CPD: new this week – implants and periodontitis – should we go there?

Dentistry CPD is a hub of activity delivering CPD for thousands of delegates. Best of all, it is all completely…

Clinical Dentistry

Data protection and confidentiality

Join Alison Large as she reviews data protection and confidentiality within dentistry during a free webinar at 19:00 on 5…

Dentistry

How has dental indemnity weathered the pandemic?

John Makin speaks to Guy Hiscott about the last 12 to 18 months at the DDU and what impact it’s…

Dentistry

What do I do if my patients ask if I am vaccinated?

With more than 40 million now fully vaccinated, the UK is well on the way to protecting itself from COVID-19…

Dentistry

How the DDU can support you at the start of your career

Leo Briggs, deputy head of the DDU, explains how the DDU supports members throughout their career. Dentistry is an extremely…

Young Dentist

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DDU adds vicarious liability indemnity for practice principal and corporate members

The Dental Defence Union (DDU) is offering assistance to principal and corporate members with vicarious liability claims. The offer will…

Dentistry

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The COVID-19 files – ‘COVID security measures’

When practices were given the go-ahead to resume routine appointments, it was never going to be a return to normal.…

Dentistry

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Who is monitoring the regulator? – the GDC under scrutiny

We know the GDC is under scrutiny by its regulator at the moment. However, it needs more powers, argues Julian…

Private Practice

The legal eagle – putting fit back into fitness to practise

John Makin, head of the DDU, explains why the GDC needs powers to reform its fitness to practise procedures. Nobody…

Dentistry

The COVID-19 files – ‘unsatisfactory treatment’

The pandemic interrupted many long-term courses of treatment making it harder for dental professionals to deliver their usual standard of…

Dentistry

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Over half of dental professionals feel uncomfortable raising a matter regarding wellbeing

More than three quarters of dental professionals feel anxious or stressed every week. This is according to a new survey…

Dentistry

The COVID-19 files – managing pandemic communication

Leo Briggs discusses some of the common themes surrounding communication in practice and details the DDU’s risk management advice. The…

Dentistry

Putting you at the heart of decisions to settle or defend cases

John Makin explains why the DDU puts its members at the heart of any decisions it makes on defending or…

Dentistry

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