Dental Protection

Recommendations made for sweeping action on stress in healthcare

Health Education England (HEE) has made recommendations for sweeping action on stress across healthcare professionals. Some of the 33 recommendations…

Dentistry

New consultation launched on healthcare indemnity

The Government has launched a consultation on appropriate indemnity cover for healthcare professionals not covered by state-backed schemes. The consultation is…

Dentistry

Dentists urged to pay their Annual Retention Fee by the end of the year

Dental Protection urges dentists to pay their Annual Retention Fee (ARF) by 31 December to the GDC to avoid significant…

Dentistry

Calls on government to protect dentists from rising cost of clinical negligence

Dental Protection urges government to protect dentists from the rising cost of clinical negligence Dental Protection is calling on the…

Dentistry

What you’ve missed this week

Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Report on UK…

Dentistry

Nine out of 10 dentists fear being sued by their patients

Nine out of 10 (89%) dentists fear patients suing them, new figures from Dental Protection show. Of those, 74% feel…

Dentistry

Two-thirds of patients don’t know they can make a formal complaint to their dentist

Almost two thirds (65%) of patients aren’t aware dentists are required to provide a formal process for managing complaints. That’s according to a…

Dentistry

The no-win no-fee myth

No-win no-fee solicitors aren’t targeting dentists, they’re defending patients, Steve Wake argues. ‘Have you had an accident in the last…

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Dental Protection accuses ‘no win no fee’ lawyers of targeting dentists

Dental Protection is accusing ‘no win no fee’ lawyers of targeting dental patients, in particular cases related to periodontal disease. A…

Dentistry

Mass departures since Dental Protection changes

Senior dentists are being phased out of Dental Protection as ‘whole team’ approach is phased in. Five senior dentists who…

Dentistry

Dentists twice as likely to be sued by ‘ambulance chasers’

Dentists are now twice as likely to be sued than they were a decade ago, figures from Dental Protection show.…

Dentistry

Calls for legal reforms to halt growth in clinical negligence claims

The Government has been told to implement legal reforms that will help tackle the rising costs of clinical negligence. Dental Protection…

Dentistry

New clarity over orthodontic legal and ethical issues

Orthodontic dentists asked to carry out limited aspects of orthodontic treatment have received new clarity over their legal and ethical position.…

Orthodontics

Separated at birth

Big corporate bodies should be held accountable when things go wrong, rather than blaming dentists and treating them like commodities,…

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New guidance for healthcare workers infected with bloodborne viruses

Healthcare workers infected with bloodborne viruses have had new guidance published by Public Health England. Affected members of the dental…

Dentistry

Dental Protection announces Raj Rattan as its new dental director

Dental Protection has appointed Raj Rattan MBE as the new dental director, who will replace Kevin Lewis in summer 2016.…

Dentistry

Award winners ‘wow’ judges at Premier Symposium

Dental Protection and Schülke honoured Dental Student of the Year and Dental Practice of the Year at the Premier Symposium. The…

Dentistry Features

Kevin Lewis steps down from Dental Protection

Kevin Lewis has announced he will be stepping down as dental director at Dental Protection in 2016. The author of Dentistry magazine’s…

Dentistry

Dental Protection’s Horizons Roadshow

Dental Protection ran a show around the UK advising the dental team how to reduce the risk of a claim…

Dentistry