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Scope of practice: navigating the new legislation
Tom Chaston explores how new legislation is reshaping the roles of dental hygienists and dental therapists, bringing greater autonomy, fresh…
Dentistry
AI in dentistry and healthcare: understanding potential and risks is ‘critical’
Artificial intelligence in dentistry and healthcare should provide clinicians with information, not recommendations, in order for teams to offer the…
AI & technology
Remote GDC hearings – registrants ‘have the right to see accuser face-to-face’
The GDC’s proposal to default to remote hearings ‘could potentially compromise fairness’, according to an indemnity provider. The MMDUS has…
Dentistry
Reflecting on 10 years of dental indemnity
Julian Perry looks back on the demands that shaped the growth of Densura – and how the company continues to…
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Government introduces cap to control ‘disproportionate’ legal costs in clinical negligence claims
Dental indemnifiers have welcomed the news that the government will cap legal costs in lower value clinical negligence cases. This…
Dentistry
How the DDU can support young dentists as an indemnity provider
James Kingham, dentolegal adviser at the Dental Defence Union (DDU), discusses reasons why you should choose the DDU as your…
Young Dentist
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Check twice, extract once – extracting the wrong tooth
Extracting the wrong tooth is more common than you think, says Paul Lambden – don’t let it happen to you.…
Dentistry
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The simple solution for appropriate dental indemnity cover
The question that dental professionals, dental professional bodies, indemnity providers, patient groups, and the government, within their respective roles, appear…
Dentistry
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Man takes life after failing to receive compensation for dental treatment
The family of a man who took his own life say it was due to his failure to receive compensation…
Dentistry
No excuses for guesswork
Julian Perry reflects on how standards in dentistry have increased and become more stringent over the years, and why it’s…
Dentistry
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A refresher on vicarious liability
What is vicarious liability? Laura Blundell gives us the background and explains why it’s so important to ensure you have…
Dentistry
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Avoid the pain of an extraction claim
If a tooth cannot be saved, you’ll want to ensure that the patient is aware of the risks involved and…
Dentistry
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Spike in number of NHS dental complaints, figures show
New figures reveal a small increase in the number of NHS complaints involving primary care dental services. As a result,…
Dentistry
Insurance – a necessary evil?
Kevin Culliney explains why it is crucial that dental professionals take the time to find the right dental insurance provider. …
Dentistry
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Indemnity – more than just malpractice
Laura Blundell explains why indemnity needs to cover more than just malpractice. GDC investigations come in many forms.…
Dentistry
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Unwanted advances – maintaining professional boundaries
MDDUS advisers sometimes assist members faced with the difficult situation of a patient making romantic advances. The patient may mistake…
Dentistry
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Dawn of a new age of indemnity
Kevin Culliney takes a look at the indemnity provisions reform and discusses what we can expect from this. Recently, Sajid…
Dentistry
Dawn of a new age of indemnity
Kevin Culliney takes a look at the indemnity provisions reform and discusses what we can expect from this. Just before…
Dentistry
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Implant insights – the indemnity issue
Nilesh Parmar discusses the growing indemnity costs that come with offering dental implants and how to encourage more dentists to…
Implant dentistry