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Dentists urged to pay their Annual Retention Fee (ARF) by 31 December
Time to read article: 2 mins
Dental Protection urges dentists to pay their Annual Retention Fee (ARF) by 31 December to the General Dental Council (GDC) to avoid significant disruption to their practice and potential sanctions.
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Dental Protection urges Government to protect dentists from the rising cost of clinical negligence
Time to read article: 3 mins
Dental Protection survey reveals 9 in 10 dentists fear being sued by patients
Time to read article: 2 mins
Dental Protection judicial review successfully overturns GDC warning over minor driving offence
Time to read article: 2 mins
Dental Protection has successfully challenged the General Dental Council (GDC)’s decision in which the regulator tried to re-impose a warning on a dentist for a minor road traffic conviction.
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Articles and features
27/09/2018
Grey areas in clinical decision-making
Grey areas in clinical decision-making
Time to read article: 6 mins
Robert Caplin, senior teaching fellow, King’s College London, looks at how properly weighing up the various factors in a decision can benefit both practitioner and patient.
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Articles and features
27/09/2018
Reflection and risk management
Reflection and risk management
Time to read article: 3 mins
Dr Raj Rattan, Dental Director, discusses how to effectively reflect on clinical practice and its importance for risk management.
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Articles and features
21/09/2018
Symbolic atonement
Symbolic atonement
Time to read article: 3 mins
When a patient complains, what are they trying to achieve – an apology, a remedy, an expression of sympathy or empathy, accountability or just revenge? Jane Merivale, head of policy and technical at Dental Protection, looks at when financial redress can be the correct course of action.
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A failed extraction handled appropriately
Time to read article: 2 mins
A lacerated cheek
Time to read article: 2 mins
A dentist received a letter of complaint from an elderly patient who had sustained a soft tissue injury to the lining of the left cheek during the restoration of a lower left third molar three months earlier.
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