Dental Protection shares guidance to help thwart vicarious liability and non-delegable duty of care claims
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Dental Protection has set out a range of steps to help practice owners reduce the chance of a vicarious liability and non-delegable duty of care claim against them being successful.
Three in four early career dentists in the UK (75%) say the Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant and negative impact on their dental training, according to a Dental Protection survey
ORE backlog needs urgent action as waitlist increases by 35%
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Three in four early career dentists in the UK (75%) say the Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant and negative impact on their dental training, according to a Dental Protection survey
Early career dentists: training significantly impacted by Covid-19
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Three in four early career dentists in the UK (75%) say the Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant and negative impact on their dental training, according to a Dental Protection survey
Dental Protection: fixed recoverable costs scheme must benefit dentistry
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Dental Protection welcomes proposals to limit the legal costs that can be recovered by claimant lawyers for lower value clinical negligence claims, but believes more could be done to ensure such a scheme benefits dentistry.
Young dentists raise concerns about impact of Covid-19 on their wellbeing
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Nearly 2 in 5 (37%) of young dentists in the UK say they are worried about the impact of Covid-19 on their wellbeing, according to a new Dental Protection survey.
Scottish Government Covid-19 inquiry: Dental profession must be better supported in a future pandemic
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Dental professionals must receive better support for their physical, emotional and financial wellbeing in a future pandemic situation, to ensure patients continue to get the best possible care and treatment and avoid long-term impacts on the profession.
Dental Protection reveals key advice trends during Covid-19
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Handling patient complaints about delays in treatment due to backlogs, and situations where staff refuse a Covid-19 vaccination, are the key areas dental professionals have sought advice and support from Dental Protection in 2021.
Dental Protection hosts week of ‘Truth Talks’ for new dentists
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Dental Protection has launched a week-long series of free webinars for young dentists and new entrants to the profession, starting from Monday 14 June 2021.
Dental Protection provides additional protection for practice principal members
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Dental Protection to extend its benefits for current and new practice principal members to include additional protection against vicarious liability and/or non-delegable duty of care claims relating to treatment provided by self-employed, contracted dental practitioners.
Uncertain timetable for GDC reform is disappointing, says Dental Protection
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Dental Protection welcomes the arrival of a long-awaited consultation on reforming the healthcare regulators, but fears reforms to the GDC will not be prioritised in the legislative timetable.
Dental Protection urges Government to support dental professionals struggling with impact of Covid-19 pandemic
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Dental Protection has called for a number of specific measures to help ensure that dental professionals are well supported following the impact of Covid-19.
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