About to graduate?

Click here if you are about to graduate in Scotland. 

Become a graduate member of Dental Protection and receive a whole range of benefits and support preparing you for your future career. Graduate membership costs £15 and gives you 14 months indemnity from when you start work.

We know you have a lot on your plate during your final year but we recommend you try and organise your graduate membership as soon as you can to take full advantage of the membership package.

Don't forget... all practising dentists in the UK are now required by the GDC to be a member of a defence organisation. To join, print the PDF application and return it to the freepost address shown on the form.


Graduate survey

Calling all final years! At Dental Protection we strive to improve our service to our members and the only way we can do this is to get feedback on the services we offer. We would be grateful if you could take the time to complete our online questionnaire.

Click here to take the survey

Every completed questionnaire will go into a draw for a chance to win a pair of Optiloupe loupes.

Congratulations to Jasneet Gulati from Sheffield dental school. He has one a pair of Loupes from Optiloupe. Enjoy your prize!


Benefits of graduate membership:

  • 14 months extended indemnity
    You receive 14 months indemnity from the date you start work - an extra 2 months indemnity for free. During this time you can seek assistance from us with any claims for negligence, damages and associated legal costs.
  • The class yearbook
    This extremely popular gift perfectly captures your time at dental school.
  • Dento-legal helpline
    To prevent any sleepless nights, you will have access to our experienced team of 58 dento-legal advisers, including an emergency helpline available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
  • Free law, ethics and risk management CD-ROMs
    12 ethics and 36 risk management modules. Modules including consent and record keeping.
  • £20 + discount off the subscription price of Dental Update magazine for your Foundation Year. This also gives you free online access to Dental Update for a year. 
  • Your own publication
    Riskmatters, a biannual publication, covers a broad range of risk management issues, with a specific focus on the issues faced by young dentists.

Your Future Starts Here

Dental Protection understands that final year is a hectic time for you and we want to support you as much as possible, now and as you prepare to start work. Although working life may seem a long way off - your final year will be increasingly busy and it's good to get as prepared as possible. This is why we have created Your Future Starts Here - a final year pack tailored to your needs and filled with advice and useful information for a successful future. Click here for more information and to request your free pack.

Discount offers

Get prepared for your exams with discounted books and online revision plus other special offers.

As part of your graduate membership you receive an exclusive £20 discount off the subscription of Dental Update magazine for your foundation year. This voucher was enclosed in the ‘Your Future’ pack. If you require a duplicate please click here

Exclusive member discounts are available from Dental Update magazine, UKloupes, PasTest, Elsevier, Hodder Arnold, Oxford University Press and Wiley-Blackwell.

Click here for more details.

Your membership can travel with you!

Many graduates consider working abroad as an option following qualification and vocational training. Dental Protection is the only UK-based protection organisation that operates internationally.

Dental Protection has 60,000 members in 70 countries worldwide so it is likely we will be able to indemnify you in your chosen destination.

Click here for further information.

Here to help!

We understand this is a hectic time for you so we want to support you as much as possible now and as you start work. Please get in touch with your school regional membership co-ordinator if you have any questions regarding membership or need advice or assistance about preparing for work.

 

If an incident occurs or you would like to speak to a dento-legal adviser, please call 0845 608 4000

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Dental Protection Limited (registered in England No. 2374160) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Medical Protection Society Limited (registered in England No.36142). Both companies have their registered office at 33 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0PS

© Dental Protection Limited May 2013

 MPS is not an insurance company. All the benefits of membership of MPS are discretionary as set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association

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