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More ways to
protect your career

As a Dental Protection member, you can earn CPD while you learn ways to prevent problems and reduce your risk.

Our convenient range of online courses, included in every membership, offer the flexibility to be completed at any point. This means that you can learn ways to protect your career and patients at times that fit your busy schedule.

No extra cost for members

In the spotlight…

Dental Records for General Dental Practitioners

This course will explore the important issues in relation to record keeping.

What are online courses?

Diary friendly

Completed online

Earn CPD

All Dental Protection members have access to our large selection of short courses that earn you CPD.

Our online courses range from 10 minutes up to 2 hours, where you watch videos and interact digitally on screen.

Accessed on your desktop, laptop, phone or tablet, they can be started, stopped and resumed at any time – completely flexible around you and the topics you want to train in.

What topics are included?

Dentolegal issues

Professionalism and ethics

Communication and interpersonal skills

Systems and processes

Clinical risk management

Wellbeing

Topical Issues

Most popular courses

Complaint Handling - Safer Practice Series

This 45 minute interactive module will highlight the common risks and pitfalls associated with handling complaints and suggest ways of managing these areas of risk.

Alternative Orthodontics - Safer Practice Series

This 45 minute interactive module will highlight the common risks and pitfalls associated with alternative orthodontics and suggest ways of managing these areas of risk.

Periodontal disease - Safer Practice Series

This 45 minute interactive module will highlight the common risks and pitfalls associated with periodontal disease and suggest ways of managing these areas of risk.

Ethics 01: Ethics, Values and Law

This 30 minute interactive module will highlight the differences between the law, professional ethics and values. It will also cover how ethics stands alongside the pursuit of clinical excellence.

Adhesive Dentistry - Safer Practice Series

This 45 minute interactive module will highlight the common risks and pitfalls associated with adhesive dentistry and suggest ways of managing these areas of risk.

Endodontics - Safer Practice Series

This 45 minute interactive module will highlight the common risks associated with endodontics and suggest ways of managing these areas of risk.

How to access our range of online courses

All you need to do is either log in to our online learning hub or activate your account if you haven’t already.

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DPL Australia Pty Ltd (“DPLA”) is registered in Australia with ABN 24 092 695 933. DPLA is part of the Medical Protection Society Limited (“MPS”) group of companies. MPS is registered in England (No. 00036142) with its registered office at Level 19, The Shard, 32 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9SG. All the benefits of MPS membership are discretionary, as set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association.

“Dental Protection member” in Australia means a non-indemnity dental member of MPS. Dental Protection members may hold membership independently or in conjunction with membership of the Australian Dental Association (W.A. Branch) Inc. (“ADAWA”).

Dental Protection members who hold membership independently need to apply for, and where applicable maintain, an individual Dental Indemnity Policy underwritten by MDA National Insurance Pty Ltd (“MDA”), ABN 56 058 271 417, AFS

Licence No. 238073. DPLA is a Corporate Authorised Representative of MDA with CAR No. 326134. For such Dental Protection members, by agreement with MDA, DPLA provides point-of-contact member services, case management and colleague-to-colleague support.

Dental Protection members who are also ADAWA members need to apply for, and where applicable maintain, an individual Dental Indemnity Policy underwritten by MDA, which is available in accordance with the provisions of ADAWA membership.

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