Packed with helpful advice and guidance from our Dental Protection advisory team, each podcast helps you avoid common dentolegal pitfalls and provide high-quality dental care. Our experts explain how you can mitigate risk to keep yourself, your team and your patients safe, and provide them the best dental care possible. 

These editions take a deep dive into the recent changes to Aphra’s guidelines... 

Navigating Ahpra's Advertising Guidance 

Advertising clinical procedures can be a minefield, largely due to the rapid adoption of social media by many and the unintended consequences that have arisen from this.
 
In this episode of RiskBites Dr Simon Parsons speaks with fellow dentolegal consultant Dr Kiran Keshwara about the Ahpra guidance and Guidelines for advertising a regulated health service. 

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/riskbites-navigating-ahpra-s-advertising-guidance--67294640

Ahpra's new guidance for Health Practitioners who perform non-surgical procedures 

In our April edition of risk bites pertaining to Cosmetics in Dentistry, Dr Colm Harney flagged the intention of Ahpra to release new resources and guidelines for registered practitioners undertaking and advertising non-surgical cosmetic procedures. 
 
Well, that time is upon us and as of the 2nd of September 2025 the new guidelines will come into effect. Listen is as Colm steps through the key points of interest, in linear order of appearance in the document, so we would encourage you to grab your copy and follow along. 

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/riskbites-ahpra-s-new-guidance-for-health-practitioners-who-perform-non-surgical-procedures--67297255

Ahpra’s new guidance for health practitioners who advertise non-surgical cosmetic procedures 

With the new guidelines for health practitioners who advertise non-surgical cosmetic procedures coming into effect on the 2nd of September 2025, now is the perfect time to review and reflect upon some of the changes.
 
In this episode of RiskBites Dr Simon Parsons and Dr Colm Harney, dentolegal consultants at Dental Protection discuss the key aspects of this guidance in addition to teasing out some of the important changes in store for practitioners. 

https://www.spreaker.com/episode/riskbites-ahpra-s-new-guidance-for-health-practitioners-who-advertise-non-surgical-cosmetic-procedures--67297254