Read Dental Protection’s Ireland-specific position statement on the latest regulations.

A summary of the rules on tooth whitening by dental care professionals. This should be read in conjunction with the Position Statement on Tooth Whitening which was updated 28 February 2013.

Changes to Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for all dental registrants start in 2018.

In a survey of over 1500 dentists, 94 percent said they feel it has become easier to bring a claim for clinical negligence than ever before and 90 percent said they are increasingly fearful of being sued. 87 percent said they support changes to the legal system to tackle the rising cost of clinical negligence.