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These are exciting times. After all, planning an elective opens the doors to using your dental skills and knowledge out in the world. There’s lots you need to know and organise - including elective protection.
To qualify, you need to make sure:
Once you’ve applied for elective protection, your elective certificate will be posted to you within 3-5 working days. Alternatively, you can request your certificate be emailed to you by contacting us at member.help@medicalprotection.org.
You can still join Dental Protection for free while you're studying. Once you've joined you can apply for elective protection.
To make it easier for you, we’ve pulled together the information you need to help you make your decision and plan your elective.
If you decide to carry out your elective abroad, it’s good to know that no matter where you are, we can share some useful tips to help you apply for funding and give you advice to keep your career safe . Whenever you need support during your elective, we’ll be there for you. That means you can ring our dentolegal advice line any time in an emergency.
We can even protect you in Australia. Australian law stipulates that all healthcare practitioners, including dental students, must be covered by an insurance contract while practising there. We’ve partnered with MIPS (Medical Indemnity Protection Society) to provide you with a suitable insurance arrangement. You can apply for your free student membership with them by visiting the MIPS website. Please remember to include your Dental Protection membership number when completing the application form.
Are you hoping to travel to Australia for your elective? If you are, Australian legislation stipulates that all healthcare practitioners, including dental students, must be covered by an insurance contract while practising in Australia.
We have partnered with the MIPS (Medical Indemnity Protection Society) to provide you with a suitable insurance arrangement while in Australia on your elective.
You can apply for your free student membership with MIPS by visiting their website. Please remember to include your Dental Protection membership number when completing the MIPS application form.
You'll notice a few things have changed on our website. After asking our members what they want in an online platform, we've made it easier to access our membership benefits and created a more personalised user experience.
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