We can offer existing members who have / or have previously owned three or fewer un-incorporated practices retrospective protection for their time in membership, subject to the normal qualifying criteria and Practice Principal membership at the time of the incident.

For practice principals with three or fewer practices, the additional layer of protection is being provided automatically at no additional charge.

If you own, or have owned, four or more un-incorporated practices, we can offer this additional protection which may incur a supplementary charge. Please complete the form HERE to apply for the additional protection.

If your practice(s) is incorporated, you can choose to apply to Company Protection, which provides protection for claims made against your company/corporate entity. Click here to find out more about Company Protection.

The additional protection will be added automatically and at no additional charge for existing and future practice principal members who own, or have previously owned, three or fewer practices. Practice principal members must:

• ensure all dentists and DCPs working in their practice are registered with the GDC and have appropriate indemnity cover in place.
• ensure that contracts with DCPs and dentists include the requirement for them to hold appropriate indemnity arrangements and indemnify the principal for any losses arising out of breach of clinical care.
• make and retain a record of the indemnity arrangements of all contracted dentists and DCPs who work or have worked in their practice.
• take all reasonable steps to ensure that all dentists and DCPs have appropriate indemnity arrangements in place throughout the time they work for the practice(s) and provide Dental Protection with any evidence to support this if requested.
• ensure they retain contact details for dentists and DCPs who leave the practice and co-operate fully in tracing the treating clinician.
• ensure that the associate or DCP works within the remit of their contract / agreement with the practice for Dental Protection to assist.

Your associates and other contracted DCPs do not need to be members of Dental Protection for you to be eligible.

You must ensure they have adequate indemnity provision in place, and Dental Protection membership satisfies this requirement.