Case study 15/11/2022 Take clinical examinations wherever possible Preview Article Take clinical examinations wherever possible Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Making assumptions can have serious consequences, as this cautionary case illustrates. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ethics Periodontics Record Keeping Negligence Professionalism Prescribing
Case study 15/11/2022 Keep patients informed of treatment options Preview Article Keep patients informed of treatment options Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview The importance of discussing and documenting everything with your patients cannot be over-emphasised, as this case proves. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Consent Record Keeping Professionalism Negligence Communication Ethics
Case study 02/11/2022 Are you incompetent? Preview Article Are you incompetent? Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Dr Annalene Weston, Dentolegal Consultant at Dental Protection, walks us through a case where this very question was asked of a practitioner. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Ethics Professionalism Complaints clinical neglience extraction
Articles and features 28/10/2022 Confidence must come with competence Preview Article Confidence must come with competence Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Dr Raj Rattan, Dental Director at Dental Protection, looks at why a practitioner’s confidence is misplaced without the competence to back it up. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... clinical neglience Professionalism Competence handovers Patient Safety Consent
Case study 01/09/2022 Why communication counts Preview Article Why communication counts Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Sincere communication is often the key to navigating difficult conversations. This case involving a dental hygienist shows how your interactions with patients can often escalate unexpectedly, especially in online communications. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Communication dental care professional DCP Difficult Conversations
Articles and features 29/01/2020 Surviving dental school: avoiding plagiarism Preview Article Surviving dental school: avoiding plagiarism Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview The GDC expects dental students to be honest and trustworthy, and to act with integrity, and this equally applies to academic work. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... gdc plagiarism Professionalism
Articles and features 29/01/2020 Surviving dental school: What are fitness to practise panels? Preview Article Surviving dental school: What are fitness to practise panels? Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Hopefully it will never happen to you, but it’s good to know what happens if you ever need to appear before a fitness to practise panel. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Complaints fitness to practise Professionalism gdc
22/08/2017 Setting yourself apart Preview Article Setting yourself apart Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Seeking employment can be stressful, as it can lead us to wonder whether we are 'good enough' especially if we are new to practice. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... ENT Managing Clinical Risk Professionalism Career Planning
Articles and features 22/08/2017 GDC standards Q&A - Principle 7 - Maintain, Develop and Work Within Y... Preview Article GDC standards Q&A - Principle 7 - Maintain, Develop and Work Within Your Professional Knowledge and Skills Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview Where can I find out about current evidence and best practice which affect my work, premises, equipment and business? Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk Professionalism
22/08/2017 A Bit on the Side - Working Whilst Studying Preview Article A Bit on the Side - Working Whilst Studying Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview “Don’t go and blow all of your money during your first week” was perhaps the best piece of advice in my early university career. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Managing Clinical Risk Career Planning ENT
22/08/2017 Welcome to working in dentistry Preview Article Welcome to working in dentistry Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The moment I saw the metal sign ‘Dr S.Kaddour’ being drilled onto my surgery door I felt a small lump develop in my throat. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning Professionalism Managing Clinical Risk ENT
22/08/2017 Compiling a portfolio...a guide to a painless experience Preview Article Compiling a portfolio...a guide to a painless experience Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Emily Hooper graduated from Bristol Dental School in 2013. She completed DF1 in Bath and has since completed Dental Core Trainee positions in Bristol and Newcastle. She currently works as a DCT 3 in Paediatric Dentistry. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk ENT Career Planning Professionalism
22/08/2017 The Yellow Brick Road from Finals to Foundation Training Preview Article The Yellow Brick Road from Finals to Foundation Training Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Satnam graduated from the University of Birmingham in 2015 with honours and a clinical distinction in dentistry. She then went on to successfully complete her foundation training in the West Midlands. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Career Planning ENT Managing Clinical Risk
Articles and features 21/08/2017 Pulp Stones - friend or foe? Preview Article Pulp Stones - friend or foe? Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview An introduction and overview of pulp stones. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Maxillofacial surgery Professionalism Managing Clinical Risk Career Planning
12/04/2017 NHS Scotland launches new complaints procedure Preview Article NHS Scotland launches new complaints procedure Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview The new NHS Scotland Complaints Handling Procedure places an emphasis on empowering all staff to resolve issues “on-the-spot” where they can. Primary Care service providers also have to make sure they record all complaints, even those resolved efficiently. Sara Dawson explores all the changes below Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Scotland Professionalism Complaints
30/01/2017 DFT...there is another way Preview Article DFT...there is another way Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Saleem Hasanally is in his third year post-qualification after choosing to do his vocational training over two years at Porth Dental Teaching Unit in Wales. If you're thinking DFT is the only way, read Saleem's experience of training another way. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... ENT Professionalism Career Planning Managing Clinical Risk
19/01/2017 A Snapshot of Clinical Photography Preview Article A Snapshot of Clinical Photography Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Clinical photography is an area within dentistry that is becoming increasingly popular amongst clinicians wanting to capture cosmetic craftsmanship to those wanting to document information to monitor dental disease such as erosion. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... ENT Career Planning Professionalism Managing Clinical Risk
11/01/2017 To DCT or not to DCT? That is the question. Preview Article To DCT or not to DCT? That is the question. Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Hannah qualified from Peninsula Dental School in 2015 and went on to complete her DF1 on the Oxford Scheme. Today she is a DCT1 in Paediatrics and Oral Surgery at Birmingham Dental Hospital, but she found the choice of applying for DCT a difficult one to make. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Career Planning ENT Managing Clinical Risk Professionalism
Advice booklet 03/11/2016 Referral to the General Dental Council advice booklet Preview Article Referral to the General Dental Council advice booklet Close Preview Download our Referral to the General Dental Council advice booklet for dentists in the UK. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... Wales England Professionalism UK Probity Scotland
25/09/2016 Effective complaints handling Preview Article Effective complaints handling Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview It’s fair to say that nobody likes to receive complaints, but our ability to respond to them constructively, and to learn any lessons that they provide for us, goes to the very heart of professionalism especially working in dental practice. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Complaints
Articles and features 15/08/2016 Infection control Preview Article Infection control Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview In addition to several references in the press to “dirty dentists” this is the month that the case of Dr D’Mello returned to the GDC. More importantly, when the case is reported in the national press it has the potential to suggest that dental surgeries may not be safe or that cross - infection standards have been disregarded. One way to avoid such suspicion is to share your infection control routines with your patients at an early stage when they first come for treatment; adopt an “open house” policy. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... ENT Professionalism Infection Control Generic Dentistry Managing Clinical Risk
Case study 19/04/2016 Buying a practice versus starting from scratch Preview Article Buying a practice versus starting from scratch Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview When I started out, beginning from scratch was almost always better. There was a shortage of dentists in many rural areas, and you could open and be instantly busy. Those days are gone. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Financial Management Practice management Professionalism Generic Dentistry
Case study 12/02/2016 Measure twice, cut once Preview Article Measure twice, cut once Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview A guide to help prevent extraction of the wrong tooth on referral from an orthodontist by Dr Steven Burlinson Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Handover Professionalism Communicate Orthodontics Managing Clinical Risk
Case study 15/12/2015 My first year in practice: a country change Preview Article My first year in practice: a country change Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview The prospects for 2015 became exciting and far more concrete when I was given the opportunity to take up a full-time position in Roma with the South West Hospital and Health Service. After a quick Google search of how far away Roma actually was, I decided on a country change; from the white sandy beaches of Gold Coast to the red soil of south-west Queensland... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry Professionalism Career Planning