21/04/2016 Does requesting advice affect my annual membership subscription rate? Preview Article Does requesting advice affect my annual membership subscription rate? Close Preview We do not, and never have, used the number of telephone calls from a member seeking advice as part of our risk assessment of a member. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
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... Generic Dentistry Financial Management Professionalism Practice management
Case study 17/03/2016 More than I bargained for Preview Article More than I bargained for Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview I didn’t really want to work for anyone else when I graduated, I just liked the idea of being my own boss and so I found my own premises to set up in. I’m happy still with the decisions and choices I made, although it came with challenges... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry Practice management Reputation management Negligence System Errors
Advice booklet 09/03/2016 Confidentiality advice booklet Preview Article Confidentiality advice booklet Close Preview Download our confidentiality advice booklet for dentists in the UK. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... Scotland Wales UK Confidentiality England
News and updates 07/03/2016 Your antibiotic prophylaxis questions answered Preview Article Your antibiotic prophylaxis questions answered Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Here you can find some of the most common questions surrounding antibiotic prophylaxis, and read our advice on this and NICE guidance. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Advice booklet 07/03/2016 Consent advice booklet Preview Article Consent advice booklet Close Preview Download our Consent advice booklet for dentists in the UK. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... Scotland Consent Wales England
Advice booklet 03/03/2016 Starting work in a new practice advice booklet Preview Article Starting work in a new practice advice booklet Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Download our Starting work in a new practice advice booklet for dentists in the UK. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... Career Planning Scotland England UK Wales
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... Professionalism Handover Orthodontics Communicate Managing Clinical Risk
Event 19/01/2016 Premier Symposium 2015 - Richard Porter Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - Richard Porter Close Preview The cracked tooth Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Event 19/01/2016 Premier Symposium 2015 - Dr Paul Redmond Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - Dr Paul Redmond Close Preview Don't all talk at once Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Event 19/01/2016 Premier Symposium 2015 - Martin Kelleher Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - Martin Kelleher Close Preview Primum est non nocere (above all, do no harm) Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Event 19/01/2016 Premier Symposium 2015 - Professor Iain Chapple Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - Professor Iain Chapple Close Preview Too little too late: Early diagnosis saves teeth - but maybe not implants! Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Event 19/01/2016 Premier Symposium 2015 - David Croser Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - David Croser Close Preview HIV/AIDS then and now - 30 years of infection control and the dental team. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Case study 13/01/2016 The day my patient nearly died Preview Article The day my patient nearly died Time to read article: 6 mins Close Preview I was working as a young graduate dentist some years ago. I had three years of experience since graduating, and like many dentists starting their careers I worked at two different practices. I had recently started doing three days per week at a practice unsupervised and I felt confident in my clinical experience to do this, comforted by the knowledge that I could refer if required... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Confidentiality Equipment System Errors Anaesthetics Generic Dentistry
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... Professionalism Generic Dentistry Career Planning
Press release 01/12/2015 Voluntary Removal from the Register Preview Article Voluntary Removal from the Register Time to read article: 3 mins Close Preview Dental Protection has in recent years assisted thousands of members who have made requests for assistance with General Dental Council (GDC) investigations. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Managing Clinical Risk Generic Dentistry Compliance
28/11/2015 Premier Symposium 2015 - Highlights Preview Article Premier Symposium 2015 - Highlights Close Preview Dental Protection and schulke were pleased to present the 15th annual Premier Symposium, one of the UK’s largest risk management events. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry ENT
Event 16/10/2015 Dentolegal Study Day 2015 - Highlights Preview Article Dentolegal Study Day 2015 - Highlights Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview Footage from October's Dentolegal Study Day at 30 Euston Square, London. Read more Article contains Video Tagged in... Generic Dentistry
Case study 14/10/2015 Are we there yet? Preview Article Are we there yet? Time to read article: 4 mins Close Preview I don’t think that I was taught orthodontics very well at an undergraduate level. That is to say, I think our lecturers scared us off it, telling us that it was best left to ‘the experts’ and so I didn't leave dental school feeling in any way confident to treat orthodontic patients. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Communicate Patients Managing Clinical Risk Record Keeping Orthodontics
Case study 15/07/2015 Would you like to rinse? Preview Article Would you like to rinse? Time to read article: 2 mins Close Preview An innocent enough question but, when an adverse incident occurs, make sure the patient’s welfare is your main priority... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Professionalism Communicate Generic Dentistry System Errors
Case study 28/04/2015 Simply the worst day of my practising life Preview Article Simply the worst day of my practising life Time to read article: 5 mins Close Preview Nobody gets up in the morning intending on harming someone, I know that, and I am no different. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Maxillofacial surgery Generic Dentistry Competence Professionalism Oral Surgery Negligence
Articles and features 31/03/2015 How Dental Protection can help you prepare for a CQC inspection Preview Article How Dental Protection can help you prepare for a CQC inspection Close Preview Here are the Dental Protection resources which you may find helpful as part of your preparation for your inspection. Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... CQC Compliance
Case study 10/03/2015 Broken endodontic instruments and the importance of radiographs Preview Article Broken endodontic instruments and the importance of radiographs Time to read article: 1 mins Close Preview Radiographs are vital tools to determine what is happening in a patient’s mouth. Without this knowledge, problems can arise... Read more Article contains Text Tagged in... Negligence Professionalism Managing Clinical Risk Consent Generic Dentistry
Advice booklet 09/03/2015 Choosing a new practice advice booklet Preview Article Choosing a new practice advice booklet Close Preview Download our Choosing a new practice advice booklet for dentists in the UK. Read more Article contains PDF Tagged in... Wales Scotland England Confidentiality UK