This one hour webinar recording covers consulting remotely with the current health situation in the UK.

These coronavirus Q&As are reflective of the advice we are sharing with members around the world.

Dental Protection is frequently contacted by members who want to understand how long records should be retained by the practice. Read details on how long records should be retained.

A recent Supreme Court decision has raised questions about the role of non-clinical staff in patient care. The judgment criticised the actions of a receptionist in an Accident and Emergency (A&E) department – Joseph McCaughley, litigation solicitor at Dental Protection, looks at the ramifications of the case

Members will be aware that in order to provide private treatment to patients, registration with the RQIA is essential.

Dental professionals are required to make and keep accurate dental records of care provided to patients, whether NHS or private. Dental Protection is frequently contacted by members who want to understand how long records should be retained by the practice.

Dental professionals are required to make and keep accurate dental records of care provided to patients, whether NHS or private. Dental Protection is frequently contacted by members who want to understand how long records should be retained by the practice.

Learn why this raises important questions about confidentiality, and your duty of care towards other family members, in particular, children.

It is often the case that when you become an associate for the first time, you may not fully understand the implications of being self-employed. The associate ship arrangement is unique to the dental industry and therefore you shouldn't be afraid to ask questions about the arrangement with your practice owner.

Dental clinicians may prescribe drugs less frequently than their medical colleagues, but the implications for a patient are the same.

This article gives advice as to the questions you need to ask before accepting your first associate job.

Being a dentist gives us many privileges. Perhaps the most important is the right to ask our patients questions of a confidential nature, and to expect truthful answers.