If you are planning to work overseas, we want to ensure you are properly prepared so that you can make the most of your experience.

Browse our range of booklets providing practical guidance and professional advice.

At Dental Protection we have the most comprehensive professional indemnity available for all members of the dental team.

Graduate membership costs just £15! Become a member and receive a whole range of benefits and support from Dental Protection, preparing you for your future career.

Protection for your elective starts here Whether you choose to stay in the UK or travel abroad for your elective, you’re in for an exciting and challenging time. This will be your first chance to exercise the skills and knowledge you’ve learned over the last few years, and to experience life in a new environment.

Since 1 April 2011 The National Health Service (Concerns, Complaints and Redress Arrangements) (Wales) Regulations 2011 have applied to NHS treatment provided in Wales.

As a dental professional, you have a duty to keep your skills and knowledge up-to-date.

Seeking employment can be stressful, as it can lead us to wonder whether we are 'good enough' especially if we are new to practice.

All dentists practising in Wales must ensure that they have registered with Health Inspectorate before they undertake any private dental treatment.

Simon Stone offers nine steps to ensure success and shares some cases from which we can all learn

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

Added to these stresses are those caused by receiving and dealing with complaints, clinical negligence claims, disciplinary matters, and other dentolegal issues, and our counselling service has been introduced specifically to assist members suffering from stress.

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.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has stated that it intends to inspect approximately 10% of dental providers and that it will not apply ratings following inspections.

Receiving and acting on complaints: a summary of complaints, responses, correspondence and other relevant information identified must be provided to CQC within 28 days of a request.

The duty of candour, which was introduced by the government through Regulation 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014, applies to dental practices from 1 April 2015.

All healthcare organisations that provide regulated activities have to register with the CQC. Here's a little background along with advice on who is affected and how to apply for registration.

The Local Authority Social Services & NHS Complaints (England) Regulations 2009 came into force on 1 April 2009 and introduced a revised procedure for the handling of complaints by local authorities, in respect of complaints about adult social care, and by NHS bodies, primary care providers and independent providers in respect of provision of NHS care.

The Ombudsman takes the view that complaints handling should be ‘Do it once do it right’. The Ombudsman will be looking for an appropriate, proportionate response which meets the principles of good complaints handling.