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Case study 11/07/2022

Apicectomy problem leads to excessive claim

Apicectomy problem leads to excessive claim

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Dawn Wood, Claims Negotiator at Dental Protection reports on a recent case whereby the claim was reduced and saved a significant amount of the member fund.

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Case study 11/07/2022

Tricky extraction leads to hospital admission

Tricky extraction leads to hospital admission

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Hashim Talbot, Litigation Solicitor at Dental Protection, explains how Dental Protection's legal team stepped in to assist a general dental practitioner when an extraction leads to a claim of clinical negligence.

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Case study 04/12/2019

An unexpected surprise

An unexpected surprise

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Ms C visited her dentist, requesting an improvement on her overall smile and the specific appearance of the upper lateral incisors.

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Case study 20/09/2018

The retained root and consent

The retained root and consent

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A retained root causes a patient complaint against a dentist. While Dental Protection supported him in rectifying the matter, issues were raised with his record-keeping – find out what learning points came out of this case.

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Articles and features 22/08/2017

GDC standards Q&A - Principle 3 - Obtain Valid Consent

GDC standards Q&A - Principle 3 - Obtain Valid Consent

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The GDC has very sensibly adopted the term 'valid consent' which helps to avoid the incorrect perception that giving patients information (informed consent) is sufficient to achieve a proper, valid consent. It isn't.

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