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Press release 26/10/2022

Female dental professionals must be supported through menopause

Female dental professionals must be supported through menopause

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Dental Protection is calling for better support for female dentists and dental care professionals (DCPs) struggling with menopause symptoms

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Case study 11/08/2022

Leaving a sour taste in the mouth

Leaving a sour taste in the mouth

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Dental hygienists, dental therapists and oral health therapists leave their practices for a variety of reasons, and occasionally this can be due to a breakdown in communication and issues surrounding working relationships within the practice

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Press release 25/07/2022

Dental Protection shares guidance to help thwart vicarious liability...

Dental Protection shares guidance to help thwart vicarious liability and non-delegable duty of care claims

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Dental Protection has set out a range of steps to help practice owners reduce the chance of a vicarious liability and non-delegable duty of care claim against them being successful.

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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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Articles and features 11/07/2022

Empathy and effort

Empathy and effort

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Dr Raj Rattan, Dental Director at Dental Protection, looks at the complexities of empathy in dentistry and potential ways to improve it.

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Articles and features 22/06/2022

You’ve got mail: The emotional impact of a GDC investigation

You’ve got mail: The emotional impact of a GDC investigation

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A dental hygienist speaks openly about the impact of a GDC investigation on her physical and mental health and her inspiration behind not giving up.

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Press release 21/06/2022

Early career dentists share fears over complaints

Early career dentists share fears over complaints

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Three in four early career dentists in the UK (75%) say the Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant and negative impact on their dental training, according to a Dental Protection survey

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Articles and features 20/05/2022

Handling dissatisfied patients and their complaints

Handling dissatisfied patients and their complaints

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Dealing with patient dissatisfaction and receiving complaints are among the most challenging experiences a dental practitioner can face. Donna Pawsey, Case Manager at Dental Protection, explores the issues.

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