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How to improve your team’s communication skills
Angela Love discusses the importance of excellent communication skills in the dental team and tips on how to achieve this.…
Dentistry
John Makin on GDC case delays and the need for action
John Makin, head of the DDU, discusses the PSA report on GDC case delays and the need for government action.…
Dentistry
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Keeping patients informed of plans to go private
It’s important to communicate the changes from NHS to private to your patients, says Rupert Hoppenbrouwers. More dentists are considering…
Dentistry
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Dentistry Scotland – protecting adults and children in Scotland
Simon Kidd, dentolegal adviser at the Dental Defence Union (DDU), looks at what dental professionals need to know with regards…
Dentistry Scotland
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Oral cancer: the importance of early diagnosis
With oral cancer on the rise in the UK, Debbie Herbst discusses the importance of an early diagnosis. Oral cancer,…
Oral health
Dental news you’ve missed this week – 13 August 2022
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem – here’s what happened over the past seven days… NHS dentistry…
Dentistry
GDC delays have a human cost, the DDU shows
After a review into the GDC’s fitness to practise processes, the DDU has urged the GDC to improve its delays.…
Dentistry
DDU voices concerns following delays to GDC reform
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) is both ‘disappointed’ and ‘frustrated’ after plans to reform healthcare regulators, including the GDC, are…
Dentistry
Westminster Health Forum – experts discuss priorities for dentistry in England
The Westminster Health Forum into priorities for dentistry in England has kicked off this morning. Running from 9am to 1pm,…
Dentistry
The legal eagle – we are all paying for exorbitant clinical negligence costs
Action to fix our warped system is long overdue, says the DDU’s John Makin on clinical negligence costs. No one…
Dentistry
Consultations without confrontations – managing challenging patients
The DDU’s Simon Kidd looks at how to keep your cool when faced with challenging patients. Difficult interactions with patients…
Dentistry Scotland
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Stress awareness month – let’s talk about it
With April signifying stress-awareness month, Mahrukh Khwaja draws attention to positive psychology strategies to overcome stress and increase well-being. Stress…
Dentistry
The legal eagle – making GDC registration easy
The process to be restored to the register has become increasingly difficult, says John Makin. There continue to be reports…
Dentistry
Spring clean your dental complaints procedure
A new year is a great time for a spring clean. Here Lesley Taylor explains why now is the ideal…
Dentistry
Insights from a dentolegal adviser
Simon Kidd, dentolegal adviser at the DDU, explains what their role involves, what a typical day looks like and how…
Dentistry Scotland
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The legal eagle – feeding back on GDC performance
John Makin takes a closer look at the GDC’s latest feedback and calls for further legislation change over dental regulation.…
Dentistry
Consent and capacity
Eric Easson will cover the tricky area of patient consent during a free webinar on Wednesday 1 December at 19:00.…
Dentistry
Dentistry CPD: new this week – implants and periodontitis – should we go there?
Dentistry CPD is a hub of activity delivering CPD for thousands of delegates. Best of all, it is all completely…
Clinical Dentistry
Data protection and confidentiality
Join Alison Large as she reviews data protection and confidentiality within dentistry during a free webinar at 19:00 on 5…
Dentistry