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What you’ve missed this week
Missed out on this week’s dental news? No problem, here’s what happened over the past seven days… Around 40% of…
Dentistry
Around 40% of claims costs are for treatment started more than a decade ago
Almost 40% of costs for dental claims made in 2018 relate to cases where treatment started 10 or more years…
Dentistry
Top five reasons for dental claims – implants
Greta Barnes and Debbie Herbst from the DDU look at the main causes of dental implant claims Implant treatment is a…
Dentistry
Top five reasons for dental claims: periodontal disease
Dental Defence Union experts, Greta Barnes, lead claims handler and Debbie Herbst, dentolegal adviser look at periodontal claims Periodontal disease…
Dentistry
Top five reasons for dental claims: caries and fillings
Greta Barnes and Debbie Herbst from the DDU look at caries and fillings With around 6.8 million courses of treatment involving…
Dentistry
Dental extractions the most common reason for compensation
Extractions are the most common reason dental patients claim for compensation, the Dental Defence Union (DDU) reveals. In 2017, the DDU…
Dentistry
Rise in the number of dental complaints defended successfully
No compensation is paid in just under 60% of dental complaints and claims, according to the latest figures from the…
Dentistry