Posts by: Dr Len D'Cruz

This article, published in BDJ in Practice, looks at the contractual and regulatory challenges facing dentists who wish to refer NHS patients to see their hygienist on a private basis. Loading... Taking too...

Since November 1st 2016, Case Examiners have started  work at the General Dental Council. This presentation looks at the  legal tests applied in assessing a  registrant fitness to practice upon receipt of a complaint and the powers the GDC have as a result of the Dentists Act.

This interesting article was published in the BDJ looking at “Trends in US malpractice payments in dentistry compared to other health professions”  (BDJ 2017 222;36-40) shows that in dentistry payments to settle claims are increasing whilst non-dentist healthcare claims ( including doctors) are decreasing over the same...

There are increasing risks for GDPs doing orthodontics in a general dental practice environment and this article highlights some of these issues  Loading... Taking too long? Reload...

These slides give an outline of some important clauses in the NHS (General Dental Services Contracts) Regulations 2005 which underpin the current contract in England Loading... Taking too long? Reload...

This article is useful pre-reading for students on the PG Cert Dental Law and Ethics course at the University of Bedfordshire Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in...

Managing high needs patients within the NHS contracting arrangements in England in the 2006 contract has always been an issue and this  article which I wrote and  published by Dental Protection in Riskwise, eexamines some of these problems in some...

This article looks at the issues of managing high needs patients in the NHS 2006 contract in England and Wales Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new...

The role of the expert witness has been thrown sharply into focus by a number of high profile cases. Loading... Taking too long? Reload document | Open in new...

This is the starting point for consent, 1 establishing the doctrine of autonomy (literally self rule) in which a patient is entitled to come to any decision about their treatment or refusal of treatment freely and...