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...
Ibn Gabirol (1021-1058) a Spanish poet captured the essence of confidentiality with, “Your secret is your prisoner; once you reveal it you become its slave.” Loading... Taking too long? Reload...
A number of studies 1,2 have highlighted that the fear of litigation in general dental practice ranks high amongst potential causes of stress. This real or imagined threat of being “sued” has been fuelled by a number of...