Incident reporting

News

Workplace domestic abuse policy launched

The British Association of Dental Nurses (BADN) has launched a new domestic abuse policy for dental practices.

News

DHSC update on mandatory reporting of interactions with healthcare professionals

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) is preparing to implement new reporting requirements for interactions between industry and healthcare...

News

Responses to testimonials of sexual assault in surgery

The British Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (BAOMS) has released a statement following the Royal College of Surgeons of England...

News

Bullies in the dental practice

Dental nurse Rosie Connell offers her guide to understanding workplace bullies

News

Dental nurse calls on colleagues to help vaccinate the UK against COVID-19

A dental nurse who is helping to vaccinate people against coronavirus is calling on colleagues to join her in the fight against the pandemic.

Legionella risk assessment

A look at the revised British standard

Opinion

How to cultivate a peaceful dental profession

Trust, empathy and honesty lies at the heart of dental care – but
does your attitude towards workplace colleagues reflect this?

Reference/Features

The art of incident reporting

John Fowler examines the importance of using precise language when writing incident reports

Do you know when to report concerns?

If a safeguarding incident arises at work, it is important that we build upon our child protection training knowledge to make informed decisions about...

Nobody is perfect

Dental Protection's Susan Willatt, argues that everyone can make mistakes but the important thing is to learn from them

Taking the lead

Glenys Bridges considers the steps towards developing the role of lead dental nurse

Managing child abuse and neglect in dental practice

Harris CM, Welbury R, Cairns AM (2013) The Scottish dental practitioner's role in managing child abuse and neglect. Br Dent J214: E24