Reference/Features | Patient privacy

Weight can be a dental issue

Many adults are currently overweight or obese – but how best to handle the associated challenges in treating heavier patients? The dento-legal experts at Dental Protection offer advice

Communication

Is your address hotchick@gmail.com?

Professor Bob Ireland advises on how best to protect your professionalism in the multi-faceted world of online communication

Communication

Upselling consent

When recommending oral health products, where does your practice stand?

Communication

Lost confidence

A colleague has raised some concerns about you, having seemingly lost faith in your professionalism. So, what next? A resolution needs to be reached but how best to handle the approach, the interim...

Communication

The three Cs – and Christmas

Hannah Stuchfield considers the importance of communication, consideration and consent during the festive period

Communication

‘That sounds good, can you send me some pictures?’

Andrew Collier considers the perils of 21st-century communication

Patient privacy

Is it safe?

Information governance in a small business environment, with compliance expert Robert Kelly

Communication

8 ‘must-know’ secrets to success

Janine Brooks MBE draws on her vast experience and shares her inside knowledge on what it takes to enjoy an amazing dental nursing career

Patient privacy

A child's best interests

If in doubt, get confirmation of parental responsibility, says Claire Renton

Children's dentistry

Confidence in confidentiality

Being aware of your patients’ confidential information does not just mean their medical details, as Hoda Wassif explains

Workplace issues/your health

What do you think of us so far? Obtaining patient feedback

The experience of your patients is critical to improving your performance, but how do you get them to mark your scorecard?

Communication

The importance of health histories and disclosure

In this international research article, the importance of making patients aware of their health histories and how it affects their oral health is examined and discussed

Communication