As a registered dental professional, you have an obligation to speak up about your concerns. 8.1.1 of Standards for the Dental Team states you must raise any concern patients might be at risk due to the health, behaviour or professional performance of a colleague. It also makes clear you must raise a concern even if you are not in a position to control or influence your working environment and your duty to raise concerns overrides any personal and professional loyalties or concerns you might have. NEBDN (https://www.nebdn.org/app/uploads/2019/05/GDC-Advi...).
What is a whistleblower?
A wide definition of a whistleblower is a person who exposes information or activity within an organisation that is deemed unsafe or illegal.
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