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Why do dental safeguarding certificates expire?

‘I didn’t think it was my responsibility to arrange safeguarding training’

Is it in the patient’s best interests?

Patients may request treatment, but what if it is not in their best interests? ...

Making legal and ethical issue

Making legal and ethical issues a part of your ethos

Identifying, resolving and prevention within a DCP’s role

FGM – understanding the effects

How does this form of child abuse affect your role as a dental professional?

Parental consent – can anyone else give it?

Difficulties can arise if a child is brought to the surgery without one or both ...

Building healthy relationships

What are the essential elements of a practice's ethos that create professional ...

Ring any alarm bells?

Safeguarding children is second nature. Here, we look at how to recognise the ...

Everybody’s business

The role of a designated safeguarding professional in the dental practice

All change!

Dentistry, yet again is at the brink of another regulatory legislative change – ...

Periodontal records – staying out of trouble

Periodontal treatment can be a significant cause of patient complaint or claim. ...

Is your patient information safe?

All dental professionals have an obligation to respect a patient’s ...

Confidentiality – it’s essential

Confidentiality

Andrew Collier discusses a fundamental requirement of patient trust

Time to talk?

Bullying in the workplace is a legal issue. Sarah Buxton considers best options

A hands-on guide... to offering work experience

A hands-on guide...

Can you play host to a school-age child keen to get into dentistry? The experts at Dental Protection offer some key advice

Are you really listening?

Why effective listening is your most precious asset

The importance of greeting and listening

The importance of greeting and

First impressions can often be key – and the dental nurse helps to create the most positive initial relationship between a patient and the team

The horrors of FGM

A look at child protection and your role in protecting children from abuse

‘Abuse exists’

How to give children a voice in the surgery – the BSPD reports on the NSPCC conference, How Safe are our children?

What lies beneath

The dental nurse plays a vital role in facilitating the first crucial conversation, which can provide the best opportunity to get to know a new patient

An interesting safeguarding thought – should ‘Did Not Attend’ be recorded as ‘Was Not Brought’ when it comes to our younger patients? We listen to the evidence in favour of the change re: child appointments