No place to hide
When it comes to safeguarding, what are the consequences if it all goes wrong?
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Did Not Attend v Was Not
Did Not Attend v Was Not Brought
How a child missing their dental appointment could be the first sign of a ...
Thoughts for the season
Thoughts for the season
Lisa Bainham takes a slightly more serious look at the upcoming fun and ...
Retaining and destroying
Retaining and destroying patient records
Complaints and claims for clinical negligence can arise many years after ...
A 'whole team' approach
A 'whole team' approach
The Importance of open communication in safeguarding within the dental setting
A-Z of tax codes
A-Z of tax codes
Tax expert David Redfern explains how to tell whether yours is the correct one
Domestic abuse
Domestic abuse – do you know the signs?
It is your professional responsibility to have an awareness and understanding ...
Is your dental ad whiter
Is your dental ad whiter than white?
Ethical sales and the dental practice – we look at the dos and don’ts of ...
Flexible and effective
Flexible and effective
Practice life can get very busy – but online safeguarding training for dental staff can offer some important cost-effective and time-saving benefits
It’s not routine to me!
It’s not routine to me!
Andrew Collier looks at the risks that can arise if a patient’s perceptions are negative
Plain and simple
Plain and simple
When speaking to patients, simplicity is the key goal so ditch the jargon and remember the KISS principle – ‘keep it simple, stupid’
Confidentiality – and the dental nurse
Confidentiality
Professor Bob Ireland considers this important element of patient care
Personality clash at work?
Personality clash at work?
Not all relationships in the dental practice are perfect. Dento-legal expert Andrew Collier offers some sound advice on how best to handle them
Why do dental safeguarding certificates expire?
Certificates expire?
‘I didn’t think it was my responsibility to arrange safeguarding training’
Making legal and ethical issues a part of your ethos
Making legal and ethical issue
Identifying, resolving and prevention within a DCP’s role
Is it in the patient’s best interests?
Is it in the patient’s
Patients may request treatment, but what if it is not in their best interests? Andrew Collier looks at the dilemmas dental teams can face and offers some tips
FGM – understanding the effects
FGM
How does this form of child abuse affect your role as a dental professional?
Building healthy relationships
Building healthy relationships
What are the essential elements of a practice's ethos that create professional mutual trust?
