FGM
How does this form of child abuse affect your role as a dental professional?
All Legal and brief
Parental consent
Difficulties can arise if a child is brought to the surgery without one or both of their parents. Andrew Collier looks at this dilemma and suggests some solutions
Building healthy relationships
What are the essential elements of a practice's ethos that create professional mutual trust?
Ring any alarm bells?
Safeguarding children is second nature. Here, we look at how to recognise the subtle signs of child abuse
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 – this time it relates to data protection. Priya Sharma reports
Periodontal records
Periodontal treatment can be a significant cause of patient complaint or claim. Andrew Collier illustrates the importance of records in helping to prevent those problems
Is your patient information
All dental professionals have an obligation to respect a patient’s confidentiality. Priya Sharma explains
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...
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
Greeting and listening
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?
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