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Does your dental practice website meet new GDC criteria?
Dentists are urged to review their practice websites to ensure they comply with strict new GDC guidance.
Patient complaints top concern for doctors
Patient complaints were the big issue for doctors who contacted MDDUS for advice in 2011.
Greater patient choice may create greater risk
A government pilot scheme to remove practice boundaries in a bid to increase patient choice raises serious concerns for doctors with regard to accountability and continuity of patient care, warns MDDUS.
MDDUS welcomes clarification of treatment during pregnancy
Dentists in Scotland are urged to get up to speed with the latest advice issued on the contentious subject of the use of amalgam fillings during pregnancy.
Doctors urged to consider Bribery Act before accepting gifts
Doctors are urged to think twice before accepting gifts this Christmas in light of the introduction of the Bribery Act earlier this year.
Dentists reminded to pay fee or pay the consequences
Dentists risk being removed from the register and denied the right to practise in the UK if they don’t pay their Annual Retention Fee (ARF) on time.
Changes are child's play for dentists
Dentists in Scotland risk being penalised for making inappropriate claims if they fail to comply with recent changes to the children‟s dental health programme, Childsmile.
Is your patient going abroad for dental treatment?
Dentists are facing a growing number of patients who come to them after receiving inadequate treatment abroad according to new figures.
MDDUS COMMENTS ON CRITICAL ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS REPORT
The UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS has issued a comment on the new Royal College of Surgeons and Department of Health report indicating that the peri-operative care of patients undergoing emergency non-cardiac general surgery is “frequently disjointed, protracted and not always patient centred”.
Is your dental practice ready for radiation inspectors?
Dentists are reminded to take extra steps to ensure patients are fully protected from the hazards of ionising radiation.