Case study: Post-procedure sepsis
...It is claimed that the dentist breached his duty of care to the patient by extracting a wisdom tooth which was infected by an abscess...
Case study: Injection pain
...The patient is unhappy that the dentist did not recognise her distress during the injection...
Feature: Lessons from a pandemic
Dr Allan Gaw looks back to the 1918 Spanish flu outbreak and finds some cogent similarities to the current crisis
Advice: On the record
Solicitor Lindsey McGregor offers the latest advice on dental record keeping.
Practice matters: Reopening your practice
Employment law adviser Liz Symon offers practical advice on managing employees' return to work.
Prescribing: Action against addiction
How can dentists help patients reduce the risk of addiction and other health issues from painkiller misuse? Graeme Dixon from change management firm Agencia shares insights from an innovative new approach
Call log
These cases are based on actual calls made to MDDUS advisers and are published here to highlight common challenges within dental practice. Details have been changed to maintain confidentiality.
Book choice: The Remarkable Life of the Skin
Book review by Dr Greg Dollman
ETHICS: Connected choices
PROFESSOR Deborah Bowman considers the "fundamental connectedness" of clinicians, managers and lay members coming together to understand ethical dilemmas amidst COVID-19.
Pandemic further risks child dental health
The BDA is warning that the pandemic will increase the disparity, with the effect of lockdown diets, the suspension of public health programmes promoting the prevention of tooth decay, and high-street dental services currently running at less than a quarter of former capacity.