Book choice: The Body
Book review by Dr Greg Dollman
ETHICS: It's the small things
PROFESSOR Deborah Bowman offers a personal perspective on how even “small things” can reflect ethical choices when it comes to dealing sensitively with patients
Defying gravity - the perils of ingested objects
MDDUS dental adviser Sarah Harford discusses the perils of ingested or inhaled objects during dental treatment
SEA change - learning from adverse incidents
Is your practice truly learning from adverse incidents? MDDUS senior risk adviser Liz Price offers some reflections on SEA
Advice: Dealing with racist abuse
Risk adviser Kay Louise Grant offers advice on dealing with racially abusive patients
Risk: Electronic messaging and GDPR
Risk adviser Alan Frame offers advice on text messaging patients
Furlough scheme extended to October
THE Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is to be extended until the end of October 2020.
HRT error
Medical case study
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.
MDDUS addresses fears of a spike in prosecutions following COVID-19
MDDUS is calling on the UK’s Law Officers to direct courts to take the unique circumstances of the pandemic into account during any related criminal claim raised against doctors or dentists.