Common sense approach to home visits in poor weather
A number of GPs have been calling MDDUS for advice about their obligations to visit patients in the current adverse weather conditions. Doctors must make every reasonable effort to undertake home visits to ill patients but should avoid creating further problems by becoming snowbound or having an accident while travelling.
A necessary visit? - medical case study
...Dr A diagnoses gastroenteritis and a possible chest infection and prescribes an antibiotic and anti-sickness medication. But just a few hours later, Mrs B dies...
Reducing the fear factor
Treating anxious or phobic patients presents a unique challenge to dentists.
Disaster waiting
Forensic odontologist Dr John Robson knows what it’s like to be one phone call away from catastrophe
On the right track
A career in orthodontics
MediaBite: Must-have dental apps
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Crossing the line
MDDUS dental adviser Claire Renton examines some common dento-legal pitfalls that can catch out the unwary trainee
Watching brief
Dentists have a vital role in reducing mortality in mouth cancer.