Ethics: On hypocrisy
Professor Deborah Bowman asks whether hypocrisy is always, and entirely, negative?
Reflective practice: Improving self awareness to reduce risk
Reflective practice is common – but do your insights go deep enough to ensure real change? Senior risk adviser Liz Price offers practical advice
Practice matters: Respecting religious practice
Employment law adviser Janice Sibbald offers advice on supporting workers with religious beliefs
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 protects you, protects your business
Simple, comprehensive vicarious liability protection for dental practice owners
Smoking-related cancer higher in lower income groups
NEARLY twice as many cases of cancer in England have been linked to smoking in the lowest income group compared to the highest, according recent data from Cancer Research UK.
Worrying level of abuse directed at healthcare staff
A BMA survey has found that over a third of doctors in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have suffered recent abuse from patients or those close to them.
Faculty joins new College of Dentistry
THE Faculty of General Dental Practice UK has celebrated a landmark moment as it officially joined the new College of General Dentistry (CGD).
Vignette: Lilian Lindsay (1871 - 1960)
First woman to qualify in dentistry in the UK and the first female president of the British Dental Association
Book choice: The Doctor Who Fooled the World
Book review by Dr Greg Dollman