Case Study: Mercury fears
...The patient is convinced that this has been caused by ingesting mercury from the amalgam filling and exacerbated by the treatment to adjust the “poor occlusion”...
Case Study: Consent to treat
...Dr L is concerned that Mrs P does not appear to have capacity to give informed consent for the necessary treatment...
Case study: Nerve injury
...Mr J returns to Dr N over a week later complaining of numbness in his lip and tongue...
Positive thinking – one dentist’s view of the pandemic
Insight chats with dentist Laura Kelly about the challenges of working during the pandemic and doing her bit to support the NHS vaccination campaign
DISCover how to transform your communication
Make your personal communication style work for and not against you. Senior risk adviser Liz Price describes how DISC analysis can help
Nothing but the truth
MDDUS solicitor Joanna Jervis offers advice for dentists considering a role as expert witness
“A responsible body of medical men”
Courts often rely on the Bolam test when considering claims of clinical negligence. But who was Mr Bolam and how did his legal case change medical practice?
THINGS DENTISTS SAY: “I don’t know…”
Third in a series of articles by MDDUS dental adviser Mike Williams looking at barriers to best practice
Social media risks
A look at the pitfalls dentists face in engaging with patients and colleagues using social media
Risk: Treating colleagues
IT’S not uncommon to be asked by a colleague for healthcare advice or treatment but MDDUS advises leaving this to their own dentist