Advice: Ending your professional relationship with a patient
Making a clean break when trust between you and a patient has broken down.
First person: A long road
Professor John Gibson tells how he and his family responded to their grief over a devastating loss by undertaking an audacious challenge to raise awareness of suicide prevention.
Case file: Reduced treatment time
...Mr V was 10 minutes late for a 15-minute appointment slot, leaving only five minutes for assessment and treatment...
Case file: Disclosure to social services
...Social services is asking Dr P to advise them of any concerns regarding Kate’s health and welfare...
Advice: Unwanted advances
How would you deal with the difficult situation of a patient making romantic advances?
Risk: Don't get caught out on indemnity
You wouldn't drive a car without insurance - the same applies to appropriate professional indemnity.
Case file: Long tooth
...It is claimed that the bone loss present contraindicated fixture placement without extensive bone grafting...
MDDUS responds to BMA report on experiences of LGBTQ+ doctors
MDDUS medico-legal adviser Dr Gordon McDavid commented on the British Medical Association report on LGBTQ+ doctors’ experiences.
GDC consultation on updated interim orders guidance
THE General Dental Council (GDC) has today launched a 12-week public consultation on proposed updates to its Interim Orders Committee Guidance and associated information.
Study shows modest benefits to children of water fluoridation
FLUORIDATION of the water supply may confer a “modest benefit” to the dental health of children, according to a seven-year-study led by University of Manchester researchers.