Practice matters: Safe and secure
Solicitor Daniel Kirk explores the steps practices can take to protect staff and other patients from criminal or “challenging” behaviour
Nominations open for BMJ Awards 2018
HEALTHCARE teams can submit entries for the BMJ Awards 2018 – with headline sponsorship from MDDUS.
Early practitioner dental risks training day
NEW dental graduates can learn about common risks in practice at an MDDUS training day.
Dental risk conference – featuring MDDUS
RECORD keeping and dealing with claims of negligence will be the hot topics discussed by MDDUS’ Aubrey Craig in Dublin this week.
Support materials for enhanced dental CPD
A SERIES of guidance documents and templates for dental professionals in support of enhanced continued professional development (ECPD) have been published on the GDC website.
Dental services in England rate highly
A NEW report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed that nearly nine out of 10 dental practices in England inspected by the regulator have complied with all five of its key standards.
One in five Americans experienced medical errors
A SURVEY of 2,536 US adults found that, although the large majority of Americans have reported positive healthcare experiences, 21 per cent report having personally experienced a medical error.
Mouth Cancer Action Month returns
NOVEMBER is Mouth Cancer Action Month and the Oral Health Foundation is asking for support to “help save lives by raising vital awareness of mouth cancer”.
Non-compliant diabetic
...The infected foot proves unresponsive to antibiotic therapy and six days later Mr A undergoes a below-knee amputation...