Ensure dental care professionals renew registration
Dentists are reminded to ensure their staff pay their Annual Retention Fee (ARF) on time as failure to do so will result in them being temporarily unable to carry out their duties, says UK-wide dental defence organisation MDDUS.
Failure to renew registration could disrupt patient care
Healthcare professionals are reminded to ensure that they and their staff pay annual registration fees on time or risk being temporarily banned from practising, says UK-wide medical defence organisation MDDUS.
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