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2025, issue 2

Having covered the principles of consent in our last issue, we turn to one of its key applications in practice – how to assess capacity to consent.

We looked at claims involving hygienists and therapists to understand the risk factors and issues these members face – as well as how to manage them.

Being sued

We've teamed up with leading healthcare education providers Red Whale to offer access to free learning resources on clinical dental topics.

Career

An SAR can sometimes involve patient information shared with your defence organisation. Here’s our advice on what to include - and what to redact.

Records and reports Confidentiality Law

Striking a balance between continuity and change

We want the government to succeed in its mission of turning round NHS dentistry, but we should be wary of losing something important in the process.

Case study

A member received a claim alleging they had extracted a patient's molar unnecessarily, and turned to the DDU for help.

Being sued

Advisory calls

Caught between her duty of candour and her employer's instructions after a complaint from a patient, a DDU member called our advice line for help.

Complaints Managing incidents