Date: Wednesday 12 May

Time: 19.30 AEST

Location: Online

Cost: No additional charge for members

Suitable for: All dental members in Australia


In this one-hour interactive webinar, we will explore when it might be necessary to say ‘no’ to a patient, colleague or supplier. We’ll look at when it could be justified and discuss why it may be better to say ‘no’ rather than regret your decision later.

Dental Protection experts, Dr Simon Parsons and Dr Annalene Weston will consider how to say ‘no’ while maintaining mutual respect and minimising the risk of causing offence or retaliation. Using examples of clinical situations, they will illustrate why saying ‘no’ is crucial to staying safe and reducing your risk of dentolegal action. 

By the end of this webinar you’ll gain a greater understanding of:

• Identifying situations where saying no can reduce your dentolegal risk
• Why it’s important to listen to your inner voice and trust your instincts
• How to say no in a way that demonstrates respect but stays assertive

Speakers

Dr Simon Parsons

Dr Simon Parsons is a Dentolegal Consultant for Dental Protection and a practising dentist with over 25 years’ experience working in private dental practice. Dr Parsons tutored dental undergraduates and dental assistants and continues to enjoy teaching and mentoring oral health professionals. He has balanced his interest in clinical treatment and practice management in various roles, having run large multidisciplinary dental practices for over a decade. With broad experience in risk management issues, Dr Parsons has conducted clinical governance activities for several major health funds. He spent three years serving as Clinical Director at Australian Health Management and then as Acting National Dental Director for Medibank Private. 

Dr Annalene Weston 

Dr Annalene Weston is a Dentolegal Consultant for Dental Protection Australia. She is the first point of contact for members, providing colleague to colleague support and advice. Dr Weston completed her undergraduate dental degree and vocational training in the UK, and worked in the NHS and private dentistry for four years before immigrating to Australia in 2003. She has worked across three Australian states, in both private and public dentistry, and gained her Masters in Health Law through the University of Sydney, Faculty of Law in 2009.  Dr Weston was awarded a Fellowship to the American College of Dentistry in 2016 and a Fellowship to the Pierre Fauchard Academy in 2019 in recognition of her strong work in ethics and collegiate support. Dr Weston continues to practice on a part time basis.