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DENTAL CARE PROFESSIONALS

Advice and protection specifically designed for dental care professionals.

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Have you received Teamwise?

Teamwise UK

Jul 16, 2016, 11:00 AM
The current edition of Teamwise UK, our risk management magazine for our dental therapist and hygienist members in the UK, includes articles about difficult interactions with patients who are influenced by stories in the media, a misunderstanding about local anaesthetic, and the value of saying sorry. 

Members can read the current edition and browse through a library of our publications, on Prism, our e-learning platform. Or download a copy below.
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Ask Joe

Got a burning question that you can't find the answer to?
Do you need to hear from someone who is an expert in dental hygiene and therapy?

Joe Ingham is an experienced dentist and a dentolegal adviser with Dental Protection. He is responsible for supporting dental hygienist and dental therapist members in the UK. Joe is also a tutor at the School of Hygiene and Therapy at The Eastman.

Below is a collection of Joe’s advice published in the dental press. If you can’t find the answer to a particular question, please email us at [email protected] 

  • Q
    I am a Dental Protection member in my own right working for a dentist who also has membership with Dental Protection. If a claim is made against us both, surely your first priority would be to look after the dentist and not me?
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    29 August 2014

    Not at all - if there is a conflict of interest, we simply arrange for separate representation for each member. This gives all parties access to their own dento-legal adviser and, where necessary, separate firms of solicitors and separate barristers. In one complex case a few years ago we had 11 members involved, each of whom had entirely separate representation. Each of the members concerned was satisfied that their interests were never compromised at any stage.