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Mastering Professionalism Online – Essential Tips for Dental Students Regarding Social Media Use

Introduction: Social media has become a valuable platform for dental students to network, exchange ideas, and draw inspiration from others ...

Navigating IRMER 2017 and What You Need to Know in 2023

Introduction: Radiation exposure is a significant concern during medical and dental treatments, with computed tomography (CT) scans and X-rays being ...

Dentists and Social Media: Best Practices for Patient Engagement

Introduction The advent of social media has revolutionised the way information is shared and communicated, impacting various aspects of our ...

Navigating Legal Considerations in Community Dentistry – A Comprehensive Guide

Introduction Community dentistry plays a crucial role in providing oral care to patients with complex needs or medical vulnerabilities. However, ...

Understanding Vicarious Liability And NDDOC For Dental Practice Principals – What You Need To Know

Breakingbury vs Croad, a 2021 case, resulted in a judgement that holds important implications for the legal responsibilities of dental ...

Impact of new NHS contract on provision of dental care

It is widely recognised that the NHS dental contract and Units of Dental Activity (UDA) system is not fit for ...

5 Top Tips to protect yourself against a dental negligence claim

The rise of clinical negligence claims has been a hot topic of conversation amongst UK dentists in recent years. In ...

Parental responsibility and consent for dental treatment of children

Whether a child can give their own consent to dental treatment is determined by their competency as well as age ...

Change to HMRC guidance on dental associate tax status in April 2023

HMRC have announced that their guidance regarding the tax status of dental associates will be withdrawn, effective from 6 April ...

Dental tourism: How to manage follow-up care for patients treated abroad

Dental tourism is booming as difficulties in accessing affordable treatment in the UK push patients to seek deals abroad. People ...

How to avoid problems in implant placement and/or restoration

Dental implants are the gold standard to replace missing teeth. For many patients, they provide a more comfortable and well-fitting ...

How to avoid the dento-legal dangers of short-term orthodontics

Dental patients wanting to straighten their teeth are increasingly choosing short-term orthodontics (STO) to improve their smile. The appeal is ...