GDC investigation trying to ‘trick dentists’
2019-11-04
Dental Protection is accusing a GDC investigation of undercover tactics to ‘trick dentists’ into wrong doing. Its concerns stem from a 2016 case where a dental
Raj Rattan
Building on existing strengths
2019-10-08
Raj Rattan shares his journey with Dental Protection, and what the organisation offers its members What attracted you to working for Dental Protection? I was
Concerns over depriving dentists of NHS pension scheme prior to a criminal conviction
2019-04-24
Dental Protection has serious concerns over the new government proposal that could deprive dentists of the NHS Pension Scheme prior to a criminal conviction The Department
Two-thirds of patients don’t know they can make a formal complaint to their dentist
2018-06-05
Almost two thirds (65%) of patients aren’t aware dentists are required to provide a formal process for managing complaints. That’s according to a new survey from Dental Protection,
Dental Protection accuses ‘no win no fee’ lawyers of targeting dentists
2018-04-16
Dental Protection is accusing ‘no win no fee’ lawyers of targeting dental patients, in particular cases related to periodontal disease. A recent Yougov survey found that
Mass departures since Dental Protection changes
2018-02-21
Senior dentists are being phased out of Dental Protection as ‘whole team’ approach is phased in. Five senior dentists who between them have more than
Dentists twice as likely to be sued by ‘ambulance chasers’
2017-11-07
Dentists are now twice as likely to be sued than they were a decade ago, figures from Dental Protection show. This is despite reports from
Calls for legal reforms to halt growth in clinical negligence claims
2017-06-28
The Government has been told to implement legal reforms that will help tackle the rising costs of clinical negligence. Dental Protection says a dentist in the UK
Dental Protection announces Raj Rattan as its new dental director
2016-02-24
Raj Rattan has been announced as Dental Protection’s new dental director Dental Protection has appointed Raj Rattan MBE as the new dental director, who will