Dentists who are the subject of notifications (outside NSW) may receive the first contact by telephone from an AHPRA officer rather than by email or letter. I would suggest that unless
Regularly, I am asked to attend a NSW Dental Council inquiry as an accompanying person with dentists who are the subject of the inquiry. The Council - like all decision
There are some dental member organisations that really do care about protecting and go all out for their dentists. Sometimes, membership organisations and insurers just plainly don't know how
The Guidelines on dental records were never the most helpful, and after publication and a promise to review in three years, it has taken over nine years for them to
This year, I have received many calls from dentists who have matters that need careful consideration of matters beyond the immediately obvious problem. Sometimes it's patient complaints, sometimes it is
Sometimes unfortunately where issues arise across multiple areas of practice - such as an engaged dentist who has a complaint that impacts on your practice across commercial, contract, civil liability
Every week, this issue comes up. I perhaps presciently wrote my law honours thesis on consent in 1998 (!). Its here to read if you are really bored. But it
Those who engage with dentists to perform dentist services in their practice generally need to consider whether they will be engaged pursuant to an Employment Agreement, an Independent Contractor Agreement
Dental Corporation Pty Ltd v Moffet [2020] FCAFC 118 This was a decision on an appeal from both Dr Moffet and Dental Corporation of the decision of 15th March 2019- Moffet v
Often supervision seems open-ended. Dentists and supervisors often do not understand that the supervision is not intended to be purely educative but is to satisfy the regulator that the practitioner
