Towards a proper and robust consent process for dental practitioners.
Consent in the days before the National Law was really an issue about […]
Decisions of the Health Boards or Councils can be reviewed or “appealed” generally within 28 days of being notified of the decision of the Board or Council to the […]
It appears that some regulators are looking at websites without a complaint necessarily from a patient or another practitioner.
Compliance with advertising guidelines is […]
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.
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 – […]
There are some dental member organisations that really do care about protecting and go all out for their dentists.
Sometimes, membership organisations and […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
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 […]