Prevention over cure

Dental Protection dento-legal adviser and practising dentist, Raj Rattan, advises young dentists to be aware of the factors that can lead to sub-optimal care legal pitfalls in practice that could result in patient litigation.

The top three areas most likely to wrong foot a young clinician are:

Raj Rattan will be addressing these issues at the Young Dentist Conference on February 14, at the Royal College of Physicians in London. The event is hosted by Dental Protection, in conjunction with the British Dental Association and the British Dental Journal.

Other high profile dentists speaking at the conference include Simon Stone, who will discuss best practice with referrals in endodontics, and Julie Cross who will offer similar guidance in her session Are you referring to me? Oral surgery. Reena Wadia will offer advice on how to survive as a junior dentist, and dento-legal adviser James Foster will deliver a case-based session entitled Do you see what I see?