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- DDU announces educational awards finalists for 2008 - 24 October 2008
Some of the best practitioners in dental education will battle it out for the coveted title of teacher of the year in the 2008 DDU Educational awards in London on Wednesday 19 November.
- Learn and share lessons from complaints says DDU - 20 October 2008
Following the National Audit Office report on complaints handling, which highlighted a lack of learning from complaints, the Dental Defence Union, the specialist dental division of the MDU, has stressed the importance of setting up a system to learn from significant events, including complaints, and sharing this knowledge with others.
- UK out in the cold on insurance question says MDU - 2 October 2008
The Medical Defence Union, the UK’s leading medical defence organisation, today warned that the UK was in danger of being one of the last countries in the EU to persist with an outdated system of indemnifying doctors which risks leaving patients uncompensated.
- MDU continues "doctors for doctors" tradition with new Chief Executive - 16 September 2008
The MDU, the UK's first and largest medical defence organisation for doctors, today announced that it has appointed Dr Christine Tomkins as its new Chief Executive. She will take over from present Chief Executive Dr Michael Saunders after his planned retirement from the MDU Board at the end of April 2009.
- MDU advice line the first call for members - 14 August 2008
Disclosing information about a child to an estranged parent and a patient refusing treatment following a paracetamol overdose were among the 25,000 calls to the MDU 24-hour advice line last year, revealed in the MDU’s Annual Report and Accounts 2007* published today.
- MDU begins Chief Executive recruitment process - 8 May 2008
The Medical Defence Union (MDU), the UK's first and largest defence organisation for doctors, has begun the recruitment process for a new Chief Executive ahead of Dr Michael Saunders' planned retirement from the MDU Board at the end of April 2009.
- DDU seeks nominations for 2008 educational awards - 7 April 2008
The DDU, the specialist dental division of the MDU, has started its search for the most outstanding and inspirational dental teachers of 2008. Students and vocational dental practitioners (VDPs) have until 1 September to nominate the teachers or trainers they think deserve to win one of the DDU's prestigious Educational Awards.
- DDU further expands its team of dento–legal advisers - 28 February 2008
The DDU has appointed a new dento-legal adviser to further strengthen its expert team. Alison Large will help the DDU's existing team respond to the increasing number of calls and requests for assistance from DDU members.
- DDU educational awards – winners announced - 14 November 2007
Some of the UK's best dental teachers were in London to compete for the Dental Defence Union's (DDU) fifth annual Educational Awards. Two finalists in each category battled it out to demonstrate how they had made a positive educational impact on their students or Vocational Dental Practitioners (VDP).
- DDU Educational Awards – finalists revealed - 10 October 2007
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) today announces the names of the outstanding teachers and trainers who have reached the final of the 2007 DDU Educational Awards.
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