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- DDU reassures Olympic volunteer dental professionals over indemnity - 3 April 2012
With the London 2012 Olympic Games just a little over three months away, the Dental Defence Union is reassuring members who have been selected to volunteer as part of the medical team at the games that they are covered by their professional indemnity policy of insurance for the work they are doing.
- BDA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Awards 2012 - 27 February 2012
The winner of the 35th annual BDA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Programme Award was announced on 3rd February 2012 at a glittering awards ceremony at the Royal Horseguards Hotel.
- DDU demonstrates GDC success for members in 2010 - 25 August 2011
In 2010, more than 85% of DDU members, assisted by in-house lawyers, avoided referral to a fitness to practise hearing in relation to a GDC complaint. This may be one reason why membership of the MDU (the DDU’s parent organisation) rose to 202,000 in 2011, for the first time in the organisation’s history.
- DDU expands advice team as calls to helpline continue to increase - 18 May 2011
The Dental Defence Union (DDU), the specialist dental division of the MDU, has further expanded its team of dento-legal advisers who are on hand to help dental professional members with the dilemmas they face in day-to-day practice.
- DDU warns dental professionals to be cautious over cautions - 28 April 2011
Dental professionals who find themselves in trouble with the law should consider the implications to their professional career fully before accepting a caution, warns the DDU.
- MDU welcomes plans to reform legal costs in 'no win no fee' cases - 30 March 2011
The announcement by Justice Secretary Ken Clarke that the Government intends to reform the civil justice system, and in particular conditional fee agreements (CFA) also known as ‘no win no fee agreements’ which have led to excessive and disproportionate legal costs*, has been warmly welcomed by the Medical Defence Union.
- DDU advises dental practices to make data protection a priority in 2011 - 13 January 2011
The Dental Defence Union (DDU) is reminding dental practices to regularly review and enforce their data protection policies after the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) issued the first fines to organisations breaching the Data Protection Act and warned that the loss of NHS data was the most commonly reported.
- Mandatory indemnity offers no guarantees for patients warns MDU - 15 December 2010
Today’s government announcement that it accepts the recommendation that healthcare professionals should by law be required to have indemnity is welcome and timely, according to the MDU, the UK’s leading provider of medical indemnity, but it says it is disappointed that this alone will not give the guarantee that doctors and patients need.
- Health Minister praises inspirational teachers at DDU Educational Awards - 24 November 2010
Lord Howe, the Health Minister with responsibility for dentistry, paid tribute to the dedication and enthusiasm of dental teachers at this year’s DDU Educational Awards on Wednesday 17 November.
- DDU awards finalists in the spotlight - 4 October 2010
The DDU today reveals the names of the six talented dental teachers who will vie for success at the 2010 DDU Educational Awards at the Royal Society, Central London on Wednesday 17 November.
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