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The Dental Protection Australia podcast channel discusses the key and current dentolegal risks and issues affecting dental practitioners across Australia. The Dental Protection advisory team provide helpful advice and guidance on how to steer clear of dentolegal risks, assisting you to provide safe and high quality dental care for your patients. RiskBites provides short, bite sized guidance for some of the issues impacting the profession right now.

  1. Riskbites: The Elasticity of Truth

    6 DAYS AGO

    Riskbites: The Elasticity of Truth

    Is truth linked to fact? Is it a rigid and fixed construct or is it moveable, expanding and contracting like a rubber band.     In many ways truth can be subjective and is often seated in an individual’s perception of the facts, what they have experienced, what they believe they have experienced and what they want to believe they have experienced.  Unfortunately, when perceptions of truth don’t align, it can it result in practitioners bearing the brunt of a very unhappy patient.      In this episode of RiskBites, Dentolegal consultants Dr Annalene Weston and Dr Kiran Keshwara discuss the elasticity of truth, sharing helpful advice on how practitioners can avoid being stung or blamed, when the band of truth recoils or potentially snaps.

    10 min
  2. RiskBites: Burnout – using your third space wisely

    26 OCT

    RiskBites: Burnout – using your third space wisely

    Join Dr Annalene Weston and Dr Kiran Keshwara, dentolegal consultants at Dental protection as they discuss the issue of Burnout, one of the most pressing concerns for contemporary dental practitioners globally. Annalene is a champion for interventions that safeguard the needs of dental professionals and in this episode, she explains what Burnout is, how it feels and how it can present in ourselves, our colleagues and in our practice. Annalene and Kiran, also discuss the concept of a third space and how we can utilise this space that sits ‘in between’ to our benefit.

    14 min
  3. RiskBites: When can a patient sue?

    12 OCT

    RiskBites: When can a patient sue?

    The thought of litigation can unsettle the most seasoned practitioner.  A question often asked by members who have received notification, or a threat of legal proceedings is …. ‘When can patients sue?’ In this episode of RiskBites Senior dentolegal consultant Dr Annalene Weston and Dr Kiran Keshwara, from Dental protection discuss the how, when and why patients can successfully sue their dentist. They go on to explain the process of legal claims and provide sequential advice on how to proceed if you do find yourself in receipt of letter from a lawyer.  Concluding their discussion with helpful tips and advice on how you can avoid a complaint or adverse outcome escalating to a legal claim in the first place.

    14 min
  4. RiskBites: I’ve received a solicitors letter

    28 SEPT

    RiskBites: I’ve received a solicitors letter

    Receiving a solicitors letter can be a terrifying experience for any practitioner, particularly when you read it, and are unsure what it means for you and your registration Join Senior Dentolegal Consultant Dr Annalene Weston and Dr Mike Rutherford from Dental Protection as they discuss the different types of letters that can be received, and what to do when they are.

    13 min
  5. RiskBites: How to document risks and warnings

    14 SEPT

    RiskBites: How to document risks and warnings

    In this episode of RiskBites, Senior dentolegal consultant Dr Annalene Weston and Dr Ralph Neller focus on how practitioners can best capture their discussions about risk and warnings in their clinical records. Annalene and Ralphs discussion highlights the challenges faced by practitioners when their records fail to evidence these discussions and provide helpful advice of how to document both general and particular risks specific to each procedure and patient

    12 min
  6. RiskBites: Online regret repent later

    31 AUG

    RiskBites: Online regret repent later

    The internet and virtual communication have brought significant gains to our profession and although this might only seem positive, in reality, there is a downside. The fallout from these advances can result in unexpected and unintended consequences for practitioners and patients alike.   Join Senior Dentolegal Consultant Dr Annalene Weston and Dr Colm Harney from Dental Protection as they discuss the phenomenon of ‘online disinhibition effect’ and the role it plays in online communication. They identify the positive and the negative effects of this behaviour as well as areas where practitioners can easily find themselves amiss or in precarious situations. Helping you to recognise these behaviours in yourself and in your patients and respond accordingly.

    18 min
  7. RiskBites: Dealing with Angry Patients

    17 AUG

    RiskBites: Dealing with Angry Patients

    At Dental Protection, we are seeing an increase in the number of calls from members who are dealing with upset, angry or aggressive patients. In this episode of RiskBites, Senior Dentolegal consultant Dr Annalene Weston and Dentolegal consultant Dr Kiran Keshwara provide helpful advice on how to recognise an upset or angry patient and provide tips and strategies on how to manage these challenging situations, achieving this best outcome possible for you and your patient.

    9 min
  8. RiskBites: Boundary setting for patients who push

    3 AUG

    RiskBites: Boundary setting for patients who push

    Some aspects of communication with patients are not just necessary, they are vital to ensuring the success of your business and or your individual reputation.  In this episode of RiskBites, Dental Protections Senior dentolegal consultant Dr Annalene Weston and our inhouse lawyer Helen Harbourne, discuss the importance of establishing clear professional and personal boundaries with patients from the outset. Identifying the types of patients who might seek to challenge these boundaries, and how best to manage these patients and their care.

    14 min
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The Dental Protection Australia podcast channel discusses the key and current dentolegal risks and issues affecting dental practitioners across Australia. The Dental Protection advisory team provide helpful advice and guidance on how to steer clear of dentolegal risks, assisting you to provide safe and high quality dental care for your patients. RiskBites provides short, bite sized guidance for some of the issues impacting the profession right now.

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  • Creator
    Dental Protection
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    108
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Dental Protection Australia Pty Ltd (DPLA)
  • Show Website
    Dental Protection Australia

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