To promise too much and overstep your competency can be paralleled with stories from Greek mythology writes NSW Advisory Services Peer Advisor, Dr Roger Dennett

Greek mythology tell...

This article is written by Kellie Dell’Oro, Principle – Meridian Lawyers

Case scenario: The patient issued proceedings seeking compensation for the cost of ...

By Dr Sarah Jones – NSW Advisory Services Peer Advisor

As dentists, we have an obligation to examine all intraoral tissues, not just the teeth and ...

Author: Tamir Katz, Special Counsel, Meridian Lawyers

In this case,...

Once upon a time we graduated, applied for and received a Provider Number from the Department of Health and Ageing. This number is specific to a location and any dental practitioner working in mult...

“Probable not possible”
A review of the High Court decision in Tabet v Gett (April 2010)

This medical negligence case has finally resolved the issue of w...

During a five-month treatment period, the following allegations were made by a female patient via letters of complaint:

• “I...

The patient was a 40-something single mother in the country. She had survived the good times and the bad, during which she attended the same family dentist since her teenage years. She had good rap...

‘A Bridge Too Far’ is the title of Cornelius Ryan’s epic reconstruction of the British Army’s parachute and armoured thrust across Holland to the Rhine and Germany in late 1...

Unfortunately, with all the very best of intentions and with all the professional training, skill, care and experience the dental team may exhibit, things don’t necessarily turn out as expect...

“What’s done is done.” (Macbeth) encapsulates that critical aspect of Dental Implant Surgery: it’s not reversible without conseq...

Advertising compliance has been on the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency’s radar recently, with Meridian Lawyers assisting a number of health practitioners, including dental pr...

In this article, warnings and prognosis as they relate to endodontics will be explored in more detail and will hopefully provide a guide in the decision making process. Additionally, if the clinici...

Below are common scenarios many dentists believe will never happen to them. But claims reported to Guild Insurance tell a different story. These scenarios do happen; often causing considerable dist...

In the first part of this article we discussed the phil...

At a seminar given by Endodontist Glenn Weston the above words were suggested as what we would like the patient to think when the event of file fracture occurs during endodontic treatment. Needle...

As an endodontist and peer advisor, I am commonly asked what my patients are told prior to commencement of treatment and how to answer the dreaded question – ‘how long will the tooth la...

On 23 December 2008 an ADA Branch received an email from a member of the public complaining about the standard of service offered to him by its after-hours emergency service when he was experiencin...

The National Registration and Accreditation system includes a regulatory obligation to notify AHPRA where you consider a registered health practitioner may pose a risk to the public. Since its in...

With a significant percentage of the workforce heading towards retirement it might help to know what one practitioner has experienced as they move towards finishing their practicing life as a denti...