Over the last ten years the number of dentists providing or placing implants has grown dramatically fuelled by technological advances which promise reduced complexity, implying 100% guarantee treatment outcomes.

With this growth there has been a corresponding increase in implant-specific litigation with legal firms providing advice on how to be compensated should implants fail.

If you have never had an implant failure, then this course is not for you. If on the other hand like most of us, you have experienced failure, and are placing or restoring implants you must be fully aware of your liabilities when providing elective implant treatment that fails and how to limit your exposure to negligence claims when your implants fail.

This course will consider.

The Law and Dentistry
Risk-based Patient Assessment
Success vs Survival
Essential records
Obtaining Informed consent
Managing complications appropriately
Complaints management

Course Presenter: Professor Stewart Harding

Professor Harding is the course leader and Dean of The City of London Dental School. He has been a full-time resident in Dubai since 2010 and is a holder of Dubai Health Authority license. Professor Harding has delivered implant training programmes globally and in the UAE for over 20 years, helping many local dentists to realise their ambition of becoming a skilled implant specialised dental surgeons. He has devised and written 12 MSc programmes covering the main fields of dentistry which are validated by the University of Bolton. Additionally, he is a medico-legal expert with over 12 years experience.

6 CPD delivered: Online.
Time: 2 pm to 8 pm (UK)
Course Fee: £180.00 (to include handouts)

Programme

2 pm GDC (Fitness to practice and the Law)

3 pm Records and Patient Informed Consent, your roles and responsibility

4 pm Rest Break

4:15 Case Assessment from a legal perspective

5:15 Negligence and Liability, where you stand

6:15 Rest Break

6:30 Minimising risk, recognise avoid complications

7:30 Interpreting CBCT and managing a claim

8:30 Questions and Close

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