Record keeping - surely it can't be that difficult!

09:25

• Welcome and introductions
• Memory
• Why we keep records
• The principles of record keeping
• Personalised records
• Records and the dental team
• The changing face of records.

10:20 Break

10:30

• Who sets the standards?
• Ownership, access and destruction of records.

10:50 Breakout groups - case studies (1)

11:00 Breakout group feedback and scenario discussions

11:30 Break

11:40 Breakout groups - case studies (2)

11:50 Breakout group feedback and scenario discussions

12:15 Further question and answer session

12:30 End

Len is Head of BDA Indemnity, a general dental practitioner, foundation trainer and practice owner. He has 21 years’ experience as a dento-legal advisor supporting dentists with complaints, clinical and regulatory issues, and clinical negligence claims. He is lead lecturer at the University of Bedfordshire teaching on the MA in Dental Law and Ethics.

He has authored and co-authored two books: “Understanding NHS dentistry” and “Dental Law and Ethics” and has contributed legal and ethical content to a number of text books, journals and websites. He regularly shares his wisdom on NHS regulations and contract reform and has both dental and legal qualifications.

Clare has more than 20 years of experience as a dentist, working in both primary and secondary care. She became a member of the Royal College of Surgeons and gained her diploma in Conscious Sedation from Guys before joining the Oral Surgery specialist list in 2008. 
 
Having worked in the dento‐legal field for the last eight years, she has continued her interest in the law and became a member of the Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine, going on to complete the diploma in forensic medical science. Clare is committed to pursuing proper and fair outcomes for her dental colleagues in all manner of dental complaints, claims, regulatory and disciplinary processes and advice cases.