MDDUS chief executive Chris Kenny explores the importance of having a lifetime perspective to provide the best possible advice and support service to our members.

These cases are based on actual calls made to MDDUS advisers and are published here to highlight common challenges within dental practice. Details have been changed to maintain confidentiality.

Employment law adviser Janice Sibbald offers advice on the responsibilities of both employer and employee during pregnancy.

Dental Business Coach Alun Rees shares some insight into surviving during Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous times.

Risk adviser Kay Louise Grant highlights the importance of being aware of professional expectations on how we behave online.

Clinical photography is a common feature of dental practice – but are you aware of the risks? Dental adviser Neena Manek offers advice.

Travelling overseas in search of the perfect smile has become a growing trend. But what are dentists' obligations regarding patients who have sought dental treatment abroad? Dental adviser Moira Duncan explains.

Dr Ghassan Radi talks about his pioneering project providing dental services to the homeless community

How confident are you in treating patients who present with dental trauma? Restorative dentistry specialist Aws Alani offers practical advice.

...the dentist has concerns about the orthodontist's recommended treatment but the patient demands she carries it out...

...The claim alleges that Ms R should have been given specific warnings regarding the risk of a fractured tuberosity...

...Mrs L, a smoker, presents with painful swollen gums, bleeding and swollen lymph nodes, and the dentist suspects periodontal infection...

Allan Gaw tells the story of Galen, the legendary doctor who changed the face of medicine

Professor Deborah Bowman watches hit TV series Derry Girls and reflects on the way our values and ethical principles develop from childhood to adulthood.

Book review of Hybrid Humans - Dispatches from the frontiers of man and machine

Leading figure in cardiovascular physiology.