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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by High Wycombe and Aylesbury Section

What to expect

Join the High Wycombe and Aylesbury Section for a presentation with Len D'Cruz on how complaints arise and how they should be managed, how the GDC investigates registrants and why this is changing slowly and how the profile of claims frequency in different clinical disciplines is shifting.

Timings

18:30 Registration

19:00 Lecture - Len D'Cruz

20:30 End of lecture and dinner

Learning objectives

  • Consider the background to the fears dentists have of litigation
  • Explore how complaints impact on practices
  • Review how the GDC investigates registrants and how that has evolved
  • Reflect on how claims and the risk of being sued is changing for the better.

Development outcomes

A and D

Meet the speaker

Len D'Cruz Len D'Cruz Head of BDA Indemnity

Len D’Cruz is a practising GDP and practice owner of a seven surgery mixed practice in North East London. He is also Head of BDA Indemnity. He is lead lecturer in the Masters programme in Dental Law and Ethics at Bedfordshire University and writes and presents regularly on a range of dento-legal topics and NHS regulations.

More information

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

We are looking for enthusiastic members to join the High Wycombe and Aylesbury Section committee. A role on the committee is a great way to get involved in the BDA at a local level and to help provide and shape local educational and networking events. It’s also great to have on your CV!

A brief description of the different roles in a committee is available here

[ https://www.bda.org/about-us/our-structure/branches-and-sections ]

The Section has the support of the centrally-based Local Services team who are on hand to help and advise on any aspect of running the Section and planning events.

If interested, or for more information, please contact us at [email protected]

The Beech House

16 Hill Avenue, Amersham HP6 5BW

Parking: There are two pay and display public car parks within five minutes walking distance of the Beech House, either a multi-storey by the station (HP6 5AP) or Sycamore Road car park (HP6 5EQ).

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