Press releases

APPG for Healthcare Workers to highlight areas of concern for healthcare professionals

19 March 2025

The new All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Healthcare Workers held its inaugural meeting yesterday in parliament.

DDU responds to government report into fixing NHS dentistry

3 February 2025

The Dental Defence Union (DDU) has called on the government to implement new measures aimed at reforming NHS dentistry services.

DDU responds to government report on NHS finances

30 January 2025

Controlling clinical negligence costs should be part of government plans for improving finances.

DDU members can learn about periodontal disease via e-learning resource

8 January 2025

The DDU has relaunched its periodontal disease e-learning resource, in collaboration with the British Society of Periodontology and Implant Dentistry (BSP).

DDU responds to GDC report on deaths by suicide during investigations

5 November 2024

Between one and three dental professionals under investigation died by suicide over a four-year period.

Dental professionals warned over tooth jewellery requests this Halloween

31 October 2024

Patient requests to have tooth jewellery applied pose an ethical dilemma .

DDU hopes for positive impact on claims costs after change to PI discount rate

30 September 2024

The personal injury discount rate (PIDR) in Scotland and Northern Ireland is to be increased.

DDU calls on government to prioritise regulatory reform

23 September 2024

The DDU is taking the concerns of the profession direct to Westminster - and top of the list is reform of the GDC’s fitness to practise processes.

DDU successfully supports member facing a clinical negligence claim

3 September 2024

A dental professional who faced a clinical negligence claim has shared how the Dental Defence Union (DDU) supported them during the subsequent legal proceedings and trial.

Prestigious royal award for DDU membership team training programme

19 August 2024

The excellence of the Dental Defence Union’s training for its membership team has once more been recognised by HRH the Princess Royal.