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Tackling stress in the dental workforce…
MENTAL HEALTH
Stress, anxiety and profes- sional burnout are the topics of discussion at a special meeting to be held at the new Clyde Dental Centre on St Vincent Street in Glasgow. The event, on 19 September
between 7 and 9pm, will be hosted by Dr Bobby Broad- foot and include a talk by Steven Purcell, former leader of Glasgow City Council. Steven played an instru-
mental part in bringing the 2014 Commonwealth Games to Glasgow and led the bid team that mustered support for the Games. Often talked of as a future leader of the Scot- tish Labour Party, Steven quit his high-profile position in March 2010, citing stress and exhaustion as the reason behind his resignation. At the meeting, he will discuss the factors that led to
his breakdown and the steps that he took to help rebuild his life. Many dentists will be able to relate to these work-related pressures and Steven will give an insight to stress, anxiety and its management from a non- dental perspective. The meeting will be
addressed by Dr Bobby Broad- foot, a well-known face to dentists in Scotland. He now supports and counsels dentists suffering from the effects of stress, anxiety and professional burnout. Dentists are prone to anxiety and clinical depression and this can have an impact on both their professional and personal lives. He will discuss how the nature of clinical practice and the personality traits common among many dentists can lead to anxiety, burnout and depression and identify prevention and management strategies. The lack of organised profes-
Bobby Broadfoot Below: Steven Purcell
sional support for colleagues faced with such issues will be addressed, as will how support could be provided either through individual counselling or the creation of a self-help group.
Warnings over new GP17 form PAPERWORK RISK
Dentists who fail to pay close attention to the new GP17 form will run the risk of missing out on payments due to late submission of claims. The new form was intro-
duced at the beginning of July and differs from the previous version in a number of respects. Practitioner Services has set up roadshows, online teaching and a helpdesk in a co-ordinated effort to avoid any confusion. However, Doug Hamilton,
dental adviser at medical and dental defence organisation
MDDUS, said: “Members should be particularly mindful of the new requirement to provide details regarding incomplete treatment. There are now two boxes, one which stipulates that the patient has failed to return and the other that the patient has withheld consent to further treatment. “At first glance, it is
difficult to identify the reason for this inclusion. It may have relevance where claim forms are opened and closed in quick succession, a pattern which tends to come under close scrutiny, particularly where
circumvention of the prior approval limit is suspected. “However, it is perhaps more
likely that this information will be used to tighten up the recently activated three-month time bar.” This regulation provides
that, where submission of a claim is delayed by more than three months, the form will be returned to the practitioner without payment. Hamilton also warns prac- titioners to note the option to mark a claim as a free replace- ment. He advises that this is not a relaxation of last year’s
Doug Hamilton
decision to revoke this conces- sion, merely an option for free replacements in trauma cases – the definition of which make this claim very restrictive.
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® For more information on the meeting, which costs £45 and includes two hours of verifiable CPD, call Lisa on 0141 204 1121 or email
mail@clydedental.com
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