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Dentists face a number of choices when seeking to obtain indemnity.
The General Dental Council (GDC) does not define 'appropriate indemnity', which makes it difficult to decide what is appropriate.
Some cover only provides clinical negligence cover when the dentist should also have legal expenses for a GDC investigation.
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British Dental Association. Your questions answered. Available at https://www.bda.org/Indemnity/faqs/Pages/index.aspx (accessed March 2023).
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D´Cruz, L. Indemnity - spoilt for choice?. Br Dent J 234, 585 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-5748-2
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41415-023-5748-2
