DFT Wythenshawe - BDA (NW170518FWM)

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SubjectDFT Wythenshawe Scheme
DescriptionContracts – "Heartache or Happiness" The Regulations
Additional information

BDA

Committee Room ERC

9.30am - 12.30pm

VenueCommittee Room, Wythenshawe Hospital Education & Resource Centre, Manchester - Greater Manchester  View details
Date & timeThursday 18 May 2017, 09:30 to 12:30
LecturerBDA Lecturers  View details
Target audience

Mandatory: Foundation Dentist

Development outcomeNo development outcome
Course styleLecture
Core topicGDC Recommended Topic
Catering None
CPD hours3:00
CostNo charge
Aims

Contracts – "Heartache or Happiness"

  • A detailed talk on associate agreements by a legal expert.
  • The talk will cover the basic terms that should be included in an associate contract and the implications of certain clauses, especially those relating to finances; as well as common issues that cause dispute, including calculation and retention of fees and examples of case studies.
Objectives

The Regulations

To understand the key legal terminology (from the "Contracts" (3361) and "Charges" (3477) legislation) and specifically definitions of:

  • Course of treatment
  •  Mandatory treatment
  • Splitting
  • Urgent treatment
  • The session will feature an interactive discussion investigating the schemes understanding of these words with an open debate on case studies and examples of erroneous claiming including GDC cases.
Learning outcomes
  • FDs/VDPs will learn of the importance of having a written contract, obtaining legal advice on this contract and knowing where to obtain advice on associate agreements.
  • FDs/VDPs will understand their responsibility for accurate claiming. They will learn the important definitions within the Regulations and how these are interpreted. They will appreciate the need for accurate and full contemporaneous clinical records.