Facts and fiction

In the January issue of The Dentist (Vol 31 No 1) we published an article by Christopher Dean of The Dental Law Partnership entitled ‘Am I my associates’ keeper?’ The article covered the issue of vicarious liability and references a case involving Dental Protection Limited. Following the article’s publication I was in contact with David Croser, communications manager at Dental Protection, who kindly offered us the opportunity to reproduce a piece recently placed in Dental Protection’s in house magazine Riskwise giving their response. Following this, and to ensure we are not misrepresenting the subject of vicarious liability, Alex Hall of Meade King LLP covers the topic in depth in an article beginning on page 16. Here is the article which appeared in Dental Protection’s Riskwise: