Unfair ? Maybe- but not an employee…
Mark Farag v Dental Corporation Pty Ltd [2021] FWC 6290 In this decision of 8 November 2021, the Fair Work Commission considered an application for an unfair dismissal remedy
When your advisor is not a lawyer
Caruana v Dental Council of NSW [2021] NSWCATOD 179 Appeals against regulators should be about the practitioner not their 'representatives'. In this recent case in NSW, a dentist was
Complaint Management
Most professionals do not welcome complaints from the users of our services. Too many times a patient will have a genuine grievance as to their treatment and if they do
Reviewing Contracts – the Basics
Dentists are engaged often by independent contractor agreements and service and facility agreements. There is no such thing as a perfect agreement, well….. not from the perspective of both
Return to Practice and Recency of Practice
If you don’t ‘work’ as a dentist for a while, or think you are going to have some time off, then some care needs to be taken at registration
Easier to Search Now
The articles published here over the last 7 years are now categorised, so you can more easily find what you are looking for (I hope.) Just go to https://www.bwbarrister.com.au/articles/ or,
Independent in Name Only ?
Oral Health Therapists, Dental Therapists and Hygienists might be confused as to why with independent scope of practice as provided last July they - unlike prosthetists- do not have
Meaning of Casual Employment
WorkPac Pty Ltd v Rossato [2021] HCA 23 Introduction The recent decision has application for health professionals as employers. The judgement statement of the High Court sets out that: “The
What should I be aware of if I agree to have someone use my provider number ?
Dentists are usually issued with provider numbers without any great fuss if they have hold registration as a dental practitioner. They are responsible for seeing that all of the
The Problem with Provider Numbers
Third party payers- such as health funds and Medicare - have an increasing interest in the billing for services by non dentist dental practitioners under their provider number. As