Denists Professional Indemnity Insurance – Make sure you’re covered
If you haven’t done it for a while, now is the time to review your professional indemnity insurance (PII) arrangements to make sure that you are compliant with the registration standard.
To practise as a dental practitioner, you are required to hold appropriate PII – it’s a requirement of the National Law, it’s a requirement of the registration standard, and it’s an important part of keeping the public safe.
When regular AHPRA Registration renewal is due, you’ll need to declare you hold PII. Before you make this declaration, the Dental Board suggests you:
- Check your PII coverage – is it current?
- Set yourself a reminder for when your policy is due to be renewed.
- If you’re a graduate, get your PII sorted out before you start practising.
- If you are working as a volunteer or in an unpaid position you are still required to have appropriate professional indemnity insurance arrangements in place.
- If you’ve changed your credit card or bank details, or your email address or phone number, check in with your provider to make sure they have your up-to-date details
What if you find out you’re not appropriately covered ?
- Stop practising immediately.
- Notify Ahpra. You must do this within seven days using the Notice of certain events form: Form – NOCE-00 – Notice of Certain Events.
- Note that if you have a gap in PII and fail to notify Ahpra at the time but instead declare the gap later, you will have failed to comply with your obligations under the National Law.
General advice on this website has been prepared without taking into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Before acting on the advice, consider its appropriateness. Always read the Product Disclosure Document of an insurer before considering whether to take a policy of insurance. General insurance services are provided by Experien General Insurance Services Pty Ltd ABN 77 151 269 279 AFS Licence No. 430190 (EGIS) trading as Experien Insurance Services. For Dental Professional Indemnity Insurance, EGIS is an agent of an insure and is not an insurer.
