We have a comprehensive claims-made based dental malpractice indemnity insurance policy offering underwritten by local and international indemnity providers. We are accepting
quotation applications from all dental practitioners who are on the Dental Council register in Ireland. If you would like to receive a competitive
quotation please complete our application.
Benefits of the current 12 month cover offering
- Dental Indemnity and Professional Indemnity Claims Made Policy Wording
- Dental Indemnity Limits operate comply with GMS Scheme (HSE) limit requirements
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Competitive Annual Premiums - Cover for Dento Legal Work (included in policy limits)
- Legal Expenses for Regulatory Hearing, Inquest, e.g. Dental Council, Disciplinary Hearings etc.... (sub limit of €150,000)
- The current offering includes Run Off Cover automatically following death, permanent disablement or retirement
- €0 (Zero) Indemnity Policy Excess
- Cover for Good Samaritan Acts – Worldwide
Legal Team
A range of experienced law firms have been appointed to our indemnity schemes panel with CNA. We have worked closely with these firms to ensure they are appropriate for our schemes and to ensure they have the capacity to deliver the high end service which we expect from ourselves
Broking Team
David has also invested time and resources into developing strong relations with medical industry and governmental representatives who have provided assistance to Challenge when establishing the comprehensive offering available to private consultants and dentists today.
Ann O’Driscoll
Medico-Legal Advisor / Claims ManagementEmail: ann@challenge.ie
The Challenge Medico-Legal and Claims Management team is headed up by Ann O’Driscoll who is a solicitor and former nurse and midwife.
For the past 20 years, Ann has specialised in defending medical malpractice claims and representing doctors and nurses at inquests
and Fitness to Practice enquiries. She advises healthcare organisations on clinical risk, clinical governance and medico-legal matters.
She is highly regarded in both legal and healthcare circles. Ann is also a lecturer and examiner on the UCD Graduate Diploma
in Health Care (Risk Management and Quality) course. She is a sought-after speaker at healthcare conferences, seminars and study days.
Ann's approach to clinical and healthcare risk management is very much hands-on, with an emphasis on offering practical, safe solutions
to her clients' legal and business needs. She achieves this by combining her legal and clinical expertise with a large dose of common
sense. She is an accredited mediator.
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