Colne View is a member of the BDA good practice scheme  
     
     
  BDA Good Practice Scheme  
     
 

The BDA Good Practice scheme was set up by the British Dental Association in February 2003 as a quality mark for dental practices.

The scheme sets a K-wide recognised standard of care by improving the quality of information about NHS and private treatment and making the cost and nature of the care readily available to patients.

  
 
 

 

Importantly it ensures that dentists communicate better with their patients and explain in a language that everyone can understand what treatment has been agreed and the cost implications.

The BDA Good Practice is a self-assessment audit, where everyone in a practice has to sign up to ten commitments about how patients are looked after and how the practice is managed. To comply with each commitment the practice has to prove they can meet a number of standards.

The scheme has been developed in liaison with the Patients' Assiciation to underline the profession's clear commitment to patient care.

 
     
  Details of the Scheme  
     
 

The BDA Good Practice Scheme is a practical self-audit tool to help practices comply with current legislation requirements and nationally recognised standards of good practice. Practices are required to meet 97 standards and to gather 52 pieces of evidence to demonstrate compliance with these standards.

First, practices identify those areas where good practice standards should be in place.

 
 
The commitment to good practice is ongoing and successful practices are awarded a plaque to demonstrate membership of the scheme and a commitment to quality, comfort and safety in dentistry for both patients and staff.
 
       
       
  Our Commitment to you under the Good Practice Scheme
       
  1. To provide dental care of consistently good quality, for all patients  
       
  2. To provide care that meets your patients' needs and wishes  
       
  3. To make your patients' treatment as comfortable and convenient as possible  
       
  4. To look after your patients' general health and safety while receiving dental care  
       
  5. To check for mouth cancer and tell your patients what you find  
       
  6. To follow the BDA's guidelines on infection control  
       
  7. To take part in continuing professional development to keep your skills and knowledge up-to-date  
       
  8. To train all staff in practice-wide work systems and review training plans once a year  
       
  9. To welcome feedback and deal promptly with any complaints  
       
  10. All members of the practice know of the need to ensure that dentists are working safely