Denplan Quality Programme

The Denplan Quality Programme is a compulsory component of the Denplan Excel Accreditation Programme and is designed to encourage on-going professional and practice development in the face of changing clinical governance regulation and patient expectations.

To maintain Denplan Excel Accreditation, dentists are re-validated every 18 months by trained advisors. To help maintain clinical governance compliance and best practice, during every third assessment advisors will undertake a more detailed Practice Assessment with continued support from Denplan in helping you meet and exceed clinical governance standards.

The Denplan Quality Programme is based on a list of 'Essential' items or procedures with which your practice must comply. Some of these are legal or statutory requirements, while others are considered by professional consensus to form part of good practice recommendations.

'Essential' items cover:

• infection control
• the Environmental Protection Act
• ionising Radiation Regulations
• management of patient collapse
• record keeping
• complaints handling
• professional indemnity
• post-graduate education
• out-of-hours emergency cover.

Quality Programme: benefits for your practice

• compliance with standards of clinical governance and assurance that you are meeting or exceeding statutory requirements
• professional support to help you practise in line with up-to-date legislation and professional best practice
• a structured, proven programme of continual improvement and monitoring.

Quality Programme: benefits for your patients

• reassures them that their dentist is practising in line with current good practice recommendations and is complying with current legislation
• reassures them that their dentist is committed to quality care and continuous improvement, and has their best interests at heart.