This is a guide to the information published by Aughton Dental Practice. This guide is the dentists’ Publication Scheme as required by the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Key personnel
The Dentists are:
Dr Stephanie Brown GDC no. 73554
Dr Rachel Allan GDC no. 74373
Dr Nicole Kearsley GDC no.
Dr Alison Wood GDC no. 60567
(recently retired)
The Hygiene/Therapists are:
Andrea Daniels GDC no.132615
Holly Jones-Farley GDC no. 277983
Introduction
This Publication Scheme is a complete guide to the information routinely made available to the public by Aughton Dental Practice. It is not a complete list of publications since this will change as other things are produced, but it is a description of the classes of information that we provide. A full list of publications is available by contacting our Practice Manager who is responsible for our Scheme. This guide will be reviewed at regular intervals, and we will monitor its effectiveness.
How much do they cost?
All publications are free unless otherwise stated.
How are they published?
All of the information is available in hard copy from the Practice Manager. Some of the information can also be found on our practice website:
www.aughtondentalpractice.co.uk
Your Right to Information
As well as our published information, present and former patients of the practice have the right to access the personal information that we hold about them in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Details of how to do this is contained in the Practice Privacy Policy which is available from the reception.
Feedback
We have produced this guide in order to comply with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The purpose of the Act is to encourage organizations working for the public to be more open about the information they have. We welcome your views on additional classes of information which might be included and on the publications themselves. If you have any comments or suggestions about the scheme, please send them in writing to:
The Practice Manager,
Aughton Dental Practice,
27 Bold Lane,
Aughton,
Lancashire L39 6SG
aughtondental@btconnect.com
Classes of information
We hold various types of information which we review, retain or dispose of according to NHS rules.
Our information is classed into seven categories:
1. Who we are
2. Our services
3. Financial information
4. Information for patients and the public
5. Complaints
6. Our policies and procedures
7. This guide
Who we are
Details of all the dentists, the dental therapists and nurses are contained in the practice information leaflet and on the practice website. Details include name and General Dental Council registration number. The name of the practice manager is also included.
Our services
Information about our services is contained in the practice’s patient information leaflet which is available at Reception.
The information includes:
• Opening times
• Arrangements for emergency care
• Details of access to the premises for people with disabilities
• That we have two Dental Hygiene/Therapists
• Information about the care and treatment provided by the Practice
We offer all our registered NHS patients both NHS and private care (for example private teeth whitening), and this policy is reviewed regularly.
Financial information
We have information about:
• The cost of NHS treatment
• Entitlement to exemption and remission from NHS dental charges
• Our private charges
Our income from the NHS derives from an amount allocated to each individual dentist by NHS England, according to Units of Dental Activity (UDA’s) that we are contracted to carry out in that year.
Information for patients and the public
We make available information leaflets about:
Types of dental treatment
Healthy diet
Healthy teeth
Healthy gums
Implants
Smoking cessation
Dental X-rays
Other health information
Denplan information leaflets
NHS information leaflets
Copies of leaflets are available from reception.
Complaints
We have a practice complaints procedure, a copy of which is displayed in the reception area and is available from the Practice Manager.
Practice policies
We have policies and procedures which ensure that the practice operates in a safe and efficient manner.
These include:
• Data protection
• Data security
• Confidentiality
• Health and Safety
• Radiation protection
• Infection control
• Payments policy
• Equal opportunities
• Disability policy
Copies of the policies are available from Reception.
This guide
This guide will be reviewed regularly, and we will also keep the list of publications up to date. From January 2005 we have been required by the Freedom of Information Act to respond to requests from the public to access recorded information that we hold. There are some exemptions to this right and it does not change the rights of our patients to have all of their personal information kept strictly confidential and available to them on request. See our Data Protection Privacy Policy for our Patients for more information.
Further information
Aughton Dental Practice Website:
www.aughtondentalpractice.co.uk
Further information on the Freedom of Information Act is available from their website:
Should you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us