Paragraph 80 Quality assurance system

(1)

The contractor shall establish and operate a practice based quality assurance system which is applicable to all the persons specified in sub-paragraph (2).

(2)

The specified persons are—

(a)

any dental practitioner who performs services under the contract; and

(b)

any other person employed or engaged by the contractor to perform or assist in the performance of services under the contract.

(3)

A contractor shall ensure that in respect of its practice based quality assurance system, it has nominated a person (who need not be connected with the contractor's practice) to be responsible for operating that system.

(4)

In this paragraph, “a practice based quality assurance system” means one which comprises a system to ensure that—

(a)

effective measures of infection control are used;

(b)

all legal requirements relating to health and safety in the workplace are satisfied;

(c)

all legal requirements relating to radiological protection are satisfied; and

(d)

any requirements of the General Dental Council in respect of the continuing professional development of dental practitioners are satisfied.