SCHEDULE 3OTHER CONTRACTUAL TERMS

PART 10MISCELLANEOUS

Quality assurance system78

1

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

2

The specified persons are—

a

any dental practitioner who performs services under the agreement; and

b

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

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.