a practice based quality assurance systemmeans one which comprises— a a system to ensure that all dental care provided is of a consistent quality, b a system to ensure that effective measures of infection control are used, c a system to ensure that all legal requirements relating to health and safety in the workplace are satisfied, d a system to ensure that all legal requirements relating to radiological protection are satisfied, and e a system to ensure that any requirements of the General Dental Council in respect of the continuing professional development of dentists are satisfied. 31G 1 Subject to sub-paragraph (3), a dentist whose name is included in the dental list shall provide to
clinical audit activitiesmeans activities which involve the systematic and critical analysis of the quality of dental care provided by the dentist, including the processes used by him for diagnosis, intervention and treatment and his use of resources, and may include peer review by means of participation in meetings of a group of not less than 4 dentists where such a group considers the quality and performance of specific treatments and approaches to treatment, and • “the relevant period” means— (a) subject to head (b) below, where a dentist’s name is included in a dental list and he is providing dental services— (a) on 24th May 2001, the period of three years commencing on that date, (ii) from a date after 24th May 2001, the period of three years commencing with that later date, and each successive period of three years thereafter;
the relevant periodmeans— (a) subject to head (b) below, where a dentist’s name is included in a dental list and he is providing dental services— (a) on 24th May 2001, the period of three years commencing on that date, (ii) from a date after 24th May 2001, the period of three years commencing with that later date, and each successive period of three years thereafter;