Your Privacy

Data protection privacy policy for patients

In providing your dental care and treatment, we will ask for information about you and your health. Occasionally, we may receive information from other providers who have been involved in providing your care. This privacy policy describes the type of personal information we hold, why we hold it and what we do with it.

Information that we collect

We may collect the following information about you:

* Personal details such as your name, date of birth, title / profession,  address, telephone number and email address

* Information about your dental and general health, including:

* Clinical records made by dentists and other dental professionals involved with your care and treatment

* X-rays, clinical photographs, impressions of your teeth and study models

* Medical and dental histories

* Treatment plans and consent

* Dates of your appointments

* Details of any complaints you have made and how these complaints were dealt with

* Correspondence with other health professionals or institutions

Details of the fees we have charged, the amounts you have paid and some payment details

Dr Lars Alexandersson is responsible for keeping secure the information about you that we hold.

Those at the practice who have access to your information include dentists and other dental professionals involved with your care and treatment, and the reception staff responsible for the management and administration of the practice.

How we use your information 

To provide you with the dental care and treatment that you need, we require up-to-date and accurate information about you.

We will share your information with dental hospital, other referral practices and any private dental plan provider for example Denplan, JDS or BUPA in connection with your dental treatment.

We will seek your preference for how we contact you about your dental care. Our usual methods are telephone / SMS, email or letter.

We may use your contact details to inform you of products and services available at our Practice.  If you wish to opt out of this please let the reception staff know.

Sharing information

Your information is normally used only by those working at the practice but there may be instances where we need to share it – for example, with:

* Your doctor

* The hospital or community dental services or other health professionals caring for you

* States department where you are claiming exemption

* Private dental schemes of which you are a member.

We will only disclose your information on a need-to-know basis and will limit any information that we share to the minimum necessary.

In certain circumstances or if required by law, we may need to disclose your information to a third party not connected with your health care like the police other law enforcement or government agencies.

Keeping your information safe

We store your personal information securely on our practice computer system. Your information cannot be accessed by those who do not work at the practice; only those working at the practice have access to your information. They understand their legal responsibility to maintain confidentiality and follow practice procedures to ensure this.

We take precautions to ensure security of the practice premises, the practice filing systems and computers

We use high-quality specialist dental software to record and use your personal information safely and effectively. Our computer system has a secure audit trail and we back-up information routinely.

Access to your information and other rights

You have a right to access the information that we hold about you and to receive a copy. You should submit your request to the practice in writing or by email. We do not usually charge you for copies of your information; if we pass on a charge, we will explain the reasons.

You can also request us to

* Correct any information that you believe is inaccurate or incomplete. If we have disclosed that information to a third party, we will let them know about the change

* Erase information we hold although you should be aware that, for legal reasons, we may be unable to erase certain information (for example, information about your dental treatment

* Stop using your information – for example, sending you reminders for appointments or information about our service

* Supply your information electronically to another dentist.

If you do not agree

If you do not wish us to use your personal information as described, you should discuss the matter with your dentist. If you object to the way that we collect and use your information, we may not be able to continue to provide your dental care.

If you have any concerns about how we use your information and you do not feel able to discuss it with your dentist or anyone at the practice, you should contact Jersey Data Protection  01534 716530   www.dataci.je Office of the Data Protection Commissioner, Brunel House, Old Street, St Helier, Jersey JE2 3RG

Note: In order to provide proper and safe dental care we may need to disclose personal information about you to other professionals involved in your care. Disclosures will take place on a need to know basis, between parties whose personnel are covered by strict confidentially rules. You are free to opt out of this but you must inform the dentist to ensure your notes are flagged. This will have no impact on the treatment being provided.