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MINT DENTAL CARE
MINT DENTAL CARE
MINT DENTAL CARE

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Privacy Notice
This privacy notice applies to anyone who interacts with us about our products and services ('you', 'your'), in any way (for example, by email, through our website, by phone, through our app). We will give you further privacy information if necessary for specific contact methods or concerning particular products or services.
This privacy notice applies to you if you ask us about, buy, or use our products and services. It describes how we handle your information, regardless of the way you contact us (for example, by email, through our website, by phone, through our app, and so on). We will provide you with further information or notices if necessary, depending on the way we interact with each other; for example, if you use our apps, we may give you privacy notices which apply just to a particular type of information which we collected through that app.
We collect personal information from you and third parties (anyone acting on your behalf, for example, NHS and private hospitals referral service, dental laboratory, IT support, health-care providers, and so on).
Please see below for more information.
Where you provide us with information about other people, you must make sure that they have seen a copy of this privacy notice and are comfortable with you giving us their information.
We collect personal information from you:
through your contact with us, including by phone (we may record or monitor phone calls to make sure we are keeping to legal rules, codes of practice and internal policies, and for quality assurance purposes), by email, through our websites, through our apps, by post, by filling in application or other forms, by entering competitions, through social media or face-to-face (for example, in medical consultations, diagnosis and treatment).
We also collect information from other people and organisations.
For all our customers, we may collect information from:
your parent or guardian, if you are under 18 years old;
a family member, or someone else acting on your behalf;
doctors, other clinicians and health-care professionals, hospitals, clinics, and other health-care providers;
any service providers who work with us in relation to your product or service, if we don't provide it to you direct, such as providing you with apps, medical treatment, dental treatment or health assessments;
organisations, such as Reputation.com; fraud-detection and credit-reference agencies; and sources that are available to the public, such as the edited electoral register or social media.
If we provide you with insurance products and services, we may collect information from:
the primary member, if you are a dependant under a family insurance policy;
your employer, if an insurance policy covers you your employer has taken out;
brokers and other agents (this may be your broker if you have one, or your employer's broker if they have one); and
other third parties we work with, such as agents working on our behalf, other insurers and reinsurers, actuaries, auditors, solicitors, translators and interpreters, tax advisers, debt-collection agencies, credit-reference agencies, fraud-detection agencies (including health-insurance counter-fraud groups), regulators, data-protection supervisory authorities, health-care professionals, other health-care providers and medical-assistance providers.
If we provide you with dental care services, we may collect information from:
your employer, if you are covered by a contract for services your employer has taken out or if we are providing occupational health services;
brokers and other agents (this may be your broker if you have one, or your employer's broker if they have one), and those paying for the products or services we provide to you, including other insurers, public-sector commissioners, and embassies.
What we use your personal information for
We process your data for the purposes set out in this privacy notice. We have also set out some legal reasons why we may process your personal information (these depend on what category of personal information we are processing). We normally process standard personal information if this is necessary to provide the services set out in a contract, it is in our or a third party's legitimate interests, or it is required or allowed by any law that applies.
Please see below for more information about this and the reasons why we may need to process special category information.
By law, we must have a lawful reason for processing your personal information. We process standard personal information about you if this is:
necessary to provide the services set out in a contract − if we have a contract with you, we will process your personal information in order to fulfil that contract (that is, to provide you and your dependants with our products and services);
in our or a third party's legitimate interests − details of those legitimate interests are set out in more detail below;
required or allowed by law.
We process special category information about you because:
it is necessary for the purposes of preventive or occupational medicine, to assess whether you are able to work, medical diagnosis, to provide health or social care or treatment, or to manage health-care or social-care systems (including to monitor whether we are meeting expectations relating to our clinical and non-clinical performance);
it is necessary for an insurance purpose (for example, advising on, arranging, providing or managing an insurance contract, dealing with a claim made under an insurance contract, or relating to rights and responsibilities arising in connection with an insurance contract or law);
it is necessary to establish, make or defend legal claims (for example, claims against us for insurance);
it is necessary for the purposes of preventing or detecting an unlawful act in circumstances where we must carry out checks without your permission so as not to affect the outcome of those checks (for example, anti-fraud and anti-money-laundering checks or to check other unlawful behaviors, or carry out investigations with other insurers and third parties for the purpose of detecting fraud);
it is necessary for use designed to protect the public against dishonesty, malpractice or other seriously improper behavior (for example, investigations in response to a safeguarding concern, a member's complaint or a regulator (such as the NHS Grampian or the General Dental Council) telling us about an issue);
it is in the public interest, in line with any laws that apply;
It is information that you have made public, or we have your permission. As is best practice, we will only ask you for permission to process your personal information if there is no other legal reason to process it. If we need to ask for your consent, we will make it clear that this is what we are asking for and ask you to confirm your choice to give us that permission. If we cannot provide a product or service without your permission, we will make this clear when we ask for your approval. If you later withdraw your consent, we will no longer be able to provide you with a product or service that relies on having your permission.


CHILD PROTECTION POLICY
We are committed to protecting children from harm. Our dental team accepts and recognises our responsibilities to develop an awareness of the issues which cause children harm.
We will endeavor to safeguard children by:
Adopting child protection guidelines through procedures and a code of conduct for the dental team
Making staff and patients aware that we take child protection seriously and respond to concerns about the welfare of children
Sharing information about concerns with agencies who need to know and involving parents and children appropriately
Following the procedures for staff recruitment and selection carefully
Providing effective management for staff by ensuring access to supervision, support, and training
We are also committed to reviewing our policy and good practice at regular intervals.
Our Child Protection Policy
A suitable child protection policy for a dental practice should affirm the practice's commitment to protecting children from harm and should explain how this will be achieved. The strategy by itself is not enough, however. Our procedures for safeguarding children also involves:
Listening to children
Providing information for children
Providing a safe and child-friendly environment
Having other relevant policies and procedures in place
Create an environment in which children know their concerns will be listened to and taken seriously. You can communicate this to children by:
Asking for their views when discussing dental treatment options, seeking their consent to dental treatment in addition to parental consent
Involving them when you ask patients for feedback about our practice
Listening carefully and taking them seriously if they make a disclosure abuse
Providing Information To Children
To support children and families, you can provide information about:
Local services are giving advice or activities like Childsmile.
Sources of help in time of crisis, for example, NSPCC Child Protection Helpline, NPCC Kids Zone Website, Childline, Samaritans
*UPDATED CONTACT DETAILS CAN BE OBTAINED FROM THE INTERNET*
Providing A Safe And Child-Friendly Environment
Taking steps to ensure that areas where children are seen, are welcoming and secure with facilities to play
Considering whether young people would wish to be seen alone or accompanied by their parents
Ensuring that staff never put themselves in vulnerable situations by seeing young people without a chaperone
Ensuring that your practice has safe recruitment procedures in place


Other Relevant Policies And Procedures
Clinical governance policies that you already have in place will contribute to your practice being effective in safeguarding children. Relevant policies and procedures include:
Safe staff recruitment procedures: making potential job applicants aware of our child protection policy, checking gaps in employment history, requesting proof of identity, and taking up references
Complaints procedure so that children or parents attending your practice can raise any concerns about the actions of your staff that may put children at risk of harm
Public interest disclosure policy (underperformance policy) so that staff can raise concerns if practice procedures or action of other staff members puts children at risk of harm
Code of conduct for staff clarifying the conduct necessary for ethical practice, particularly related to maintaining appropriate boundaries in relationships with children and young people (including a statement that staff members will be chaperoned when attending to unaccompanied children)
Members of the dental team are in a position where they may observe the signs of child abuse or neglect or hear something that causes them concern about a child.
The dental team has an ethical responsibility to find out about and follow local procedures for child protection and to follow them if a child is or might be at risk of abuse or neglect. There is also a responsibility to ensure that children are not at risk from members of the profession.
The dental team is not responsible for making a diagnosis of child abuse or neglect, just for sharing concerns appropriately. 
Abuse and neglect are described in four categories:
The Safeguarding Lead for the practice is Dr. Joanna Prystupa; any queries or concerns can be discussed with herself.
Physical abuse - may involve hitting, shaking, throwing, poisoning, burning or scalding, drowning, suffocating, or otherwise causing physical harm to a child. It may also be caused by a parent or carer fabricating the symptoms of or deliberately causing illness in a child. Orofacial trauma occurs in at least 50% of children diagnosed with physical abuse – and a child with one injury may have further injuries that are not visible.
Emotional abuse - is the persistent emotional maltreatment causing severe and persistent adverse effects on the child's emotional development. It may involve conveying to children that they are worthless or unloved, inadequate, or valued only insofar as they meet the needs of the other person.

It may feature:

Age or developmentally inappropriate expectations being imposed on children
Interactions that are beyond the child's developmental capability
Overprotection and limitation of exploration and learning
Preventing the child from participating in normal social interaction
Seeing or hearing the ill‐treatment of another
Causing children frequently to feel frightened or in danger
Exploitation or corruption of children.
Sexual abuse - involves forcing or enticing a child or young person to take part in sexual activities, whether or not the child is aware of what is happening. The activities may involve physical contact, including penetrative (for example, rape, buggery) or non‐penetrative acts. They may include non‐contact activities, such as involving children in looking at, or in the production of, pornographic material or watching sexual activities or encouraging children to behave in sexually inappropriate ways.
Neglect - is the persistent failure to meet the child's basic physical and/or psychological needs, likely to result in the serious impairment of the child's health or development. It may occur in pregnancy as a result of maternal substance abuse.
Once a child is born, neglect may involve a parent or carer:
Failing to provide adequate food and clothing, shelter
Failing to protect a child from physical and emotional harm or danger
Failure to ensure adequate supervision
Failure to ensure access to appropriate medical care or treatment
Neglect of, or unresponsiveness to, a child's basic emotional needs.
If You Are Worried About A Child – Practical Steps
It is uncommon for dentists to see patients with signs of child abuse, and, generally, dentists are not in a position to assess all the factors involved. But where you have concerns about a child who may have been abused, and there is no satisfactory explanation, prompt action is important.
Ask Yourself
Could the injury have been caused accidentally? If so, how?
Does the explanation for the injury fit the age and clinical findings?
If the explanation of the cause is consistent with the injury, is this itself within the normally acceptable limits of behaviour?
If there has been any delay in seeking advice, are there good reasons for this?
Does the story of the accident vary?
Observe
The relationship between the parent/carer and child
The child's reaction to other people
The child's reaction to dental examinations
Any comments made by the child or parent/carer that give concern about the
child's upbringing or lifestyle


Discuss your concerns with an appropriate colleague or someone you can trust. If you remain concerned, informal advice could be sought first from your local social services without disclosing the child's name. This will help you decide whether you should make a formal referral – by telephone so that you can directly discuss your concerns.
Seek permission to refer It is good practice to explain your concerns to the child and parents, informing them of your intention to refer and seek their consent – being open and honest from the start results in better outcomes for the children. Do not, however, discuss your
concerns with the parents where 
The discussion might put the child at greater risk
The discussion would impede a police investigation or social work enquiry
Sexual abuse by a family member, or organised or multiple abuse is suspected
Fabricated or induced illness is suspected
Parents or carers are being violent or abusive, and discussion would place you or others at risk
It is not possible to contact parents or carers without causing undue delay in making the referral.
Where There Is Serious Physical Injury Arising From Suspected Abuse
Refer the child to the nearest hospital Accident and Emergency Department with the consent of the person having parental responsibility or care of the child Advise the A&E Department in advance (by telephone) that the patient is coming
If consent is not obtained, the Duty Social Worker at the local Social Services
Department or the police should be told of the suspected abuse by telephone so that the necessary action can be taken to safeguard the welfare of the child
A telephone referral to Social Services must be confirmed in writing within 48 hours, repeating all relevant facts of the case and an explicit statement of why you are concerned. The telephone discussion should be clearly documented – who said what, what decisions were made, and the agreed unambiguous action plan.
Where the less serious injury is recorded or there is a concern for the physical or emotional well‐being of the child, discuss the appropriate reporting procedures and your concerns with a senior local colleague, such as a hospital consultant, dental adviser or consultant in Dental Public Health or contact the health professional for child protection at the local Grampian Health Board.
Recording and reporting
Reports should be restricted to:
The nature of the injury
Facts to support the possibility that the injuries are suspicious
Attendance of the referring dentist may be required by the Social Services
Department at a case conference or if there is a court hearing, so comprehensive
written records of the injuries and its history (as reported) must be kept together with clinical photographs.
Marketing and preferences
We may use your personal information to send you marketing by post, by phone, through social media, by email and by text.
We can only use your personal information to send you marketing material if we have your permission or a legitimate interest as described above.
If you don't want to receive emails and texts from us you can tell us by contacting us on 01467 621 264 at any time.
Otherwise, you can always contact us on mintdentalinverurie@gmail.com to update your contact preferences.
You have the right to object to direct marketing and profiling (the automated processing of your information to help us evaluate certain things about you, for example, your personal preferences and your interests) relating to direct marketing. Please see the section about your rights for more details.
Your Rights
You have the right to access your information and to ask us to correct any mistakes and delete and restrict the use of your information. You also have the right to object to us using your information, to ask us to transfer of information you have provided, to withdraw permission you have given us to use your information, and to ask us not to use automated decision-making, which will affect you. 
For more information, see below.
You have the following rights (certain exceptions apply).
Right of access: the right to make a written request for details of your personal information and a copy of that personal information
Right to rectification: the right to have inaccurate data about you corrected or removed
Right to erasure ('right to be forgotten'): the right to have certain personal information about you erased
Right to restriction of processing: the right to request that your personal information is only used for restricted purposes
Right to object: the right to object to the processing of your personal information in cases where our processing is based on the performance of a task carried out in the public interest, or we have let you know the processing is necessary for our or a third party's legitimate interest. You can object to our use of your information for profiling purposes where it is in relation to direct marketing
Right to data portability: the right to ask for the personal information you have made available to us to be transferred to you or a third party in machine-readable formats
Right to withdraw consent: the right to withdraw any consent you have previously given us to handle your personal information. If you withdraw your consent, this will not affect the lawfulness of Bupa's use of your personal information prior to the withdrawal of your consent and we will let you know if we will no longer be able to provide you your chosen product or service
Right in relation to automated decisions: you have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing which produces legal effects concerning you or similarly significantly affects you, unless it is necessary for entering into a contract with you, it is authorised by law or you have given your explicit consent. We will let you know when such decisions are made, the lawful grounds we rely on and the rights you have.
Please note: Other than your right to object to the use of your data for direct marketing (and profiling to the extent used for the purposes of direct marketing), your rights are not absolute: they do not always apply in all cases and we will let you know in our correspondence with you how we will be able to comply with your request.
If you make a request, we will ask you to confirm your identity if we need to, and to provide information that helps us to understand your request better. If we do not meet your request, we will explain why.
In order to exercise your rights please contact mintdentalinverurie@gmail.com
If you have any questions, comments, complaints or suggestions in relation to this notice, or any other concerns about the way in which we process information about you, please contact us at mintdentalinverurie@gmail.com
You also have a right to make a complaint to your local privacy supervisory authority.
You can also lodge a complaint with another supervisory authority which is based in the country or territory where:
you are living,
you work, or
the alleged infringement took place.
Legitimate Interest
We process your personal information for a number of legitimate interests, including managing all aspects of our relationship with you, for marketing, to help us improve our services and products, and in order to exercise our rights or handle claims. More detailed information about our legitimate interests is set out below.
Legitimate interest is one of the legal reasons why we may process your personal information. Taking into account your interests, rights and freedoms, legitimate interests which allow us to process your personal information include:
to manage our relationship with you, our business and third parties who provide products or services for us (for example, to check that you have received a service that you're covered for, to validate invoices and so on);
to provide health-care services on behalf of a third party (for example, your employer);
to make sure that claims are handled efficiently and to investigate complaints (for example, we may ask your treatment provider for information to make sure we receive accurate information and to monitor the quality of your treatment and care);
to keep our records up to date and to provide you with marketing as allowed by law;
You can contact us to ask about your rights.


Transferring information outside the European Economic Area (EEA)
We deal with many international organisations and use global information systems. As a result, we transfer your personal information to countries outside the EEA (the EU member states plus Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland) for the purposes set out in this privacy notice. Not all countries outside the EEA have data-protection laws that are similar to those in the EEA and if so, the European Commission may not consider those countries as providing an adequate level of data protection.
We take steps to make sure that, when we transfer your personal information to another country, appropriate protection is in place, in line with data-protection laws. Often, this protection is set out under a contract with the organisation who receives that information. For more information about this protection, please contact us at mintdentalinverurie@gmail.com
How long we keep your personal information
We keep your personal information in line with set periods calculated using the following criteria:
1. How long have you been a customer with us, the types of products or services you have with us? And when you stop being our customer-
2. How long is it reasonable to keep records to show we have met the obligations we have to you and by law?
3. Are there any time limits for making a claim?
4. Are there any periods for keeping information which is set by law or recommended by regulators, professional bodies, or associations.
5 Are there any relevant proceedings that apply?
If you would like more information about how long we will keep your information for, please contact us at mintdentalinverurie@gmail.com