Clinical Governance in General Dental Practice

This book compares the methods of surveillance prevention and control of communicable diseases in countries selected for their different situations and approaches. Based on a comprehensive study including local interviews with key individuals supported by relevant reports and documents it highlights the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches and suggests practical improvements for change. Consultants public health professionals nurses and support staff with an interest in communicable disease control will find this book to be valuable reading.

Raj Rattan, Ruth Chambers, Gill Wakley

Part One: Introduction 1. What's new? 2. How to do it: Identify your practice development needs and your associated learning needs 3. What methods could you use to identify your practice development and learning needs? 4. The plan: Where do you want to be and how do you get there? 5. Setting your priorities for developing clinical governance 6. You have identified your learning needs: What happens now? 7. Baseline review Part Two: The 14 themes of clinical governance 8. Establishing and sustaining a learning culture 9. Managing resources and services 10. Establishing and disseminating a research and development culture 11. Reliable and accurate data 12. Evidence-based practice and policy 13. Confidentiality 14. Health gain 15. Coherent teamwork 16. Audit and evaluation 17. Meaningful patient involvement 18. Health promotion 19. Risk management 20. Accountability and performance 21. Core requirements Part Three: Quality improvement 22. The challenges of quality improvement