The Practice has always been committed to professional development. Whether through training to obtain extra qualifications, attendance of courses, study group's or by in house reviews. To date we are the only practice in the solent area to have signed up to this audit.

The practice has passed an audit by the British Dental Association and has now been awarded a Certificate of excellence.

The ethic of the scheme is embodied by ten points:

• The Good Practice Commitment
• We aim to provide dental care of consistently good quality, for all patients.
• We only provide care that meets your needs and wishes.
• We aim to make your treatment as comfortable and convenient as possible.
• We look after your general health and safety while you are receiving dental care.
• We follow the British Association's guidelines on infection control.
• We check for mouth cancer and tell you what we find.
• We take part in continuing professional development to keep our skills and knowledge up-to-date.
• We train all staff in practice-wide work systems and review training plans once a year.
• We welcome feedback and deal promptly with any complaints.

Every member of the practice is aware of the need to work safely under General Dental Council guidelines.

We are getting involved, with the expectation of keeping up with the new standards in general practice and therefore being able to give a better service.