Compliance
Browse 4 Compliance articles on the DentiPoint blog — guides, tips and updates for UK dental practices on the topics that matter to your team.
GDPR & Patient Data Protection for UK Dental Practices
A plain-English guide to GDPR for UK dental practices: how long to keep patient records, the data processing agreements you need, privacy notices, whether you need a DPO, and how secure software carries most of the compliance load.
The DentiPoint Team · 28 Oct 2026 · 9 min read
Dental Record Keeping Guidelines: A UK Practice Guide
Dental record keeping guidelines in the UK come from the GDC, NHS England's consensus standards and the College of General Dentistry. What a dental record must contain, how to correct it without breaking trust, how long to keep it, and what to look for in electronic records.
The DentiPoint Team · 26 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
CQC Compliance Checklist for Dental Practices
Registering with CQC is only the start. This practical checklist turns CQC’s five key questions and single assessment framework into a plain, actionable list for dental practice owners and managers — so you can close gaps before an inspector finds them.
The DentiPoint Team · 26 Oct 2026 · 8 min read
Cloud Backup and Data Security for Dental Practices: What CQC and GDPR Actually Require
A plain-English guide to dental practice data security and backup: encryption, individual logins, off-site backups, disaster recovery, and what CQC inspectors and GDPR actually expect.
The DentiPoint Team · 13 Oct 2026 · 8 min read