Newsletter: September 2016
In this newsletter
We are pleased to advise that the Dental Council has published its 2015/16 Annual Report, available here on our website.
We are pleased to advise that the Dental Council has published its 2015/16 Annual Report, available here on our website. The report includes the audited financial statements to 31 March 2016 and information on all the Council’s operations, including registration and APC numbers, competence and conduct cases, and examinations and accreditation.
The report also includes a comprehensive update on how we have progressed on our five strategic priorities—some of the highlights are listed below.
In 2015/16, the Council:
Strategic priority—Standards
Complete and embed standards of clinical competence, cultural competence and ethical conduct
- Introduced the standards framework
- Finalised the transmissible major viral infections practice standard
- Finalised the infection prevention and control practice standard
Strategic priority—Engagement
Grow understanding of, and engagement with, the Dental Council
- Undertook our first engagement survey, receiving more than 1000 responses from practitioners and other stakeholders
- Led five forums and one webinar as part of our consultation on the standards framework
- Directly talked with hundreds of practitioners through proactively seeking out opportunities to meet them face-to-face
Strategic priority—Lifelong practitioner competence
Introduce an effective, quality assured framework for ongoing practitioner competence
- Began the review of the Council’s recertification policy and the development of a framework for ongoing practitioner competence
Strategic priority—A capable organisation
Ensure we have the policies, systems, skills and processes to deliver our functions – smarter, more consistently and in accordance with our principles and values
- Completed a human resources review of the Council staff, to ensure the organisation has the necessary capabilities and capacity to deliver the strategic plan
- Progressed work on a major review of the Council’s information technology systems
Strategic priority—Governance
Review and refresh our governance model
- Reviewed the Council’s governance operating model
- Agreed to move towards a risk-based governance model
- Adopted a performance measurement framework which will allow us to report to you on how well we are delivering on our strategic priorities
We hope you enjoy the report.