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1 The correct answer is h). The workplace must be able to contact their patient base for reasons such as this so that the business can continue to function. If patients leave no address, the workplace would have to wait until the patient contacted them before an appointment could be booked. Similarly, the workplace would be unable to advise patients of holiday closures or changes to opening times, events that could cause considerable inconvenience to all.

2 The correct answer is a). There is an equivalent statute for access to a deceased patient’s records in Northern Ireland – the Access to Health Records (Northern Ireland) Order 1993.

3 The correct answer is b). This is a separate entity from a patient giving consent for treatment, where it must be informed, specific and given by the patient or the guardian/carer to be valid. Consent in relation to marketing of the dental workplace should be a signed statement by patients agreeing that they are ‘opting in’ to receive marketing information or are giving their written permission for the workplace to reproduce information about them in their marketing literature that would allow others to identify the patient.

4 The correct answer is g). The workplace must abide by tax laws and the requirements of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to operate a salary and wages system for its employees. This is a legal obligation to ensure that all personnel are paying the correct amount of tax and National Insurance to the government.

5 The correct answer is e). The information released is often used to highlight issues of inequality or safety but cannot contain any personal information about the persons or patients involved. Only statistical information can be released.