It is our aim to always have satisfied patients, to meet your expectations of care and service and to resolve any complaints as efficiently, effectively and politely as possible. We take complaints very seriously, we investigate them in a full and fair way and take great care to protect your confidentiality. We learn from complaints to improve our care and service. We will never discriminate against patients who have made a complaint. 

If you are not entirely satisfied with any aspect of our care or service please let us know as soon as possible to allow us to address your concerns promptly. 

Mandy Wright is the Complaints Manager and will be your personal contact to assist you with any complaints. If your verbal complaint is not resolved to your satisfaction within 24 hours or if you complain in writing, the Complaints Manager will acknowledge it in writing within 3 working days and will aim to provide a full response in writing as soon as is practical.

If the Complaints Manager is unavailable, we will take brief details about the complaint and will arrange for her to contact you as soon as she is available.  We will keep comprehensive and confidential records of your complaint, which will be stored securely and only be accessible by those who need to know about your complaint.

If the complaint investigation takes longer than anticipated, the Complaints Manager will contact you at least every ten working days to keep you informed of the reason for the delay, the progress of the investigation and the proposed date it will be completed.

When the investigation has been completed, you will be informed of its outcome and any solutions we may be able to offer. These solutions could include replacing treatment, refunding fees paid, referring you for specialist treatments or other solutions that meet your needs and resolve the complaint.

We regularly analyse patient complaints to learn from them and to improve our services. That’s why we always welcome your feedback, comments, suggestions and complaints. If after our in-house complaints process you are still dissatisfied, please see the 'useful contacts' for details of how to take your complaint further.

USEFUL CONTACTS   

Mandy Wright, Practice Manager

St Agnes Dental Practice, York House, 9 British Road, St Agnes, Cornwall, TR5 0TX

Tel: 01872 552353

If you do not feel you can raise a complaint about your NHS service directly with us, you can address your complaint directly to NHS Cornwall and The Isles of Scilly Integrated Care Board at ciosicb.complaints@nhs.net with 'For the attention of the complaints team' in the subject line.

For private dental treatment you can contact the GDC private dental complaints service within 12 months of the treatment or within 12 months of becoming aware of the issue by calling 020 8253 0800 or visiting www.dentalcomplaints.org.uk

If you are still unhappy about your NHS complaint, you can contact the Parliamentary Health Ombudsman (England): by calling 0345 015 4033 or visiting www.ombudsman.org.uk

You can also contact The Care Quality Commission (CQC) who regulates private and NHS dental care services in England by calling 03000 616161. They can take action against a service provider that is not meeting their standards.

The General Dental Council is responsible for regulating all dental professionals. You can complain using their online form at www.gdc.uk.org or contact them on information@gdc-org.uk or by calling 020 7167 6000.