About us:
Our complaints procedure
We aim to provide great service to all our patients. If you are unhappy with the care you have received please let us know. We take complaints very seriously and welcome comments and criticisms that help us improve our service.
We expect every part of your experience with Bupa Dental Care to reflect our high-standards of customer care. If we have not met your expectations, please follow these steps to register your complaint.
Step 1
Contact your practice manager
Raising your concern with us directly means we can begin looking into it straight away. Contact your local practice first to discuss your complaint with the practice manager; they can often solve any issues swiftly and have all the necessary background information.
Step 2
Contact Bupa Dental Care Patient Complaint Team
If you are not satisfied with the response from your local Practice Manager, please contact the Bupa Dental Care Patient Complaint Team to discuss further. Contact details are listed below.
Contact Patient Complaint Team
Step 3
Contact your local NHS board, the Ombudsman, the CQC or other regulatory service.
If you are unhappy with the response you have received from the Patient Complaint Team, you have the option to raise your concerns with your local NHS board (please note that there are different NHS authorities for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland), the health service parliamentary ombudsman, the Care Quality Commission, the Dental Complaints Service, or other relevant regulatory service. Please note that there are different authorities for England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. We have included all contact details below.
Contact the ombudsman, CQC, or regulatorBupa Dental Care Patient Complaint Team
Patient Complaint Team
Bupa Dental Care
Vantage Office Park
Old Gloucester Road
Hambrook
Bristol
BS16 1GW
Tel : 01454 771594
NHS patients in England
NHS Commissioning Board
PO Box 16738
Redditch
B97 9PT
Tel : 0300 3112233
Email: england.contactus@nhs.net
To view the new dental complaints joint statement please open the complaints statement (PDF, 1MB).
NHS patients in Wales
If you have a complaint about your treatment or access to healthcare in Wales, please contact your Local Health Board:
NHS patients in Northern Ireland
If you have a complaint about your treatment or access to healthcare in Northern Ireland, please contact your Local Health and Social Care Board:
1st Floor
Ormeau Baths
18 Ormeau Avenue
Belfast BT2 8HS
Email: complaints.pcc@hscni.net
NHS patients in Scotland
If you have a complaint about your treatment or access to healthcare in Scotland, please contact your Local NHS Board:
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman
Millbank Tower
Millbank
London
Hambrook
SW1P 4QP
Tel : 0345 015 4033
For further information visit: www.ombudsman.org.uk
Care Quality Commission
Care Quality Commission
Citygate
Gallowgate
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 4PA
Tel : 03000 616161
For further information and to contact the Care Quality Commission visit: www.cqc.org.uk/contact-us
Private Patients in England and Scotland
Dental Complaints Service
Please note this service is for private patients only.
Dental Complaints Service, 37 Wimpole Street, London, W1G 8DQ
Tel : 020 8253 0800
For further information and to contact the Dental Complaints Service visit: dcs.gdc-uk.org/
General Dental Council
For further information and to contact the General Dental Council visit: www.gdc-uk.org/
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) Scotland
Healthcare Improvement Scotland is the regulator for independent healthcare services across Scotland and can accept complaints at any time from a complainant. Contact details are:
Independent Healthcare Team, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh, EH12 9E
Tel : 0131 623 4342
Patients in Wales
Healthcare Inspectorate Wales
Welsh Government
Rhydycar Business Park
Merthyr Tydfil
CF48 1UZ
Tel : 0300 062 8163
Email: hiw@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Patients in Northern Ireland
The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority
9th floor Riverside Tower
5 Lanyon Place
BT1 3BT
Tel : 02890 517 500
Email: info@rqia.org.uk
For further information and to contact the The Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (Northern Ireland) visit: www.nidirect.gov.uk/contacts/contacts-az/regulation-and-quality-improvement-authority-rqia
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Bupa Dental Care is a trading name of Oasis Dental Care Limited. Registered in England and Wales No: 00478127. Registered office: Bupa Dental Care, Vantage Office Park, Old Gloucester Road, Hambrook, Bristol, United Kingdom BS16 1GW.
Oasis Dental Care Limited has a number of trading names including Bupa Dental Care. For a list of all our different trading names please follow this link.
