Entry Level Dental Clinics Certification Programme
Entry Level Dental Clinics Certification : The program has been designed
keeping in mind the Dental clinics which are aspiring to begin Quality and safety
practices but need time to establish and learn the quality parameters. Entry Level
Programme is a certification program having validity of certificate for 2 years. The
Entry Level standards have been made easy to understand with bare minimum
requirements to motivate and encourage clinics to join the mission of quality and
certification. A seal of NABH would not only encourage the clinic but also builds
confidence of patients into healthcare delivery and practices across. The certification
standards are checklist based and are easy to implement for the Dental clinics. This
Program is for Dental clinics up to 8 chairs.
Entry Level Dental Clinics Certification Programme : National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers (NABH) curated
this program keeping in mind the easy implementation aspect of the standards. The
certification standards have all the required guidelines on Dental practice which are
followed globally. NABH ensures high quality of care and patient safety, the
objective of this certification process is to build a quality culture at all level and
across all the function of the healthcare organisations
Outline of NABH Entry Level Dental Clinics Certification Programme.
- Demographic details of clinic
- Scope of services
- Statutory requirements
- Manpower requirements
- Equipment requirements
- Infection control requirements
- Quality and safety Parameters
- Improved level of community confidence and trust
- Quality And Patient Safety Into Focus
- Roadmap for standardization
- Patient centered culture
- Systems oriented approach
- Improved patient satisfaction levels
- Improved healthcare outcomes
- External recognition
- Awareness Creation
- Technology usage to ensure transparency
- Continuous Hand holding
All dental clinics upto 8 chairs can apply
Category a) – 1-4 Chairs
Category b) -5-8 Chairs
All aspiring Dental Organisations desirous to achieve certification can apply online by
registering on the NABH website.
Fees towards certification depend on the size of the Dental organization. It is a onetime fee for two years of Certification. To view the complete fee structure please visit important links on NABH website followed by fee structure under quick links..
Category a) – 1-4 Chairs -11000/+18%GSTCategory b) -5-8 Chairs -15000/+18%GST
NABH conducts various training and awareness programmes round the year
regularly. It is advisable that the aspirant healthcare organizations attend Training
Programme on Implementation (POI) for better understanding the standards.
https://portal.nabh.co/EducationTraining.aspx#gsc.tab=0
The standards can be downloaded from the website from the below link and are free
of cost
To obtain a copy of NABH standard, kindly click on the below shown cover page