Star Smile Dental Practice is committed to protecting our patient's
privacy
as outlined under the National Privacy Principles contained in the
Privacy
Act 1988.
This
policy describes how we manage any personal information we have
collected from our patients.
What
Personal Information do we hold?
Star
Smile Dentist may hold the following information about you:
- Name, Address, Telephone Numbers(s)
- Date of birth
- Occupation
- Email Address
- Health Information
- General Practitioner
- Referring doctor
- Transaction details
- Any additional information you may have provided us with
What
Do We Do With Your Personal Information?*
The
information you have provided us with may be used:
- To provide you with appropriate dental/medical treatment
- To assist your treating doctors/medical staff in providing you
with
treatment
- To assist with any calls you make to our practice
- To process health fund claims
- To provide Medical Practitioners, and other Health Professionals
who
provide follow up treatment and ongoing care
- To provide data in both an identified and de-identified form to
State Government agencies in compliance with numerous
legislative
requirements.
Star
Smile Dental Practise will not disclose personal information about
you
to any person except on a confidential basis to agents that we use
in the
ordinary operation of our business, such as for data processing,
printing or
mailing.
How
We Store Your Personal Information?
Star
Smile Dental Practise stores personal information in paper based
and
other hard copy documents in a secure storage facility.
Medical
records are held in the strictest of confidence with limited access
to relevant health professionals for the purpose of your care only.
You
may request access to your personal records by completing a Request
for
Dental Record.
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