Quality Improvement Activity
In NHS Scotland, dentists are required to undertake Quality Improvement (QI) activities as part of their terms of service. These activities are designed to improve the quality of dental care provided, patient experience, and clinical effectiveness.
2025-2028 (Year 1) Quality Improvement Activity
The Quality Improvement (QI) activity requirements for year 1 of the 2025-28 cycle involves the use of a patient questionnaire; a practice-based meeting and reflection. This dental team-led QI project will help develop a better understanding of the patient experience of NHS dentistry.
This guide has been developed to support dental teams to carry out this QI activity and fulfil their QI requirements.
SDVTECC Quality Improvement Activities
For dentists who are working as assistants and who are intending to submit evidence of QI Activity to SDVTECC, when applying for a VT number by equivalence. If you are an assistant and are therefore required to undertake QI Activity, please email us at QI.Hub@nes.scot.nhs.uk to advise us of this BEFORE submitting your audit project proposal or your eSEA report(s).
Practices may continue to use QI tools such as eSEA and clinical audit, in house, to support good practice or comply with regulations such as keeping an up to date Radiation Protection File.
