Below we inform you about the purpose for which the dental practice Schütz Dental collects, stores or forwards your personal data. In addition, we will inform you about your rights which you can exercise within the framework of data protection.
Responsibilities
The dental practice is responsible for processing your personal data and in particular your health data. If you have any questions about data protection or if you wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact the practice staff or your dentist directly.
Collection and purpose of data processing
The processing (collection, storage, use and retention) of your data is based on the treatment contract and legal requirements to fulfil the purpose of the treatment and the associated obligations. On the one hand, data is collected by the treating dentist as part of your treatment. On the other hand, we also receive data from other doctors and healthcare professionals with whom you have received or are receiving treatment, if you have given your consent for this. Only data relating to your medical treatment will be processed in your medical history. The medical history includes the personal information provided on the patient form, such as personal details, contact details and insurance details, as well as, among other things, the information provided during the treatment, health data collected, anamnesis, diagnoses, therapy suggestions and findings.
Duration of storage
Your medical history will be kept for 20 years after your last treatment. After that, it will be stored with your express consent or securely deleted or destroyed.
Passing on the data
We only transfer your personal data and in particular your medical data to external third parties if this is permitted or required by law or if you have consented to the transfer of the data as part of your treatment.
- The transfer to your health insurance company or to the accident or disability insurance is for the purpose of billing the benefits provided to you. The type of data transmitted is based on the legal requirements.
- Disclosure to cantonal and national authorities (e.g. cantonal dental service, health departments, etc.) is based on statutory reporting obligations.
- The necessary patient and invoice data is passed on to the debt collection agency for the purpose of debt collection (collection of money due).
In individual cases, depending on your treatment and your corresponding consent, data may be transferred to other authorised recipients (e.g. dental laboratories, software providers, IT service providers, financial service providers and others).
Revocation of your consent
If you have given your express consent for data processing, you can revoke your consent in whole or in part at any time. The revocation or request to change consent must be made in writing. As soon as we have received your written cancellation and the processing cannot be based on any other legal basis than consent, the processing will be stopped. The legality of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected by the revocation.
Auskunft, Einsicht und Herausgabe
You have the right to receive information about your personal data at any time. You can view your medical history or request a copy. The issue of the copy may be subject to a charge. You will be informed in advance of any costs, which depend on the time and effort required to produce the copy.
Right to data transfer
You have the right to have data that we process automatically or digitally handed over to you or to a third party in a commonly used, machine-readable format. This also applies in particular to the disclosure of medical data to a healthcare professional of your choice. If you request the direct transfer of the data to another controller, this will only be done to the extent that it is technically feasible.
Correction of your details
If you notice or believe that your data is incorrect or incomplete, you have the option of requesting a correction. If neither the correctness nor the incompleteness of your data can be established, you have the option of attaching a note of dispute.
