Updated 9 December 2022
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Safe Dental on 7 November 2022. This inspection was carried out to review in detail the actions taken by the registered provider to improve the quality of care and to confirm that the practice was now meeting legal requirements.
The inspection was led by a CQC inspector who was supported by a dental adviser.
We undertook a comprehensive inspection of Safe Dental on 6 June 2022 under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. We found the registered provider was not providing well led care and was in breach of regulation 17 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. You can read our report of that inspection by selecting the 'all reports' link for Safe Dental on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
When 1 or more of the 5 questions are not met we require the service to make improvements and send us an action plan. We then inspect again after a reasonable interval, focusing on the areas where improvement was required.
As part of this inspection we asked:
• Is it well-led?
Our findings were:
Are services well-led?
We found this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breach we found at our inspection on 6 June 2022.
Background
Safe Dental is in Morley and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
There is level access to the practice for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces, including dedicated parking for disabled people, are available near the practice.
The dental team includes 2 dentists, 1 dental hygienist and therapist, 1 trainee dental nurse, 1 receptionist and 1 practice manager (who is also a qualified dental nurse). The practice has one treatment room.
During the inspection we spoke with the practice manager. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday and Tuesday from 9am to 5pm
Wednesday from 9am to 7:30pm
Thursday from 8am to 5pm
Friday from 8am to 6pm
There were areas where the provider could make improvements. They should:
- Improve the practice's processes for the control of substances hazardous to health identified by the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002, to ensure risk assessments are undertaken.