Updated 5 April 2023
We undertook a focused follow up inspection of The Park Row Dental Practice on 16 March 2023. This inspection was carried out to review 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 specialist dental advisor.
We had previously undertaken a comprehensive inspection of The Park Row Dental Practice on 8 March 2022 and follow up inspections on 19 May 2022 and 19 October 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 The Park Row Dental Practice 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 safe?
- Is it well-led?
Our findings were:
Are services safe?
We found this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
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 breaches we found at our inspections on 19 May 2022 and 19 October 2022.
Background
The Park Row Dental Practice is in Leeds city centre and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
The practice is in the basement of a building in the centre of Leeds. Access is via a flight of stairs. Car parking spaces are available near the practice in city centre car parks.
The dental team currently consists of 1 dentist, 1 trainee dental nurse and additional clinical support is provided by agency dental nurses. The practice has 2 treatment rooms.
During the inspection we spoke with the principal dentist and 2 dental nurses. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm.
There were areas where the provider could make improvements. They should:
- Take action to ensure that all clinical staff have adequate immunity for vaccine preventable infectious diseases.
- Improve the practice's protocols and procedures for the use of X-ray equipment in compliance with The Ionising Radiations Regulations 2017 and Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulations 2017 and taking into account the guidance for Dental Practitioners on the Safe Use of X-ray Equipment.