Updated 27 September 2022
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Brentfield Dental Centre on 9 August 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 specialist dental adviser.
We undertook a focused inspection of Brentfield Dental Centre on 16 May 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 Good governance 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 Brentfield Dental Centre dental practice on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
When one or more of the five 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 16 May 2022.
Background
Brentfield Dental Centre is in Neasden, in the London borough of Brent, and provides NHS and 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 people with disabilities, are available near the practice. The practice had made reasonable adjustments to support patients with additional needs.
The dental team includes the principal dentist, one trainee dental nurse, one receptionist, a part-time hygienist and a qualified dental nurse, who also carries out practice management duties. The practice has two treatment rooms a joint reception/waiting area and a separate decontamination room.
During the inspection we spoke with the dentist, the qualified dental nurse and the receptionist. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday to Thursday 9am to 5.30pm.
Friday 9am to 3.30pm.
Saturday from 9am to 1.30pm by appointment only.