Chana Dental Practice - Leeds

Updated 7 January 2016

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the practice was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

The inspection was led by a CQC inspector who had access to remote advice from a specialist advisor.

During the inspection we spoke with the dentist. To assess the quality of care provided we looked at a recent clinical record audit, a selection of clinical records and the recently implemented checklists for the emergency equipment, AED and emergency drugs.

To get to the heart of patients’ experiences of care and treatment, we always ask the following questions:

• Is it safe?

• Is it effective?

• Is it well-led?

These questions therefore formed the framework for the areas we looked at during this inspection.

Updated 7 January 2016

We carried out an announced focussed inspection on 16 November 2015 to ask the practice the following key questions; Are services safe, effective and well-led?

Our findings were:

Are services safe?

We found that this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Are services effective?

We found that this practice was providing effective care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Are services well-led?

We found that this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Background

CQC inspected the practice on 23 July 2015 and asked the provider to make improvements regarding clinical audits, completion of dental care records and checking medical emergency equipment. We checked these areas as part of this follow-up inspection and found this had been resolved.

Chana Dental Practice – Leeds is located in the Harehills area of Leeds. The practice treats patients of all ages and provides a wide range of dental services including preventative and restorative treatments.

The practice has one surgery, a decontamination room, one waiting area and toilet facilities. The reception area is situated in the surgery.

The practice has one dentist, one dental nurse, one trainee dental nurse and a practice manager who is also the receptionist.

The practice opening hours are Monday and Tuesday 2-00pm to 5-00pm, Wednesday and Friday 9-30am to 12-30pm and Thursday 3-30pm to 6-00pm.

Our key findings were:

• There had been a system implemented for the regular checking of medical emergency equipment.
• A new clinical record audit had been completed and an action plan had been documented.
• X-rays were justified, graded and reported on.
• Medical history forms were completed.