Updated 18 January 2019
We undertook a follow up desk-based focused review of Belsize Dental Care on 12 December 2018. This review was carried out to check 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 desk-based review was carried out by a CQC inspector who had access to support by a specialist dental adviser.
We undertook a comprehensive inspection of Belsize Dental Care on 6 November 2018 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 in accordance with the relevant regulations of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014. You can read our reports of that inspection by selecting the 'all reports' link for Belsize Dental Care on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
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 breaches we found at our inspection on 6 November 2018.
Background
Belsize Dental Care is in the London Borough of Camden. The practice provides private treatment to patients of all ages.
The practice is situated close to public transport bus and train services.
The dental team includes the two principal dentists who own the practice, one associate dentist, two dental hygienists and three dental nurses. The clinical team are supported by a receptionist and a treatment coordinator.
The practice is owned by an organisation and as a condition of registration must have a person registered with the Care Quality Commission as the registered manager. Registered managers have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated regulations about how the practice is run. At the time of the review the practice did not have a registered manager in post. One of the principal dentists had submitted an application to be the registered manager.
The practice is open:
Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 9am to 7pm.
Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9am to 8pm
Saturday from 9am to 2pm.