Updated 31 March 2022
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Antrobus Dental Surgery on 2 March 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 comprehensive inspection of Antrobus Dental Surgery on 15 June 2021 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 Antrobus dental surgery 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 (requirement notice only). We then inspect again after a reasonable interval, focusing on the area 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 15 June 2021.
Background
Antrobus Dental Surgery is in Sutton Coldfield 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 are available in the practice car park and on local side roads near the practice. The practice has made reasonable adjustments to support patients with additional needs.
The dental team includes one dentist (the provider), one dental hygienist and four dental nurses, (one dental nurse is the practice manager; all dental nurses work on reception as needed). The practice has two treatment rooms.
During the inspection we spoke with the dentist and the practice manager. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 9am to 5pm and Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 2.30pm.