Updated 30 October 2019
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Aspire Dental Clinic Limited on 10 October 2019. 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 Aspire Dental Clinic Limited on 30 January 2019 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 Aspire Dental Clinic Limited on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
As part of this inspection we asked:
• Is it well-led?
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 areas where improvement was required
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 30 January 2019.
Background
Aspire Dental Clinic Ltd is in Tufnell Park in the London Borough of Camden. The practice provides NHS and private treatment to patients of all ages. There is no level access for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. There is restricted parking available near the practice. The practice is located close to public transport bus and train routes.
The dental team includes the principal dentist who owns the dental practice, two associate dentists and three qualified dental nurses (one of whom also undertakes receptionist duties). The clinical team are supported by a practice manager.
The practice has two treatment rooms.
The practice is owned by an organisation and as a condition of registration must have a person registered with the CQC 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. The registered manager at the practice was the principal dentist.
During the inspection we spoke with the principal dentist, the practice manager and the receptionist. We checked practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open between:
9am and 5pm on Mondays to Thursdays
9am and 3pm on Fridays
8.30am to 5pm on Saturdays for dental hygiene treatments, and 2pm to 5pm for private dental treatments only.
Our key findings were:
- There were suitable arrangements for carrying out the required checks when recruiting staff.
- Effective systems and processes had been established to ensure good governance in accordance with the fundamental standards of care.