10 June 2013
During a routine inspection
People who used the service understood the care and treatment choices available to them. We spoke with three people when we visited the practice. One person told us 'I used to be anxious when visiting the dentist but my dentist here has helped to put me at ease'.
General Dental Council registration was up to date for each of the dentists and the qualified dental nurses. They each had to submit evidence of continued professional development (CPD) each year in order to retain their registration.
People that we spoke with said that the surgery was always clean and that they had no concerns about cleanliness or risk of infection. The registered manager told us the dental nurses were responsible for cleaning the dental treatment area between peoples treatments and the cleanliness of the whole treatment room at the end of each day.
The dentists and dental nurses who worked at the surgery had Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) disclosures in place (now called DBS ' Disclosure and Barring Service). These checks were undertaken to ensure they were suitable to work with vulnerable people and children.