Updated 9 September 2022
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Sidcup Dental Spa on 3 August 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 had access to a specialist dental adviser.
We undertook a comprehensive inspection of Sidcup Dental Spa on 23 March 2022 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 Sidcup Dental Spa dental practice 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. 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 23 March 2022.
Background
Sidcup Dental Spa is in Sidcup in the London borough of Bexley 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 near the practice for a fee.
The dental team includes the principal dentist, a dental nurse and a trainee dental nurse. The practice has two treatment rooms.
During the inspection we spoke with the principal dentist, the dental nurse and the trainee dental nurse. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday and Wednesday 9am to 6pm
Tuesday and Thursday 9am to 8pm
Friday and Saturday 9am to 1pm.