College Dental Surgeries

Updated 8 June 2017

We carried out this inspection under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. This inspection was planned to check whether the practice was meeting the legal requirements and regulations associated with the Health and Social Care Act 2008

The inspection was carried out on 10 May 2017 by a CQC inspector who had remote access to a specialist dental adviser.

During the inspection, we spoke with the principal dentist, a dentist on duty, dental nurses and the practice manager and reviewed policies, procedures and other documents.

Updated 8 June 2017

We carried out an announced focussed inspection on 10 May 2017 to follow up on a previous inspection 19 October 2016 to ask the practice the following key questions; Are services safe, and well-led?

Our findings were:

Are services safe?

We found that this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations

Are services well-led?

We found that this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations

Background

College Dental Surgeries is located in Maidstone, Kent and offers general dentistry services on a private basis with the option of a national dental payment plan available. The practice has four dentists, two hygienists, five dental nurses and one receptionist. The team is supported by the practice manager who is also a registered dental nurse.

The practice has four treatment rooms, a separate decontamination room, a spacious reception, two waiting areas, and staff facilities.

The practice is open: Monday – Thursday 8.30am to 5.30pm and Fridays 8.30am to 12.30pm

One of the partners is the registered manager. A registered manager is a person who is registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated regulations about how the practice is run.

Our key findings were:

• Infection control procedures were carried out in accordance with current guidance
• The practice had carried out the required checks on staff as required.
• Radiography was carried out in compliance with Ionising Radiation Regulations (IRR) 99 and Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure) Regulation (IRMER) 2000.