The Care Quality Commission published reports on the quality of care provided by 32 dental practices in England in the past week.
The practices that we have reported on are:
- 99 Harley Street, Central London (Westminster): Meeting Standards
- Barrowford Dental Practice, East Lancashire: Meeting Standards
- Cheddar Dental Practice, Somerset: Meeting Standards
- Clarence House Dental Health Centre, Gloucestershire: Meeting Standards
- Colne Dental Care, East Lancashire: Meeting Standards
- Crystal Dental Care, Haringey: Meeting Standards
- David Boff Griffin Dental Practice, Hull: Meeting Standards
- Dentart, Hammersmith and Fulham: Meeting Standards
- Donovan's Dental Practice, Coastal West Sussex: Meeting Standards
- Gargrave Road Dental Practice, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven: Meeting Standards
- IDH Wellington High Street, Somerset: Meeting Standards
- Insley Dental Practice, Eastern Cheshire: Meeting Standards
- J. Sainsbury - Blackpool, Blackpool: Meeting Standards
- Kedleston Dental Care, Southern Derbyshire: Meeting Standards
- Lyndhurst Dental Practice, Bath and North East Somerset: Meeting Standards
- Manor Dental Care, Oxfordshire: Meeting Standards
- Mint Dental Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria: Meeting Standards
- Mydentist - Eastgate Street - Gloucester, Gloucestershire: Meeting Standards
- Mydentist - Harrison Street - Barnoldswick, East Lancashire: Meeting Standards
- Mydentist - Leamington Road - Blackpool, Blackpool: Meeting Standards
- Oasis Dental Care Central - Waltham Cross, East and North Hertfordshire: Meeting Standards
- Oxford, Oxfordshire: Meeting Standards
- Oxford, Oxfordshire: Meeting Standards
- Purity Dudley, Dudley: Meeting Standards
- Smile and Shine Dental Practice, City and Hackney: Meeting Standards
- Southwater Dental Practice, Horsham and Mid Sussex: Meeting Standards
- Surbiton Smile Centre, Kingston: Meeting Standards
- Taylored Dental Care, Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven: Meeting Standards
- Castlegate Dental Centre, Vale of York: Not Meeting Standards
- Cookham Dental Practice, Windsor, Ascot and Maidenhead: Not Meeting Standards
- Marble Arch Dental Centre, West London: Not Meeting Standards
- Oasis Dental Care Southern - Oxford, Oxfordshire: Not Meeting Standards
CQC’s new approach to inspecting dental services:
CQC’s approach to inspecting dental services uses specially trained dental inspectors, usually accompanied by specialist advisors who are qualified dentists or dental care professionals. Similarly, to the other health and social care sectors inspected by CQC, dental reports describe whether services provided are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. Our inspections check that practices are meeting the fundamental standards and regulations that came into force on 1 April 2015.
CQC plans to inspect 10 per cent of England’s 10,000 dental practices. Unlike most sectors regulated by CQC, primary care dental services will not be given a rating.
Dr Janet Williamson, Deputy Chief Inspector of General Practice & Dentistry, said:
"We know that the quality of care provided by most dentists meets the fundamental standards required by law and, and that is reflected in the reports we have published so far.
"If we find that a dental practice is failing to meet the required standard - we will expect them to provide us with a full plan setting out how they will address the issue, and we will return to check that they have made the required improvements.
“However good the general picture, we are not complacent. In the first years of inspection, CQC did identify some examples of unacceptable standards of care. Our main priority must be to ensure that we protect the public from unsafe care by continuing to inspect against the regulations and taking action that encourages improvement.”
Ends
For further information, please contact Helen Gildersleeve, Regional Engagement Officer on 0191 2333379. Journalists wishing to speak to the press office outside of office hours can find out how to contact the team here.
Please note: the press office is unable to advise members of the public on health or social care matters. For general enquiries, please call 03000 61 61 61.