CQC inspectors publish reports on 40 dental practices in England

The Care Quality Commission has today published reports on the quality of care provided by 40 dental practices in England.

The practices that we have reported on today are:

Practice name and Clinical Commissioning Group area:

• Cosmo Dental Practice, City and Hackney CCG
• Cottingham Dental Practice, NHS East Riding of Yorkshire CCG
• Cross Deep Dental Practice, Richmond
• Crown Dental Surgery, NHS Southport and Formby CCG
• Darfoor Dental, Westminster
• Dazzle Dental Care, Barnet CCG
• Dr Graham Owens Dental Surgery, Westminster
• Genix Healthcare Dental Clinic – Havant , NHS South Eastern Hampshire CCG
• Grove Dental Practice, NHS Chorley and South Ribble CCG
• Healthcare Elite, NHS Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley CCG
• Hoe Street Dental Surgery, NHS Waltham Forest CCG
• Lion House Dental Practice, NHS Hambleton, Richmondshire and Whitby CCG
• Lyndhurst Family Dental Centre, NHS Nottingham North and East CCG
• My Dentist-Pine Road-Winton, Dorset CCG
• Newport Pagnell Dental Clinic, NHS Milton Keynes CCG
• Norwood Green Family Dental Practice, Ealing
• Oakmor Dental Centre, Mid Essex
• Oasis Dental Care Central - Croydon, NHS Croydon CCG
• Oasis Dental Care Southern - Towcester, NHS Nene CCG
• Oriel Dental Practice, NHS Stafford and Surrounds CCG
• Pure Dental Surgery Limited, NHS Eastbourne, Hailsham and Seaford CCG
• R Dental Clinic, NHS Bradford Districts CCG
• SDC Harrison - Dental Surgery, NHS South Tyneside CCG
• St John's Surgery - Windermere , NHS Cumbria CCG
• The Buckley Practice Limited, Bromley
• The Cannon Hill Clinic, NHS Enfield CCG
• The Dental Surgery, Fareham and Gosport CCG area
• The Limes Dental Practice, NHS North Lincolnshire CCG
• The Limes Dental Practice, NHS North Lincolnshire CCG
• The Mullally Dental Practice, NHS Lewisham CCG
• University Dental Centre, Berkshire
• Village Dental Care, Berkshire

CQC’s new approach to inspecting dental services:

CQC’s approach to inspecting dental services uses specially trained dental inspectors, accompanied by specialist advisors who are usually 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 other regulated sectors, primary care dental services will not be given a rating in 2015/16.

Professor Steve Field, Chief Inspector of General Practice (Primary Medical Services and Integrated Care Directorate), said:

"We know that the quality of care provided by most dentists is of an acceptable standard, and that is reflected in the reports we have published so far under our approach.

"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 cannot be 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 if we identify any concerns."

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