We saw that the dental practice had emergency medicines to manage foreseeable medical emergencies.
Staff received an annual appraisal and appropriate supervision. A formal induction process was in place to support people who were newly employed.
We saw people were kept informed and consulted about their dental options and treatment plans. There were systems in place to gain consent for treatment. People told us, and we saw, evidence that high standards of care and welfare were operating at the practice. We looked at four sets of patient's notes. We observed these included a medical history and were regularly updated to ensure they accurately reflected treatment discussions and choices
Staff had received training to deal with medical emergencies and emergency procedures were in place. The practice however did not have all emergency medicines as recommended by the UK Resuscitation standards 2006.
The premises were clean and well maintained. Decontamination procedures followed Department of Health guidance on decontamination in primary dental care. There were arrangements for infection control checks and daily cleaning tasks as well as auditing processes in place. Staff were knowledgeable regarding infection control and decontamination procedures. There was documented evidence that equipment used had been maintained and inspected by specialist contractors.