Updated 10 March 2022
We undertook a follow up desk-based inspection of Karma Dental Care - London on 9 February 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 Karma Dental Care - London on 22 September 2021 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 regulations 17 and 18 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 Karma Dental Care - London 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 areas 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 breaches we found at our inspection on 22 September 2021.
Background
Karma Dental Care Centre is in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
The practice is located close to public transport links and car parking spaces are available near the practice. The dental team includes four dentists, a hygienist, a dental nurse, two trainee dental nurses, a receptionist and a practice manager. The practice has three treatment rooms.
On the day of the inspection we spoke with the principal dentist, a dental nurse and the practice manager. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday and Tuesday from 9.30am to 5.30pm.
Wednesday from 9.30am to 7.30pm.
Thursday from 9.30 am to 5.00pm.
Friday from 8.30am to 5.30pm.
Saturday from 10.00am to 2.00pm.
There were areas where the provider could make improvements. They should:
- Take action to implement recommendations in the practice's fire safety risk assessment and ensure ongoing fire safety management is effective.