Archived: The Brent Dental Clinic

We carried out this follow up inspection to check that improvements had been made.

We found that the improvements required following our previous inspection had been fully completed and that patients who used the service were protected from the risk of abuse because the provider had taken reasonable steps to identify the possibility of abuse and prevent abuse from happening.

We found that appropriate checks were undertaken before staff began work and there were effective recruitment and selection processes in place.

People who used the service were not protected from the risk of abuse because the provider had not taken reasonable steps to identify the possibility of abuse or prevent it from happening.

Patients we spoke to made the following comments about the cleanliness of the service; 'it's absolutely fine' and 'I've always found it inviting, clean and tidy'. During our visit we found all areas of the location were clean and tidy.

The provider had not followed their recruitment and selection process or carried out appropriate checks before staff began work to ensure people were cared for by suitably qualified, skilled and experienced staff.

We found the service had recently introduced questionnaires for patients to complete to and maintenance was regularly carried out on the various equipment used at the service.