University of Portsmouth Dental Academy

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• Overview
• Kindness, compassion and dignity
• Treating people as individuals
• Independence, choice and control
• Responding to people’s immediate needs
• Workforce wellbeing and enablement

We found this dental academy was providing caring services in accordance with the relevant regulations and had taken into consideration appropriate guidance.

Find out what we look at when we assess this area in our information about our new Single assessment framework.

During our visit we obtained the views of 13 patients.
All the patients asked told us they knew how to complain if they had an issue.

Patient feedback provided a positive view of the dental team and care provided by the dental academy. Patient comments included that staff were welcoming and attentive, acted with integrity, and showed compassion.

Patients said staff were professional, courteous, and considerate. The feedback we received on the day of our visit aligned with a patient satisfaction survey that was carried in January 2025. Results of the January survey indicated that all of the survey respondents said they were happy with the care they received.
 

The judgement for Treating people as individuals is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.

The judgement for Independence, choice and control is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.

The judgement for Responding to people’s immediate needs is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.

The judgement for Workforce wellbeing and enablement is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.