Updated 1 November 2022
We undertook a follow up inspection of The Marylebone Dental Practice on 5 October 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 was supported by a a specialist dental adviser.
We undertook a focused inspection of The Marylebone Dental Practice on 29 June 2022 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 safe or well-led care and was in breach of regulations 12 and 17 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 The Marylebone Dental Practice dental practice on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
When one or more of the -5 questions are not met, we inspect again after a reasonable interval, focusing on the areas where improvement was required.
As part of this inspection we asked:
Is it safe?
• Is it well-led?
Our findings were:
Are services safe
We found this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breaches we found at our inspection on 29 June 2022.
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 29 June 2022.
Background
The Marylebone Dental Practice is in Westminster and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
The practice is not accessible for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Staff referred patients to other local practices if they were unable to access the building. Car parking spaces are available near the practice.
The dental team includes -4 dentists, -3 dental nurses, a dental hygienist and 2 practice managers. The practice has 4 treatment rooms.
During the inspection we spoke with 2 dentists, 2 dental nurses and both of the practice managers. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday to Friday from 9am to 5.30pm.