Revive Dental Practice

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• Overview
• Assessing needs
• Delivering evidence-based care and treatment
• How staff, teams and services work together
• Supporting people to live healthier lives
• Monitoring and improving outcomes
• Consent to care and treatment

We found this practice was providing effective care in accordance with the relevant regulations and had taken into consideration appropriate guidance.

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The judgement for Assessing needs is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Effective key question.

The provider had systems to ensure that people who used the service received person-centred care and treatment, that was appropriate, met their needs and was reflective of their personal preferences. Preventive oral health care was encouraged.

We found staff maintained up-to-date knowledge of current evidence-based practice and demonstrated the skills, knowledge, and experience required to carry out their roles effectively. However, we identified a small number of clinical areas for improvement.

The practice was in the process of being able to offer dental implants to patients.

We reviewed a sample of patient care records; we found these were mostly completed in line with recognised guidance, but were not always completed consistently to minimum standards.

Improvement was needed to ensure clinicians consistently obtain and record patients’ consent in patient care records, in line with legislation and guidance.

Dental dam was not always used for relevant procedures, and its absence was not always justified in patient care records. Improvements should be made to ensure the practice’s protocols are reviewed for the use of dental dam taking into account guidelines issued by the British Endodontic Society. (Dental dam is used in certain dental procedures to protect the patients’ airway).

Dentists graded and reported on the radiographs they took. However, a justification for taking a radiograph was not recorded consistently. The most recent X-ray audit identified this as an area for improvement. This had been recognised by the provider, with plans for further learning and review at the next audit scheduled for June 2026.

Staff understood their responsibilities under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 and described how they involved patients’ relatives or carers when appropriate and made sure they had enough time to explain treatment options clearly.

The practice had systems for prescribing of medicines in line with current guidance. They carried out antimicrobial prescribing audits.
Patients were referred to primary and secondary care specialists for treatment the practice did not provide. This included referring patients with suspected cancer under the national faster diagnosis pathways.
Staff felt the practice supported them to develop and enabled them to take on responsibilities.
 

The judgement for How staff, teams and services work together is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Effective key question.

The judgement for Supporting people to live healthier lives is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Effective key question.

The judgement for Monitoring and improving outcomes is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Effective key question.

The judgement for Consent to care and treatment is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Effective key question.