Dental Surgery

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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.

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

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

At the inspection on 30 September 2026, we found the following:

We looked at 4 patient care records. The information recorded in these patient care records was in line with recognised guidance. In particular, risk assessments, diagnosis, treatment options and costs were documented, and radiographs were reported on and justified.

Patient care records demonstrated that valid consent was obtained. There was evidence that risks, options and benefits of treatment choices were discussed with patients to obtain informed consent.

The practice had an effective consent policy in place. 

The practice had effective systems for the prescribing of medicines. Improvements had been made to ensure the dose, frequency and justification of antibiotics were being recorded.

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.