Updated 9 June 2022
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Manor Square Dental Practice on 18 May 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 specialist dental adviser.
We undertook a comprehensive inspection of Manor Square Dental Practice on 15 December 2021 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 care and was in breach of regulation 12 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 Manor Square Dental Practice on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
When one or more of the five questions are not met, we require the service to make improvements and send us an action plan. We then inspect again after a reasonable interval, focusing on the area where improvement was required.
As part of this inspection we asked:
• Is it safe?
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 breach we found at our inspection on 15 December 2021.
Background
Manor Square Dental Practice is in Otley to the north west of Leeds and provides NHS and private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
The practice has six treatment rooms, one of which is located on the ground floor. There are car parking spaces, including dedicated parking for people with disabilities, near the practice.
The dental team includes nine dentists, 14 dental nurses and four non-clinical members of staff.
During the inspection we spoke with dental nurses and the practice manager. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday to Friday: 8:30am to 5pm.
There were areas where the provider could make improvements. They should:
- Improve the security of NHS prescription pads in the practice and ensure there are systems in place to track and monitor their use.
- Improve the practice’s infection control procedures and protocols taking into account the guidelines issued by the Department of Health in the Health Technical Memorandum 01-05: Decontamination in primary care dental practices, and having regard to The Health and Social Care Act 2008: ‘Code of Practice about the prevention and control of infections and related guidance’. In particular ensure regular testing of the washer disinfector is carried out and recorded.