Updated 29 April 2024
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Mrs E Dimitrijevic - Dental Surgery on 19 March 2024. This inspection was carried out to review 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 advisor.
We had previously undertaken a comprehensive inspection of Mrs E Dimitrijevic - Dental Surgery on 11 January 2024 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 regulation 12 Safe, regulation 15 Premises and Equipment and regulation 17 Good Governance 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 Mrs E Dimitrijevic - Dental Surgery on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
When 1 or more of the 5 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 areas 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 some improvements in relation to the regulatory breaches we found at our inspection on 11 January 2024.
Background
Mrs E Dimitrijevic - Dental Surgery is in Thundersley, Benfleet, Essex and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
There is step free access to the practice for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces, including dedicated parking for disabled people, are available near the practice. The practice has made reasonable adjustments to support patients with access requirements.
The dental team includes 1 dentist and 1 dental nurse. The practice has 1 treatment room.
During the inspection we spoke with the dentist and the dental nurse. We looked at practice policies, procedures and other records to assess how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Monday and Tuesday from 2pm to 8am.
Wednesday closed.
Thursday and Friday 9am to 3pm (closed from 12pm to 1pm).
There were areas where the provider could make improvements. They should:
- Take action to ensure the suitability of the premises and ensure all areas are fit for the purpose for which they are being used. In particular, ensure the 5 yearly electrical installation condition examination report is undertaken.