ESTE DENT LIMITED

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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.

The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breach we found at our inspection on 25 June 2026.

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

At the inspection on 3 September 2026, we found the practice had made the following improvements to comply with the regulation.

We looked at 4 patient care records. The information recorded in these patient care records was in line with recognised guidance. Record keeping had improved and risk assessments were documented and radiographs were justified and graded.

Staff told us they obtained patients’ consent for treatment in line with legislation and guidance and understood their responsibilities under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. We saw evidence that treatment plans and associated costs were provided to patients.

Improvements had been made to prescribing of medicines. Prescription pads were kept securely, and a log had been implemented to monitor and track their use.

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. A log had been implemented to ensure referrals to other healthcare professionals were centrally monitored, received in a timely manner and not lost.

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.