Kilburn Corner Dental

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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.

Staff kept up-to-date with current evidence-based practice, and had the skills, knowledge and experience to carry out their roles.

We looked at patient care records. The information recorded in these patient care records for 1 clinician was not always in line with recognised guidance. Examination records frequently consisted of incomplete or blank templates, with essential clinical information either omitted or inadequately documented. Deficiencies included the absence of documented reasons for attendance, incomplete records of extra-oral and intra-oral examinations, missing Basic Periodontal Examination (BPE) scores, lack of documented risk assessments, diagnoses and prognoses, inadequate recording of informed consent, and insufficient justification and reporting of radiographs. The practice’s record keeping and radiography audits had not identified the areas of improvement required and did not include action plans to help drive improvements in these areas.

Staff obtained patients’ consent for treatment in line with legislation and guidance and understood their responsibilities under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. Staff 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. Improvements could be made to ensure the practice effectively monitored and tracked referrals to support timely follow-up and continuity of care.

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.