The Care Quality Commission
  • Dentist
  • Dentist

Archived: Dental Surgery

1A Chelwood Avenue, Childwall, Liverpool, Merseyside, L16 3NN (0151) 722 6500

Provided and run by:
Mr Suresh Balasubramaniam

Important: The provider of this service changed. See old profile

All Inspections

5 August 2013

During a routine inspection

We spoke with five people who used the service. Every person we spoke with was very satisfied with the treatment they had received. They told us they were given options about their treatment when they visited the dentist and that the dentist explained different treatment options that were available and what individual treatments entailed. People told us the service had been professional, reliable and friendly and that they felt the dentist and dental nurses were skilled. We observed good rapport between the people who used the service and staff.

People told us they had signed documentation to give their consent to treatment and that staff checked peoples' medical histories and medication at every visit. People told us they found the surgery to be clean and hygienic and that staff had high standards of cleanliness and infection control. When we looked around the practice we saw evidence that the premises were kept clean. We also saw evidence of effective infection control systems in place and good practice being followed.

When we looked at training records we saw evidence that the dentist and trainee dental nurses had been professionally trained to the level their positions required. We also saw that they had completed training in other appropriate courses. We saw evidence that there was a quality assurance system in place that informed the future performance of the service.