Parish Dental Practice

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• Overview
• Learning culture
• Safe systems, pathways and transitions
• Safeguarding
• Involving people to manage risks
• Safe environments
• Safe and effective staffing
• Infection prevention and control
• Medicines optimisation

We found this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations and had taken into consideration appropriate guidance.

Find out what we look at when we assess this area in our information about our new Single assessment framework.

The judgement for Learning culture is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Safe systems, pathways and transitions is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Safeguarding is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Involving people to manage risks is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

At the inspection on 15 May 2025, we found the practice had made the following improvements to comply with the regulation:

Hazardous substances had been risk assessed, and they were clearly labelled and stored safely.

The practice had arrangements to ensure the safety of the X-ray equipment and the required radiation protection information was available. However, the practice should consider reviewing best practice guidance in relation to additional devices for restricting the size and shape of X-ray beams.

At the inspection on 15 May 2025, we found the practice had made the following improvements to comply with the regulation:

The practice had arrangements to ensure staff training, including continuing professional development, was up-to-date and reviewed at the required intervals. We checked training certificates for 8 members of staff on 15 May 2025. The provider should improve their oversight and assurance systems further to ensure all completed required levels of training were easily evidenced. We discussed this with staff and were assured this would be addressed.

The judgement for Infection prevention and control is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.

The judgement for Medicines optimisation is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Safe key question.