19 February 2014
During a routine inspection
The practice had appropriate equipment to support people in the event of a medical emergency. The practice was compliant with the essential quality requirements of Health Technical Memorandum 01-05: Decontamination in primary care dental practices (HTM01-05). The HTM 01-05 was designed to assist all registered primary dental care services to meet satisfactory levels of decontamination of equipment.
Staff received appropriate professional development. We spoke with three members of staff who told us the practice was a supportive organisation to work for. We saw evidence that regular audits were carried out regarding all the equipment used at the practice, including the decontamination process. This meant that systems were in place to ensure the environment and the treatment people received was safe.