Beau Monde Dental Care

On this page

• 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.

The management of the availability of emergency equipment and medicines required improvement to ensure national guidance was followed.

Hazardous substances were not clearly labelled or stored safely in the basement of the practice. Since our visit we have received evidence to confirm that the area used to store hazardous substances is now labelled appropriately.

The practice did not have arrangements to ensure the safety of the X-ray equipment. The provider did not have effective fire safety management procedures.

The practice had systems for appropriate and safe handling of medicines.

Antimicrobial prescribing audits were not carried out.Improvements could be made to implement audits for prescribing of antibiotic medicines taking into account the guidance provided by the College of General Dentistry.

Staff stated they felt respected, supported, and valued, and they were proud to work in the practice.

They told us that there were sufficient staffing levels.

Staff knew their responsibilities for safeguarding adults and children.

The practice ensured clinical staff were registered with the General Dental Council.

There were processes to support and develop staff with additional roles and responsibilities. Staff discussed their learning needs, general wellbeing and aims for future professional development during ongoing informal discussions.

The practice had a recruitment policy and procedure to help them employ suitable staff, but checks had not been carried out in accordance with relevant legislation.

Records of Hepatitis B antibody levels for 4 clinical staff members were not available. Improvements could be made to take action to ensure that all clinical staff have adequate immunity for vaccine preventable infectious diseases.

The practice had systems in place to ensure all staff had completed training as per recommended national guidance, but improvement was needed to ensure that all staff completed the required training.

The practice had infection control procedures that reflected published guidance.

Staff demonstrated knowledge and awareness of infection prevention and control processes.

Local anaesthetic cartridges were stored, outside of their protective coverings, in the drawers of one treatment room.

We observed use of personal protective equipment and the decontamination of used dental instruments, which aligned with national guidance. We saw, and staff confirmed that single use items were not reprocessed.

The practice had procedures to reduce the risk of Legionella, or other bacteria, developing in water systems, in line with a risk assessment but improvement was needed.

The practice had protocols to ensure safe segregation and disposal of hazardous waste.

A sharps risk assessment was not available.

Sharps injury action notices did not include the contact details of occupational health agencies.

Decontamination equipment was maintained and serviced as per manufacturers’ instructions.

The practice completed infection prevention and control audits in line with current guidance.

The premises were visibly clean, well maintained and free from clutter.

Environmental cleaning schedules were not kept, and the oversight of cleaning standards could not be evidenced.

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