Updated 2 November 2022
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Perry House Dental Surgery on 10 October 2022.
This inspection was carried out to review, in detail, the actions taken by the registered provider to improve the quality of care and to confirm that the practice was now meeting legal requirements.
The inspection was carried out by a Care Quality Commission, (CQC) inspector who was supported by a specialist dental adviser.
At our inspection on 4 March 2022 we found the registered provider was not providing well-led care and was in breach of Regulation 17 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
You can read our report of that inspection by selecting the 'all reports' link for Perry House Dental Surgery on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
As part of this inspection we asked:
- Is it well-led?
When one or more of the five questions are not met, we require the service to make improvements and send us an action plan. We then inspect again after a reasonable interval, focusing on the area where improvement was required.
Are services well-led?
We found this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations. The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breach we found at our inspection on 8 April 2022.
Background
Perry House Dental Surgery is in Wendover near Aylesbury and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
The practice is based on the first floor. We were told new patients are advised of this when they contacted the practice.
A hearing loop was available to support patients who wore hearing aids.
The dental team includes 2 dentists, 2 dental nurses, 1 dental hygienist and a receptionist. The practice has two treatment rooms.
During the inspection we spoke with a a dental nurse and a receptionist.
We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
- Monday - 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Tuesday - 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Wednesday - 8.30am to 5.30pm
- Thursday - 8.30am to 4.00pm
- Friday - 8.30am to 12.00pm
Our key findings were:
- The provider had quality assurance processes to encourage learning and continuous improvement.
These improvements showed the provider had taken action to improve the quality of services for patients and comply with the regulations when we carried out a follow-up focused inspection on 10 October 2022.