Updated 14 June 2022
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of Eight Ash Green Dental Surgery on 5 May 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 led by a CQC inspector who was supported by a specialist dental adviser and an inspection manager.
We undertook a focused inspection of Eight Ash Green Dental Surgery on 3 September 2021 under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. We found the registered provider was not providing safe and well led care and was in breach of regulations 12 Safe and 17 Good Governance 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 Eight Ash Green Dental Surgery on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
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 areas where improvement was required.
As part of this inspection we asked:
• Is it safe?
• Is it well-led?
Our findings were:
Are services safe?
We found this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
The provider had made improvements in relation to the regulatory breaches we found at our inspection on 3 September 2021.
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 breaches we found at our inspection on 3 September 2021.
Background
Eight Ash Green Dental Surgery is in Eight Ash Green, Colchester, Essex and provides private dental care and treatment for adults and children.
There is level access to the practice for people who use wheelchairs and those with pushchairs. Car parking spaces are available at the side of the practice.
The dental team includes one dentist and one dental nurse. The practice has one treatment room.
During the inspection we spoke with the dentist and dental nurse. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open:
Thursday and Friday from 9am to 6pm, Saturday from 9am to 1pm.
There were areas where the provider could make improvements. They should:
- Take action to ensure the availability of equipment in the practice to manage medical emergencies taking into account the guidelines issued by the Resuscitation Council (UK) and the General Dental Council. In particular, ensure a self-inflating bag with the oxygen or oropharyngeal airways are available.