- Dentist
Eston Dental Practice
Assessment report published 4 February 2026
Contents
On this page
- Overview
- Kindness, compassion and dignity
- Treating people as individuals
- Independence, choice and control
- Responding to people’s immediate needs
- Workforce wellbeing and enablement
Caring
We found this practice was providing caring services 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.
Kindness, compassion and dignity
We were provided with patient feedback, collected by the practice.
Patient feedback provided a positive view of the dental team and care provided by the practice.
We were provided with patient survey results from October 2025 to January 2026. Of the 140 patients who responded, 137 said they were either likely or very likely to recommend the practice to family and friends.
Comments included: “Dentist was great, did what was needed, put me at ease, all on time”, “Excellent service, phoned for an emergency appointment and was seen 2 ½ hours later, the dentist thoroughly explained my options, made sure I was comfortable throughout”, “Very friendly staff and excellent treatment provided”, “Lovely practice, staff, building cleanliness, hardly any waiting, very thorough and professional treatment”, “Very professional, helpful and explained everything well.”
Where patients made suggestions or raised concerns, we were told these would be reviewed and acted on as appropriate.
Treating people as individuals
The judgement for Treating people as individuals is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.
Independence, choice and control
The judgement for Independence, choice and control is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.
Responding to people’s immediate needs
The judgement for Responding to people’s immediate needs is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.
Workforce wellbeing and enablement
The judgement for Workforce wellbeing and enablement is based on the latest evidence we assessed for the Caring key question.