Updated 18 May 2022
We undertook a follow up focused inspection of 6 Ways Dental Practice on 15 March 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.
We undertook a comprehensive inspection of 6 Ways Dental Practice on 8 December 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 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 6 Ways dental practice on our website www.cqc.org.uk.
As part of this inspection we asked:
• Is it well-led?
Our findings were:
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 8 December 2021.
Background
6 Ways Dental Practice is in Erdington, Birmingham and provides NHS and private dental care and treatment for adults and children. The dental team includes seven dentists, six dental nurses, four trainee dental nurses, three dental hygienists, and two receptionists. The practice has seven treatment rooms. The practice is owned by an individual who is the principal dentist there. They have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated regulations about how the practice is run. During the inspection we spoke with the principal dentist. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed. The practice is open:
Monday from 8.45am to 5.30pm
Tuesday from 8.15am to 5.30pm
Wednesday and Thursday from 8.15am to 7pm
Friday from 8.45am to 3pm
Our key findings were:
We found this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations. The provider had made good improvements in relation to the regulatory breach we found at our previous inspection. These must now be embedded in the practice and sustained in the long-term.