Steeple Dental Ltd Also known as Claydon Dental

We carried out a focused inspection on 15 March 2021 under section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions.

We planned the review to check whether the provider was meeting the legal requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated regulations. The review was led by a CQC Inspection Manager who was supported by a specialist dental adviser.

To get to the heart of patients’ experiences of care and treatment, we asked the following question:

• Is it safe?

This question formed the framework for the areas we look at during the inspection.

Our findings were:

Are services safe?
We found this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

Background

Steeple Dental Limited (trading as Claydon Dental) is in Steeple Claydon and provides private treatment to patients of all ages.

The dental team includes three dentists, one implantologist, one dental hygienist, two hygiene therapists, three dental nurses, one trainee dental nurse, one receptionist and a practice manager.

The practice has two treatment rooms.

The practice is owned by an individual who is the principal dentist. 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 our inspection we spoke with the principal dentist, head nurse and practice manager. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.

The practice is open:

• Monday 9am – 5pm
• Tuesday 9am – 2pm
• Wednesday 9am – 5pm
• Thursday 10.30am – 7pm
• Friday 8am – 1pm

Our key findings were:

• The provider had procedures in place which took account of published guidance, including guidance about providing dental care services during the Covid-19 pandemic.
• The practice appeared to be visibly clean and well-maintained.
• The provider had infection control procedures which reflected published guidance.
• The appointment system took account of Covid-19 recommended periods of fallow time following aerosol generating dental procedures.
• The provider had systems to help them manage risks to patients and staff.