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CQC inspections find four out of 32 dental practices in England “not meeting standards” (25 April 2017)

Date: 25/04/2017
Duncan Lewis, Legal News Solicitors, CQC inspections find four out of 32 dental practices in England “not meeting standards”

Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors have published reports on 32 dental practices in England, including practices in central London and across the whole country

Out of the 32 dental practices inspected, just four were found to be not meeting standards.

The CQC says its approach to inspecting dental services uses specially trained dental inspectors – usually accompanied by specialist advisors who are qualified dentists or dental care professionals.

Dental reports describe whether services provided are safe, effective, caring, responsive and well led – and CQC inspections check that practices are meeting the fundamental standards and regulations that came into force on 1 April 2015.

The CQC plans to inspect 10% of England’s 10,000 dental practices – unlike most sectors regulated by CQC, primary care dental services will not be given a rating.

Deputy Chief Inspector of General Practice & Dentistry, Dr Janet Williamson, said:

“We know that the quality of care provided by most dentists meets the fundamental standards required by law – and that is reflected in the reports we have published so far.

”If we find that a dental practice is failing to meet the required standard, we will expect them to provide us with a full plan setting out how they will address the issue – and we will return to check that they have made the required improvements.

“However good the general picture, we are not complacent – in the first years of inspection, CQC did identify some examples of unacceptable standards of care.

“Our main priority must be to ensure that we protect the public from unsafe care, by continuing to inspect against the regulations – and taking action that encourages improvement.”


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