Cheriton Dental Practice, Cheriton, Folkestone.Cheriton Dental Practice in Cheriton, Folkestone is a Dentist specialising in the provision of services relating to diagnostic and screening procedures, services for everyone, surgical procedures and treatment of disease, disorder or injury. The last inspection date here was 18th September 2017 Contact Details:
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30th May 2017 - During a routine inspection
![]() We carried out this announced inspection on 30 May 2017 under Section 60 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 as part of our regulatory functions. We planned the inspection to check whether the registered provider was meeting the legal requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated regulations. The inspection was led by a CQC inspector who was supported by a specialist dental adviser.
To get to the heart of patients’ experiences of care and treatment, we always ask the following five questions:
• Is it safe?
• Is it effective?
• Is it caring?
• Is it responsive to people’s needs?
• Is it well-led?
These questions form the framework for the areas we look at during the inspection.
Our findings were:
Are services safe?
We found that this practice was providing safe care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Are services effective?
We found that this practice was providing effective care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Are services caring?
We found that this practice was providing caring services in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Are services responsive?
We found that this practice was providing responsive care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Are services well-led?
We found that this practice was providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Background
Cheriton Dental Practice is in Cheriton, Folkestone and provides NHS and private treatment to patients of all ages.
There is not level access for people who use wheelchairs and pushchairs. However there is one ground floor treatment room. Car parking spaces, for patients with disabled badges, are available near the practice.
The dental team includes four dentists, four dental nurses, two of which share the practice manager role, and one receptionist. The practice has two treatment rooms.
The practice is owned by a partnership and as a condition of registration must have a person registered with the Care Quality Commission as the registered manager. Registered managers have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated regulations about how the practice is run. The registered manager at Cheriton Dental Practice was one of the practice managers.
On the day of inspection we collected 17 CQC comment cards filled in by patients and spoke with four other patients. This information gave us a positive view of the practice.
During the inspection we spoke with two dentists, three dental nurses, one receptionist and both of the practice managers. We looked at practice policies and procedures and other records about how the service is managed.
The practice is open: Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm
Our key findings were:
There were areas where the provider could make improvements and should:
Review the practice’s protocols for the use of rubber dam for root canal treatment taking into account guidelines issued by the British Endodontic Society.
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