Levine & Leslie Dental Surgery, Leeds.Levine & Leslie Dental Surgery in Leeds 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 10th May 2017 Contact Details:
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8th March 2017 - During an inspection to make sure that the improvements required had been made
![]() We carried out a follow up inspection at Levine & Leslie Dental Surgery on the 8 March 2017.
We had undertaken an announced comprehensive inspection of this service on the 27 April 2016 as part of our regulatory functions where breaches of legal requirements were found.
After the comprehensive inspection, the practice wrote to us to say what they would do to meet the legal requirements in relation to each of the breaches. This report only covers our findings in relation to those requirements.
We reviewed the practice against two of the five questions we ask about services: is the service safe and well led?
You can read the report from our last comprehensive inspection, by selecting the 'all reports' link for Levine & Leslie Dental Surgery on our website at www.cqc.org.uk.
We revisited the Levine & Leslie Dental Surgery as part of this review and checked whether they had followed their action plan and to confirm they now met the legal requirements.
Our findings were:
Are services safe?
We found that this practice was providing safe 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
Levine & Leslie Dental Surgery is situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It offers only privately funded dental treatments. The services include preventative advice and treatment and routine restorative dental care.
The practice has two surgeries, a waiting area and a reception area. All facilities are of the ground floor of the premises. There are toilet facilities but these are not accessible for wheelchair users.
There is one dentist, one dental hygienist, two dental nurses and one receptionist.
The opening hours are Monday to Friday from 9-00am to 5-30pm.
The practice owner is the registered manager. A registered manager is a person who is registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons have legal responsibility for meeting the requirements in the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and associated Regulations about how the practice is run.
Our key findings were:
There were areas where the provider could make improvements and should:
27th April 2016 - During an inspection to make sure that the improvements required had been made
![]() We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection on 27 April 2016 to ask the practice the following key questions; Are services safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led?
Our findings were:
Are services safe?
We found that this practice was not 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 not providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.
Background
Levine & Leslie Dental Surgery is situated in Leeds, West Yorkshire. It offers only private dental treatments. The services include preventative advice and treatment, routine restorative dental care and relative analgesia (conscious sedation using a mixture of nitrous oxide gas and oxygen).
The practice has two surgeries, a waiting area and a reception area. All facilities are of the ground floor of the premises. There are toilet facilities but these are not accessible for those in a wheelchair.
There is one dentist, one dental hygienist, two dental nurses and one receptionist.
The opening hours are Monday to Friday from 9-00am to 5-30pm.
The practice owner is the registered manager. A registered manager is a person who is registered with the Care Quality Commission to manage the service. Like registered providers, they are ‘registered persons’. Registered persons 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 received feedback from 13 patients. The patients were positive about the care and treatment they received at the practice. Comments included that the premises were safe and hygienic and that staff were helpful, friendly and professional. Patients also commented that it was easy to get an appointment.
Our key findings were:
We identified regulations that were not being met and the provider must:
You can see full details of the regulations not being met at the end of this report.
There were areas where the provider could make improvements and should:
31st October 2012 - During a routine inspection
![]() We spoke with four people who used the service. They were complimentary about the practice and the care and treatment they received. One person said that the dentist was “Extremely thorough and caring. Another told us that their “Treatment has been excellent.” They all felt that the staff were friendly and that they were made welcome when they attended the practice. They also said that they could usually get an appointment when they wanted. One person said they would like the practice to stay open late one evening for people who worked full time. We found that the staff were respectful and courteous. Patients had their dental needs assessed when they visited the practice and were given advice on oral hygiene. People told us that the dentist explained the treatment options available to them and they felt fully involved in decisions about their care and treatment. The practice had, as far as it was reasonably practicable, made arrangements to protect people from the risks of healthcare associated infections. The practice actively sought the views of people who used the service. The practice had not received any formal complaints in the last two years but had a policy on display on the notice board in the reception area describing how complaints would be handled.
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