We carried out this visit to check if changes had ben made to the way in which consent was recorded and, the way in which infection prevention control procedures were followed.

At this inspection, we found the provider had introduced new consent paperwork which involved the person signing a consent to treatment form for every course of new treatment. We looked at five patient records and saw they had all signed a consent to treatment form.

We looked at the new infection control paperwork which had been introduced. We saw that a log was kept of the daily and weekly checks for the ultrasonic bath and steriliser. We saw the practice had audited themself against the government decontamination guidance, HTM105, and there were no actions for them to address. We also saw that a Legionella risk assessment had been conducted in August 2013. The risk assessment showed that the risk of legionella developing was low.

During our inspection, we were able to speak with two people who use the service. They told us they were very satisfied with the quality of services provided; treatments including costs were fully explained in order for them to make informed choices.

People told us they were happy with the staff at the practice. People's comments about staff included:

"The staff are superb"

"The staff are great and I like the practice very much."

The environment of the waiting area and the surgeries of the dental practice were visibly clean and tidy.

During our visit we spoke with two of the Dental Nurses/ Receptionists who told us that they felt they were supported to be able to undertake their job effectively and enjoyed working at the practice.