3 October 2016 & 27 February 2017
During an inspection looking at part of the service
This practice was previously known and registered as Clinic Nine. The old name Clinic Nine is no longer registered with CQC.
For the purpose of this report we refer to the provider as Paris P Ltd and Smile Implant Clinics as this is the registered name at this location at the time of publishing this report.
We carried out an announced follow- up inspection on 03 October 2016 and an announced inspection on the 27 February 2017 at Smile Implant Clinics. Following previous inspections the provider had received two warning notices and a requirement notice for the breaches of regulation.
You can read the previous inspection reports from our website at www.cqc.org.uk by selecting the 'all reports' link for Smile Implant Clinics.
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 did not assess this domain at this inspection
Are services caring?
We did not assess this domain at this inspection
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
CQC inspected the practice on 31 March 2016 and asked the provider to make improvements regarding Regulation 15 HSCA (RA) Regulations 2014 Premises and equipment, Regulation 12 HSCA (RA) Regulations 2014 Safe care and treatment, and Regulation 17 HSCA (RA) Regulations 2014 Good governance.
We checked these breaches as part of the follow-up inspection on 03 October 2016 and 27 February 2017.
Smile Implant Clinics provides private dental treatment and facial aesthetics from their clinic in Hove, near Brighton.
The majority of the dental treatment provided is implants with some general dentistry. The practice mostly provides treatment for adults but has a very small number of patients that are children.
Practice staffing consisted of the principal dentist who is also the owner and registered manager, a practice manager, a dental nurse and a receptionist.
The principal dentist, Dr Mehdi Pourani 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.
The practice opening hours are 9.00am to 6.00pm Monday to Friday.