- Dentist
Rusthall Dental Practice
All Inspections
16 September 2013
During an inspection looking at part of the service
21 May 2013
During a routine inspection
We saw that there was information available to patients around the costs of treatment on display, the names of the dentists and products for sale promoting oral health care. We saw that patients were involved in making decisions around their treatment.
Staff knew what action to take in response to potential child and adult protection matters and how to report concerns related to the practice. There was written information available around these matters for staff to be able to reference.
We saw that there were systems in place to maintain the hygiene of the surgery and dental instruments used. However, we found patients were not always protected from the risk of infection because appropriate guidance had not been followed. This was in relation to some of the sinks and staff did not always follow the policy around not wearing their uniforms outside the practice. Clinical waste was stored in the clean area of the decontamination room and regular testing of the water supply for Legionella had not been undertaken.
There were systems in place to monitor service delivery at the practice.