During a check to make sure that the improvements required had been made
We reviewed this outcome in October 2013, looked at information we had asked the provider to send to us, and spoke with the dental nurse who had responsibility for infection control at the practice.
We saw that the provider had implemented systems of audit in line with the Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 01-05: Decontamination in primary care dental practices guidelines. These guidelines from the Department of Health provided primary care dental services with best practice on cleaning processes of medical equipment.