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Triangle Dental, Tilehurst, Reading.

Triangle Dental in Tilehurst, Reading 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 12th November 2015

Triangle Dental is managed by Mr Giles Bowes Derry.

Contact Details:

Ratings:

For a guide to the ratings, click here.

Safe: There's no need for the service to take further action.
Effective: There's no need for the service to take further action.
Caring: There's no need for the service to take further action.
Responsive: There's no need for the service to take further action.
Well-Led: There's no need for the service to take further action.
Overall: No Rating / Under Appeal / Rating Suspended

Further Details:

Important Dates:

    Last Inspection 2015-11-12
    Last Published 2015-11-12

Local Authority:

    Reading

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Inspection Reports:

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17th September 2015 - During a routine inspection pdf icon

We carried out an announced comprehensive inspection on Thursday 17 September 2015 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 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 providing well-led care in accordance with the relevant regulations.

  • Patients we spoke with and those who completed comment cards told us they were treated with care and staff were professional and friendly. We observed positive interaction between staff and patients during the inspection.

  • Patients were able to access both routine and emergency appointments and there were clear instructions on how to access out of hours emergency dental treatment.

  • Staff were supported in receiving training appropriate to their role and to keep up to date with developments and best practice in dental care.

  • Care and treatment was based on thorough examinations and patients told us they understood their care and treatment and received treatment plans upon which to base their decisions to proceed with or decline treatment.

  • The practice provided nurse advisers to promote children’s dental health and a separate waiting area for children.

  • Patients could access appointments 11-12 hours a day during the week and also on Saturday mornings.

There was an area where the provider could make improvements and they should:

  • Undertake manual cleaning using two separate containers or sinks to facilitate rinsing as per national guidance

  • Review and risk assess which emergency medicines are available

 

 

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