Overview of the Combined Practice Inspection Flashcards
1
Q
What is the aim of the Combined Practice Inspection?
A
to simply the inspection requirements faced by Scotland’s NHS general dental practices and to provide an efficient and effective single system that meets the needs of all bodies with responsibility for inspection
2
Q
How regularly are inspections carried out?
A
every 3 years
3
Q
Who can carry out inspections and what requirements must they meet?
A
- Dental Practice Inspectors (DPI)
- 5 years experience in general practice
- Dental Practice Advisors (DPA)
- 10 years experience in general practice
- registered with GDC
- actively partake in clinical dentistry
- had own practice successfully inspected in the last 3 years
- up to date on CDP
- take part in teaching or mentoring in other areas of dentistry
4
Q
What is the role of Dental Practice Inspectors?
A
- undertake inspections of general dental practices, community and salaried dental service sites using the National Combined Inspection checklist
- compile reports for each practice inspection
5
Q
What is the role of a Dental Practice Advisor?
A
- provide support and advice to GDPs and others by a variety of formal and informal contacts
- inspection visits
- announced
- unannounced
- assist practitioners to meet required standards
- inspection visits
6
Q
When can unannounced practice inspections be carried out?
A
- when patient safety concerns were raised
- by members of staff from the practice
- during previous routine inspection
- whistleblowing
- members of the public
7
Q
How are items categorised in the combined practice inspection checklist?
A
- A
- essential
- B
- best practice
- I
- for information
8
Q
What happens prior to the Combined Practice Inspection?
A
- 6-8 weeks notice
- 3 hours of IPC and decontamination training from NES
- practice must close during time of the inspection
- 3-4 hours for inspection to take place
- all dentists must be available
- policies available and signed by all team members
- provide a tray containing routinely used instruments
- endo file
- handpiece
- non-single use burs
- matrix band
- impression tray
9
Q
What is the Practice Support Manual?
A
- aids writing and updating of policies
- template form
- generic and require personalisation
- template form
