Dental - FOI Response Register

For Dental Practices in your Health Board region, can you please inform me of:

1. The number of dental practices subject to CPI dental practice inspection

5 x NHS Shetland PDS Sites (11 surgeries)

1 x Independent NHS GDS Practice

2. The number of dental practices operating with a fully compliant Washer Disinfector unit in their LDU

A fully compliant Washer Disinfector unit is present in the LDU for NHS Shetland PDS and the Independent GDS Practice

3. The number of dental practices operating with a fully validated & serviced Ultrasonic Bath, either on a regular daily basis or available as a backup to Washer Disinfector in their LDU

Nil

4. The number of dental practices operating with fully compliant manual wash & rinse sink arrangement in their LDU. Ref: SHPN 13 Part 2 - Decontamination Facilities: Local Decontamination. i.e. Dedicated manual wash sink & draining board (1m) PLUS Dedicated rinse sink & draining board (1m)

Fully compliant manual wash & rinse sink arrangements (Ref: SHPN 13 Part 2 - Decontamination Facilities: Local Decontamination) are in the LDU of NHS Shetland PDS and the Independent GDS Practice

5. The number of dental practices operating with

• (i) Compromised manual wash & rinse sink arrangements in their LDU

Nil

• (ii) The most common reasons for compromise on manual wash /rinse facility.

N/A

6. The number of dental practices operating with a compromised manual wash facility that also have a fully serviced & validated Ultrasonic Bath available for immediate use.

Nil