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Our history
Our practice was originally established in the 1960’s and moved to it’s present location in 1987. The practice was purpose built to provide dentistry in a relaxing and comfortable atmosphere.
In order to maintain our high standards of clinical care and customer service the practice has been fully refurbished and re-branded as Smile Essential in 2007. The team have worked exceptionally hard to ensure that our patients receive a world-class experience at every visit to our practice.
Our achievements
A practice is only as good as its team and so we go to great lengths to keep ours fit. Smile Essential is committed to promoting individual and team advancement and we encourage our staff to develop their existing knowledge; all staff members have a training programme to follow and we invest heavily in postgraduate training. As a direct consequence the practice has earned several coveted awards including being one of the first practices in Leicester to be awarded the BDA Good Practice award in 2004. In addition, the practice has been reaccredited with the prestigious Investors In People Standard in recognition of our commitment to the development of our staff. Our most recent accolade has been that of being national runners up for 'Best Team Support' in the 2008 Dental Awards.
Cross Infection/ Health & Safety
At Smile Essential we consider ourselves to be at the forefront of providing the very highest standards of cross infection control and we have made health and safety our highest priority. We use the latest techniques to give as much protection to both our patients and ourselves as is possible. We are continually updating our knowledge through external courses and demonstrations of the latest breakthroughs in technology.
Many of the guidelines we are following are produced by The British Dental Association and during our recent audit to become a member of The Good Practice scheme we had our health and safety policies under close scrutiny, and were found to have the highest of standards.
We use as many disposable items as possible in all treatments. This includes bibs, dental instrument trays, needles, impression trays, cups, a variety of single use instruments and of course gloves. All other items are autoclaved following a strict cross infection policy ensuring that our high standards are maintained.
We also make certain that all our equipment is regularly and properly maintained. All electrical items, including autoclave and x-ray machines, are screened and hold current safety certificates. The practice has an annual test of all fire extinguishers and carries out risk assessments as and when required.
If at any time during your visits to us you have any concerns or questions regarding any health and safety, or cross infection, issues, please do not hesitate to ask any of the team members.
Quality assurance programmes
Our systems ensure that we consistently meet high standards of dental care and clinical governance. We also participate in Clinical audit; Peer Review; Clinical Governance and continuing postgraduate dental training. We all complete the statutory 50 hours of Dental Postgraduate training every year and travel far and wide to increase our knowledge on the latest techniques in dentistry. We are also registered with the General Dental Council for continuing professional development.
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