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CQC Inspection Preparation for Dental Practices
A CQC inspection should not feel like an exam you cram for. We help your practice get ready, find the gaps before an inspector does and build habits that keep you ready all year round.
How Should a Dental Practice Prepare for a CQC Inspection?
A dental practice prepares for a CQC inspection by checking it can show evidence against the five key questions: is the service safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led. That means up-to-date policies, training records, audits, risk assessments and a team who can explain how things work. Foxstern Dental Growth Partners helps practices in England review their evidence, run mock inspections and close gaps before an inspection takes place.
Most practices are doing good work. The problem is usually proving it. Records are scattered, audits are overdue, or the team knows what to do but freezes when asked to explain it.
Siobhán Allwood-Oke has been on the inside of practices through inspections, from reception to the director’s chair. We look at your practice the way an inspector would, then help you fix what matters without burying you in paperwork.
What Our CQC Inspection Preparation Includes
Mock Inspection
We walk through the practice and ask the kind of questions an inspector might, so you see where you stand before the real visit.
Evidence Review
We check your policies, audits, risk assessments and records against the five key questions and flag anything missing or out of date.
Team Briefings
We help your team understand their part in the inspection and feel confident talking about how they work each day.
Action Plan
You get a clear list of what to fix, who owns each task and what to tackle first.
Governance Check
We look at how the practice monitors quality and safety, including meetings, audits and how learning is shared.
Post-Inspection Support
If your report raises concerns, we help you understand the findings and plan a practical response.
Want to Know Where You Stand?
Book a free growth audit and we will talk through your compliance position. There is no obligation and you leave with useful findings either way.
Book your free growth auditWho Is CQC Inspection Preparation For?
CQC inspection preparation suits practices in England expecting an inspection, practices that have not been inspected for some time, and those that received a rating or findings they want to improve on. It also helps new practices facing their first inspection and practice managers who have recently taken on compliance and want a second pair of eyes on their evidence.
Keep standards steady after the visit with ongoing compliance support or compliance oversight. Or see all our compliance and CQC support.
Not Sure Where to Start?
How Does CQC Inspection Preparation Work?
We follow four practical steps and fit around your clinical diary.
- Initial conversation. We learn about your practice, your last inspection and any areas you are already worried about.
- Review and mock inspection. We check your evidence and walk through the practice the way an inspector would.
- Action plan. We give you a prioritised list of fixes with clear owners, so nothing drifts.
- Follow-up check. We come back to review progress and make sure the changes have held.