Family Dental Clinic

Service overview

Service type: Independent clinic

Registration status: Registered

Based in Lerwick, Family Dental Clinic is an independent clinic.  

Further information about the clinic and the services it provides can be found by contacting the service.

Information about the conditions of registration and inspection reports is below.

Conditions of registration

1. The service will only operate between the hours of 0700 and 2100 Monday to Sunday except for the provision of emergency care.
2. The service will treat service users aged from birth.
3. The service will only provide general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry and non-surgical aesthetic treatments.
4. No treatments will be carried out under conscious sedation.
5. The service will provide prescription only treatments and medical device treatments to adults aged 18 and over.
6. The service shall ensure that staff possessing the appropriate skills, training and experience are provided in sufficient numbers to ensure the safety and welfare of all service users.
7. Service users must be treated individually. Group treatments are not permitted.
8. The provider must not allow service users to consume alcohol while in receipt of health care.
9. No animals or pets in the area where the service is provided, with the exception of service animals.
10. No laser treatments or procedures will be carried out.
11. No Intense Pulse Light (IPL) treatments or procedures will be carried out.

Inspection reports

• Family Dental Clinic – independent healthcare inspection report and action plan: July 2024

Report published: 24 July 2024
Inspection date: 29 May 2024
Inspection type: Announced

Previous inspection reports

• Family Dental Clinic – independent healthcare inspection report: August 2022

If you would like a copy of a previous inspection report, please email his.ihcregulation@nhs.scot