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Phil picks up another honour
Glasgow dentist Dr Philip Friel has been named as the Best Young Dentist of the Year in Scotland at the UK Dentistry Awards 2010. The award for 34-year-old Dr Friel is the second major accolade to come his way after he was recently named as one of the UK’s Top 50 Most Influential Dentists with a ranking that placed him as the highest Scottish dental surgeon.
The latest award was announced at a glittering ceremony at Leicester’s Athena. Dr Friel attended the event with his wife, Stephanie, also a dentist, and a number of colleagues and associates.
New start for Ayr practice
RELOCATION
In November 2010, Philip opened a new state-of-the- art clinic on Hyndland Road in the West End of Glasgow. He said: “This award is really the icing on the cake for what has been a fantas- tic year – especially with the opening of our new clinic. “Being named Best Young Dentist by such an eminent judging panel is great recognition for the work I’ve put into the clinic and looking after my patients.”
Expansion is on the cards for Mark Fitzpatrick as his practice in Ayr relocates to new premises under a new name – and a boost in patient numbers could soon follow, he believes. Thanks to grant money from
the Scottish Dental Access Initiative, Mark has been able to realise his ambition to move his practice from two first-floor tenement flats to a nearby ground-floor space specially refurbished for his needs. And a fresh name accompa- nies a fresh building – MI Fitzpatrick and Associates Dental Practice has rebranded to Sandgate Dentistry, in honour of the street the new premises is located on. And later this year,
Mark intends adding another dentist to the practice, which currently houses three GDPs. The relocation is to comply with decontamination requirements and disability discrimination legislation. However, there are many more benefits, Mark explained: “I’m expecting that there will be a boost in patient numbers, not just from new ones, but also old ones who were happy with the service, but not the premises. Now, there is wheelchair access, and a much nicer environment.” The new space also features
a larger waiting room, a local decontamination unit and a larger staff room. The practice is also wired to allow them to become fully computerised within the next two years.
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