News Inverkip practice welcomes thousands of tiny new workers
A hive of activity at Ivy Cottage
BIODIVERSITY
Clyde Dental Practice Ltd has recently opened two new sites employing thousands of new workers... well worker bees to be precise. Ivy Cottage Dental Practice
in Inverkip, part of the Clyde Dental Group, has recently installed two bee hives in its back garden with the help of Motherwell-based biodiversity start-up company Plan Bee. The two hives, which each
hold in the region of 60,000 bees, will produce 24 jars of honey a year – branded with the Clyde Dental logos – which the practice will sell to patients. The proceeds of the sales will be donated to the Ardgowan Hospice (
www.ardgowanhospice.org. uk) and dental charity Smileawi (
www.smileawi.com). Ivy Cottage dentist Stuart
Davidson explained that they had been trying to think of things to do with the garden
for some time and installing bee hives seemed like a great way to encourage biodiversity and help in their long-term aim of building a vegetable patch to champion healthy eating. He said: “It’s been great – the
staff have been out every lunch time having a look and Ally [associate Alastair Fraser] has been reading up about bees and watching bee documentaries. “A good few patients have
been out to see the hives as well. In fact, we had one young lad who was a bit anxious when
Ivy Cottage dentists Stuart Davidson and Alastair Fraser with the new hives
he came in to see us – he was in tears and didn’t want anything done. So Ally brought him out here. He had a five-minute look at the bees and a chat and, the next thing you know, he was in the chair getting his treatment done with no problems.”
® For more information on the Clyde Dental Group, visit
www.clydedental.com You can find Plan Bee at
www.planbeeltd.com or on Twitter at @planbeeltd
GDC’s Groupon deal
The General Dental Council (GDC) has reached an agreement with discount deals company Groupon to guard against the promotion of illegal tooth whitening.
As the leading ‘daily deals’ provider in the UK, the company has taken steps not to offer tooth whitening deals from individuals who are not regulated by the GDC. The regulator is now seeking similar assurances from other discount deal providers.
A spokesman from the GDC also reminded registrants of their responsibilities if they offer deals on these sites. He said: “Dental profes- sionals who are regulated by the GDC are reminded that if they sign up to offer deals relating to dental treatment through Groupon or other such services, they must assess the patient, obtain appropriate consent, obtain a medical history and explain all the options before carrying out any work.”
On the road with Denplan SUMMER ROADSHOWS
Dental plan provider Denplan visited Edinburgh’s Festival Square in July as part of its ‘Miles of Smiles’ summer roadshows.
Travelling more than 2,000 miles around the UK this summer, Denplan has been visiting country fairs and shopping centres talking to consumers about oral health. The roadshow rolled into Edinburgh on 17 July with an educational oral health game
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for kids, competitions to win an iPod and Colgate power brushes as well as a range of freebies including stickers, balloons and brushing timers. After Edinburgh, it carried on to Birmingham, Reading, the New Forest Show in Brocken- hurst and the Dorset County Show near Dorchester.
® For more information, please visit
www.denplan.
co.uk/milesofsmiles or call 0800 328 3223.
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