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Charity challenges for Perthshire practice
There was flurry of fundraising at Blairgowrie Dental Care I
t’s been a busy few weeks of fund- raising for the team at Blairgowrie Dental Care recently with charity events held in aid of Cash for Kids, Dentaid and the British Dental Heath
foundation (BDHF). On 2 May, the Perthshire practice held
a Superhero Day with staff dressing up in costumes in aid of children’s charity Cash for Kids. A little over two weeks later, ı2 members of staff donned walking boots and headed for the summit of Ben Nevis to raise money for hygienist Jo Shepherd’s forthcoming trip to Uganda with Dentaid. Dentist Neil Rutherford said: “We all
survived; all ı2 staff members made it up and down despite driving rain, strong winds and snow. It was a proper challenge, but very rewarding.” And, if that wasn’t enough, three days
later Neil joined former colleague Chris- tina Chatfield on the Dundee to Perth leg of her 500 Miles for Smiles walk. Chris-
tina, who worked at Blairgowrie when the practice was called Estill and Geddes, was walking from her former practice in Kirriemuir to her current practice in Brighton in aid of the BDHF. Also joining them on the walk to Perth
was the team from Dundee practice Beam Orthodontics. Neil said: “Christina had the fantastic idea to walk 500 miles from Kirriemuir to Brighton, and I joined her for the Dundee to Perth leg – and in true ‘Proclaimers’ style, I did it in my kilt. “The walk was a great experience. There
was plenty of time to chat with Christina about why she was walking and how she hoped to achieve a greater awareness in the general public about oral cancer and, specifically, the link between the Human Papilloma Virus and certain strains of oral cancer. “It was also great meeting the team from
Beam Orthodontics and, of course, getting to walk through some lovely countryside.”
He’s a 1948 vintage
Family, friends and former colleagues gathered recently to celebrate the 90th birthday of retired dentist James Gall. A ı948 vintage licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow, Jim had a multi-faceted career which ended only a few years ago. For many years, Jim was in general
practice in Bellshill and a part-time teacher at Glasgow Dental School before taking up post as deputy chief dental officer for Scotland. But it is for his skills in hypnotherapy that Jim is best known. Jim taught hypnotherapy to generations of dentists and for many years ran the Anxiety and Hypnosis Clinic at Glasgow
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Dental Hospital, continuing this into his eighties. Now fully retired from clinical prac-
tice Jim continues to remain very active and interested in gardening and travel, recently visiting family in Australia. He is also very adept with IT and has been busy converting family photographs, movies and videos into digital format. Friends and family travelled from far afield (including Australia) to join Jim in celebrating his milestone birthday at his home in Lanarkshire. Among the guests was Dr Graham McKirdy, chair of BDA Scottish Council, who is pictured congr a tu - lating Jim.
Glasgow treatment co-ordinator course
Designer Dental Training is hosting a treatment co-ordinator course in Glasgow on Wednesday 17 September. Sister company of dental marketing business Designer Dental Marketing, Designer Dental Training is a specialist training company that offers in-prac- tice and external training for treatment co-ordinators, receptionists and other members of the dental team. To complement the treatment co-ordinator course, the company has also recently launched a Treatment Co-ordinator Manual that will be available to order at a discounted rate for delegates on the day of the course.
® To book on to the course, which costs £195, call 01642 206 106 or email
enquiries@designerdental.co.uk
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