Historically the practice has been a small team. For many years the practice consisted of two dentists working alongside one another being supported and assisted by a small team of dental nurses.
In the 1980’s the importance of preventative care was becoming more apparent within the dental industry and so adding Hygienist’s to the team and being able to provide this service to our patients was an integral part of our growth as a business and health care provider.
In more recent years we have built on this strong foundation by growing our nursing team. Many of our nurses have initially joined the team as a trainee, and gone on to gain their nursing qualification. While others have joined the team as already fully qualified and GDC registered. The dental nurse role has evolved over time with many of our team gaining additional qualifications such as oral health education and fluoride application. Allowing them to treat patients under the prescription of the dentist.
With the circumstances surrounding the Covid pandemic we felt it was of the upmost importance to maintain the highest possible level of cross infection control. This lead to us adding a decontamination nurse to the team. Her sole role is to decontaminate and sterilize all equipment and instruments that are not single use.
The growth in popularity and need for hygienist care has meant we have added to our team of hygienist and they are now routinely assisted by our team of nurses, in providing a wide range of services including cleaning and oral hygiene instruction.
Most recently we have added two new associate dentist the the team. They have many decades of experience in general dentistry and bring a new and exciting dynamic to the team.