Archive for the ‘Scotland’ Category
Clyde Munro secures £25 million funding boost to expand
Scotland’s largest dental chain, Clyde Munro, has secured additional funding worth £25 million to expand. Banking and wealth management firm, Investec, has provided the funding to facilitate further growth. Clyde Munro currently has 54 dental practices across Scotland and the team is eyeing up new acquisitions. Established in 2015 by Jim Hall, the company had […]
Clyde Munro adds Ayr dental practice to its ever-growing portfolio
Scotland’s largest dental chain has added a new practice as part of an ongoing expansion plan. Clyde Munro has added a long-established Ayr clinic to its ever-growing portfolio. Alloway Place Dental Practice is the latest acquisition for the group. Founded in the 1950s, the practice was most recently taken over by husband and wife team, […]
New study reveals 40% of Scotland’s dentists want to go private
A new study has revealed that 40% of dentists in Scotland want to go private. Four in ten dentists are prepared to quit the NHS and switch to private dentistry if the government in Scotland proceeds with plans to stop financial support in April 2022. Additional measures were introduced to support practices during the pandemic, […]
Volunteer dentists provide free treatment for over 100 children in Scotland
Dentists in Scotland have given up their time to provide free treatment for over one hundred children. A group of dentists from Clyde Munro are volunteering during their spare time to provide children from some of Scotland’s most deprived areas with free fluoride varnish treatment. The dentists have been hosting sessions across the country in […]
Dental treatment courses fall by 75% in Scotland during the pandemic
The number of courses of dental treatment carried out in Scotland fell by 75% in 2020/2021. Statistics suggest that numbers fell from 4.1 million in 2019/2020 to 966,904 in 2020/2021. The number of courses of treatment provided for children dropped from 471,290 to 113,386 in the same period. This equates to a total decrease of […]
Scottish dental nurse shares lip filler horror story to raise awareness of cheap treatment risks
A dental nurse from Glasgow has shared her experience of having cheap lip fillers to raise awareness of the risks involved. Jenna Maclean, 20, decided to treat herself to lip filler treatment as an early Christmas present last year, but was shocked to find that the £130 deal was too good to be true. After […]
Dental trio runs the length of Scotland to raise money for charity
A dental trio has successfully completed a gruelling charity challenge after running the length of Scotland. Stuart Campbell and Ryan Stewart, from Loanhead Dental Practice and Paddy Watson, who is based in Edinburgh, covered 420 miles, running from John O’Groats to Gretna Green. The team completed the route in 11 days, with the shortest daily […]
Glasgow dentist swaps the surgery for the screen after starring in Bollywood film
A dentist from Paisley, near Glasgow, has swapped the surgery for the screen after appearing in a Bollywood film. Seema Luthra originally signed up to be an extra in Bellbottom, starring Bollywood icon, Akshay Kumar, but ended up with a speaking part. The 34-year-old from Kelburne Dental Surgery, said that the experience was very different […]
Clyde Munro saves over 160,000 sheets of paper after embarking upon eco-drive
Scotland’s largest dental chain, Clyde Munro, has already saved over 160,000 sheets of paper after embarking upon an eco-drive earlier this year. The firm is embracing greenery ways of working and is already saving the equivalent of four trees’ worth of paper per month. Between April and July this year, practices replaced 164,000 paper forms […]
Young people now eligible for free dental treatment in Scotland
New guidelines have come into force in Scotland, enabling young people to access dental treatment free of charge. Under new measures introduced by the Scottish Government, under 26s will now be able to have dental treatment on the NHS for free. The move is part of a funding boost, which includes over £7.5 million to […]
