Posts Tagged ‘Billingham’

North East dental firm invests thousands in new technology to keep staff and patients safe

North East dental firm invests thousands in new technology to keep staff and patients safe

A North East dental firm has invested more than £50,000 in new technology and equipment to keep staff and patients safe. Queensway Dental, which has practices in Jesmond and Billingham, has spent thousands of pounds on new innovations to provide virtual services for customers and to enhance the patient experience in the aftermath of the […]


New dental practice opens in former bank in Billingham

New dental practice opens in former bank in Billingham

A new dental practice has opened in the heart of Billingham. The owners of Billingham Dental have taken over the lease for premises formerly occupied by Yorkshire Bank. The new surgery will offer NHS and private dental treatments in the centre of town. Having signed a 10-year lease for the building, which is next to […]


New Billingham Dental Practice to Open In Town Centre

New Billingham Dental Practice to Open In Town Centre

Just a few yards away from a private dental clinic that no longer accepts NHS patients, a new dental practice is expected to open, pending the acceptance of an application submitted to Stockton Borough Council to convert a former electrical shop into an. The move comes in the wake of a huge demand for NHS […]


NHS England provides cash injection to plug the gap left by loss of NHS dental services in Billingham

NHS England provides cash injection to plug the gap left by loss of NHS dental services in Billingham

NHS England has revealed plans for two new dentists to start working in Billingham to plug the gap left by the cessation of NHS dental provision at the Queensway Clinic. The organisation has also promised to invest £1 million in the area to shorten waiting times and improve access to NHS services. When the owners […]


Local MP voices concerns over decision to stop NHS dental services at Billingham practice

Local MP voices concerns over decision to stop NHS dental services at Billingham practice

A local MP has voiced his concerns over plans for a Billingham dental practice to stop offering treatment to NHS patients. Queensway Dental, which has been providing NHS services for 25 years, will only cater for private patients from April 1st. The practice currently has more than 11,000 NHS patients on its books. Patients have […]


Billingham dental team returns from refugee mission in Greece

Billingham dental team returns from refugee mission in Greece

A team of four dental professionals from Billingham has returned from a charity mission in Greece. A team of nurses and dentists from Queensway Dental recently spent a week helping Syrian refugees in the north of Greece. Dentists, Dr Paul Averley and Dr Uzma Olbrich were joined by dental nurses, Hannah Bell and Katie Fergusson, […]


Teesside dental clinic swaps cards for foodbank donations to help those in need this Christmas

Teesside dental clinic swaps cards for foodbank donations to help those in need this Christmas

Staff members from a dental clinic in Teesside have swapped Christmas cards for donations to a local foodbank to make a positive difference to those in need. Instead of sending Christmas cards to patients this year, the team from Queensway Dental has made a donation to Billingham Foodbank. The foodbank provides supplies for those who […]


Hartlepool Dental Nurses Celebrating New Qualifications

Hartlepool Dental Nurses Celebrating New Qualifications

A group of dental nurses are celebrating after gaining new qualifications; the nurses, from Queensway Dental Clinic, gained the new qualifications at the centre’s on-site education and training facility. The seven nurses successfully completed a 20-week course in Dental Sedation Nursing and an Oral Health Certificate at the Queensway Dental Clinic Education Centre in Billingham. […]


Billingham Dentists Celebrate Movember Success

Billingham Dentists Celebrate Movember Success

The dental team at Queensway Dental Clinic in Billingham is celebrating after raising hundreds of pounds by growing moustaches for Movember. Fourteen members of the dental team showed off the results of their month-long growth as Movember drew to a close; seven of the dentists, five dental laboratory staff, the practice’s stock controller and the […]


Billingham Dentist Given National Role

Billingham Dentist Given National Role

A dentist from Billingham has been given a national role by the General Dental Council. Dr Paul Howlett, from Queensway Dental Clinic in Billingham has been given the role of Quality Assurance of Education Inspector, which will see him travelling across the UK. Dr Howlett will be visiting dental schools across the country, but he […]