Swan Dental

Constructive meeting with our Harrogate MP Andrew Jones about the state of dentistry in the UK. I outlined many of the problems related to the NHS contract and access to emergency care. It is essential that the universally-discredited 2006 contract is ditched in favour of a more preventive and overall health - based approach, that also pays NHS dentists fairly for the work they do. "Putting the mouth back in the body"! Otherwise dentists will unfortunately continue to leave the NHS in droves. There is not even capacity in the private sector to pick up the deficit. I hope I managed to get some good points across. He did ask a question at PMQ's about dentistry recently, and does seem to have a genuine interest. - Richard, Swan Dental.

Dear Patients

It has been way too long since we connected with you all and the picture above of the daily gown wash during the covid pandemic reminded me of what a busy few years we have had. Regulations have relaxed now and the gowns and respirator masks are safely stored away... long may they stay in their box!!

There have been many changes at the Practice.We welcomed Dentist Danny Elliott in June 2020 who has now become a much treasured member of the team. We also had Fi and Tori join us as dental nurses, many of you will now have had the pleasure of meeting them. We also welcomed Jules and Lisa to cover while Emma (hygienist) was on maternity leave and they have stayed on with us thankfully, as baby number 2 is due to arrive in August!

On reception Rachel has joined us for 3 days a week to help me as Gill ponders retirement in the near future (having over 30+ years with us).

We are also delighted to welcome a new dentist to the Practice Dr Amy Swales in June and she will be working Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Amy particularly enjoys helping anxious/nervous patients so if you need help with this Amy is the lady for you.

I look forward to seeing you soon.

Kindest regards Emma (PM)

RIP your Majesty

YOUR FOOTPRINTS

May you rest now, in peace
your toil has reached its end
and a life like yours deserves
a peaceful glory

May you sleep now, at last
the slumber of the loved
you have lived each chapter of
your wondrous story

May you pass now, it’s time
if permission speeds your way
we let go with love, for love
is what you gave

May you know now, in life
you were treasured every day
and we daily walk the paths
your footprints made.

Donna Ashworth
From ‘LOSS’

Portrait Image ‘lightness of being’ by Chris Levine

Covid-19 Update

Thank you to all our lovely patients for all your support so far during these challenging times.

Whilst the Government have relaxed its covid restricton's from Monday 19th July we will in line with advice from Public Health England and our professional assosciations be continuing with our current operating procedures.

Patients will be asked to wear a mask (unless exempt), sanitise their hands and we will be using separate waiting areas to help with social distancing.

There have been no changes to operating procedures for the team and you will continue to see us wearing advanced Personal Protective Equipment as required during aerosol generating procedures.

Finally I'd like to thank all our team for their hard work this last year and for digging deep when things have got tough, it's not easy wearing full PPE in the heat. You have also all made sacrifices and been extra cautious outside of work to protect each other and our patients. You are all incredible and have done it with a smile behind your masks!

Come and join our fabulous team 😁

Sick of staring at a screen and 'Zoom' meetings? Want to work with actual people, face to face? If you are a people person and want to make a real difference, dental nursing could be for you. Excellent job security. We are a caring, independent dental practice in Harrogate and we are looking forward to meeting you!

Due to unprecedented demand on our services we are looking to expand our team.

We are ideally looking for a qualified nurse, length of experience is not crucial as we are committed to developing our team to their full potential.

We need a resilient team player who can think on their feet and is totally dedicated to excellent customer care.Our practice prides itself on delivering an amazing patient journey and we go that extra mile for our lovely patients.

If successful we can assure you of a friendly welcome, lots of support and opportunities and an excellent range of benefits.

If you would like to discuss this role or you feel you have all the right attributes but no dental experience please feel free to contact Emma or Gill on 01423 503573.

The application deadline is Friday 9th April 2021

Job Type: Full time 5 days/ part time will be considered

Job Type: Permanent

Application Deadline:

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Part-time hours: 24-40 per week

Application deadline: 09/04/2021

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Salary: £9.00-£11.50 per hour

Taken somewhere off the Channel Islands this morning.......
Happy Friday everyone, we're getting there...The Sun is Rising