Smile Together

Brighter Dental welcomes experienced dental hygiene therapist to the team

| Author: Gemma Caley
We are delighted to welcome Laura Smith to our Brighter Dental practice in Newquay which operates from Newquay Hospital on St Thomas’ Road, right in the heart of the community. Originally from Stafford, Laura studied dental therapy and hygiene at Birmingham University Dental Hospital, graduating in July 2017. She moved to Newquay with her twin [...]

Brush-Baby donates hundreds of toothbrushes for Brighter Smiles

| Author: Gemma Caley
Hampshire-based Brush-Baby Ltd has generously donated almost 600 of their fun and easy to use toothbrushes to Brighter Smiles, Cornwall’s oral health campaign. With deep clean bristles, these ‘FlossBrushes’ are specially designed for young children, especially those who don’t floss, so are perfect for Brighter Smiles which seeks to improve the oral health outcomes of [...]

Brady Construction Services bringing Brighter Smiles for children in Roche

| Author: Gemma Caley
Over 250 children at Roche Community Primary School and the neighbouring Roche Pebbles Childcare Centre will be improving their oral health thanks to Brady Construction Services' support for Brighter Smiles, Cornwall’s oral health campaign. This support sees the company join a growing number of organisations committed to reversing the continuing trend of avoidable tooth extractions [...]

Celebrating with a smile – UK Employee Ownership Day 2019

| Author: Gemma Caley
Smile Together is once again delighted to be part of #EODay run by the Employee Ownership Association (EOA). Especially as this year it’s EOA’s 40th anniversary and their special anniversary appeal is to give a healthy smile: https://employeeownership.co.uk/the-eoa-is-40/give-a-healthy-smile/ This appeal is being run in partnership with our good friends Community Dental Services in the East [...]

#gettingtogether – Smile (Get) Together 2019

| Author: Gemma Caley
With team members located right across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly it’s not often we can all get together but this is just what we did in June, to coincide with the launch of our 2018/19 social impact report! Gathering together at Waterside Cornwall we heard from our non-executive directors John Burchill, Paul Critchley, [...]

Smiling Together for National Smile Month 2019

| Author: Gemma Caley
National Smile Month, which ran from 13th May to 13th June, is an annual high-profile campaign to raise awareness of the importance of good oral hygiene. The three key messages are central to the work that we do in delivering our dentistry with social impact across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly to create healthier [...]

We are proud to officially publish our 2018/19 Social Impact Report

| Author: Gemma Caley
We are proud to officially publish our 2018/19 Social Impact Report – a celebration of our achievements and social impact in a year which has seen us reinvesting our profits into frontline patient services as well as our community like never before. It really is dentistry with social impact, creating healthier happier communities. This is [...]

Brighter Dental attracts popular dentist back to Newquay

| Author: Gemma Caley
Dentist Jonathan Munns, who has previously practised in Newquay, has returned to the town. He joins the Brighter Dental team which operates from Newquay Hospital on St Thomas’ Road, right in the heart of the community. Jon qualified from Guy’s Hospital, London in December 1982 and his special interests include endodontics, oral surgery, tooth wear [...]

Our Smiles at Sea project WINS national dental award

| Author: Smile Together
We’re excited to announce that our Smiles at Sea project was announced as the WINNER of the national 2019 Dental Awards for ‘Best Outreach or Charity Initiative’.   Dental nurse Katie Rowe, who operationally led our Smiles at Sea project, and Head of HR Tina Allen attended the glittering awards ceremony on Friday 17th May [...]

Welcoming our local community to Harleigh Road Dental Centre

| Author: Smile Together
The Community Open Day at our new Harleigh Road Dental Centre on Saturday 18th May, which opens to patients towards the end of the month, was a great success. Our team enjoyed meeting so many people, including many local residents, and especially hearing such fond memories of this lovely building particularly from its days as [...]