Business prize

A County Antrim clinic has been named Dental Practice of the Year at the inaugural Business Eye Healthcare Awards.

Dunmurry Dental Practice picked up the gong at the ceremony held at the Europa Hotel in Belfast. The six-surgery practice is one of the largest in Northern Ireland and offers a broad range of dental and cosmetic treatments, both under the NHS and privately.

The Business Eye Healthcare Awards were set up to recognise and reward best practice in the wider healthcare sector, with categories spanning medicine, nursing, optometry, community care, research and dentistry.

Philip McLorinan, principal dentist and owner of Dunmurry Dental Practice, said: “It has been a very busy few years, with a doubling of facilities, services and staff. We have a great team in place and are delighted that their hard work and excellent patient care has been recognised at this new awards ceremony.”

The Dental Practice of the Year award was open to both private, NHS and mixed dental practices. The judges were looking for excellence in day-to-day patient care, customer service, innovation and state-of-the-art practice facilities.

Business Eye is a leading business magazine published in Northern Ireland, with a circulation of more than 7,500 per issue.