Investing in our people

At Wessington Way Dental Practice, we are strong believers in investing in our team to get the best out of them and to help them grow.

The practice sets aside 2 hours every Thursday lunch time to allow for team training. This training is very diverse ranging from dealing with medical emergencies to customer service role plays.

We also encourage the team to tell us what they would like to do to help them develop their careers. Our nurse Kirsty has just begun an NVQ level 3 apprenticeship in Customer Service. We wish her all the best!

Wessington Way Dental Practice supports the British Dental Health Foundation

For several years Wessington Way Dental Practice has been a supporter of the British Dental Health Foundation and we have regularly taken part in the Foundation’s annual campaigns – Mouth Cancer Awareness Week and National Smile Month – in fact, we are in the middle of National Smile Month right now, which anyone who has visited us recently couldn't fail to have noticed!

The British Dental Health Foundation is an independent charity dedicated to improving oral health – in the UK and around the world.

How does it do this?

• Free Dental Helpline for the public which offers free and confidential advice by phone or email (nearly 50,000 calls)
• Provides educational material for use by the public, health and dental professionals
• Raises awareness of the importance of oral health through campaigns such as Mouth Cancer Awareness Week and National Smile Month
• Magazine “Word of Mouth” and a blog which can be accessed along with other information, tips and contact details on the website www.dentalhealth.org

Wessington Way in the community

As part of National Smile month, Richard, Jayne, Emelia and Ashleigh visited Southwick Community School to take part in a school assembly on healthy teeth.

The children had a great time playing healthy eating games, learning how to brush their teeth and even dressing up like dentists! Click here to read the full article in the Sunderland Echo.