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"Dazzling results" as Dorset Dentist scoops six Awards in just four months!

Once again success in two more prestigious business awards means that dental practice, Winning Smiles, isn't only putting a smile on its patient's faces but also is giving its successful owner Murray Hawkins something to beam about.

The practice has scooped two new business awards from the highly competitive Best of Business Awards organisation and joins the ranks of other winning businesses like Unilever, Royal Bank of Scotland, the Air Ambulance Service, Brunel University and the Metropolitan Police.

Commenting on the award to Winning Smiles in the Best Small to Medium-Sized (health and beauty) category, Andrew Areoff, the Chairman of the Judges, said: "Specialising in cosmetic dentistry and nervous patients, Winning Smiles, based in Gillingham, has captured a niche section of the healthcare industry and turned it into a winning business. By offering the latest techniques in orthodontics, it is now attracting customers from across the country."

Winning Smiles certainly does an excellent job when it comes to looking after patients as it also won Best Customer Focus (health and beauty) category in the Best of Business Awards. Andrew Areoff, the Chairman of the Judges, said: "Anyone with a fear of going to the dentist should visit Winning Smiles. The friendly dentists have done just about everything possible to make it a pain-free experience. There are soft comfy chairs, TVs on the ceiling, no needles and no drills. Instead there are flavoured topical anaesthetics and air abrasion drilling. The company likes to stay ahead of the competition and it specialises in offering new cosmetic treatments that are not available elsewhere in the UK. With a range of flexible payments options thrown in, customers can't help but smile."

In June 2013 the practice won Small Business of the Year and the award for outstanding Customer Service at the Blackmore Vale Business Awards 2013, and went on to pick up the award for People Development and also a further award for Creating a Great Working Environment at the Western Gazette Business Awards 2013.

Murray comments, "The variety of awards picked up by Winning Smiles demonstrate that we look after our staff and our customers and shows that the effort that goes into staff training, development and creation of a perfect environment for both staff and patient has a very positive effect on the balance sheet."

For information on cosmetic dentistry or any other dental treatments, contact Winning Smiles Dental Care, T/: 01747 826222 or E/:dentist@winningsmilesgillingham.comor check out:www.winningsmilesgillingham.com

Photo Caption: Murray Hawkins, Owner of Winning Smiles (Gillingham) Ltd with TV presenter Valerie Singleton - photo courtesy of Western Gazette

Further press information and images from: Jane Adkins, T/: 01935 813114 or M/: 07960698089 or E/:jane@aheadforpr.co.uk

Sept 2013 (WS 09)