New treatment room - progress report

Last week we emptied one of the Longborough treatment rooms and left our brilliant builders in charge. Here you can see pictures of the surgery before (above) and as the work progressed (below).

There was a lot to do with plumbing, plastering and electrical work but it is going very well and we look forward to completion over the next week or so. (Even if it may not look like it from these pictures!) Keep an eye on our Blog for an update on the progress.

 

Alison
Practice Manager

Longborough Dental Practice

Find out more about our new dentist; Bela

We are very pleased that Dr Bela Treon BDS has joined us at Longborough. She is an experienced and caring dentist and adds even more depth to the Longborough team. Bela qualified 22 years ago at Kings College, London University, in 1988. She then went on to gain an LDS RCS (Eng) from The Royal College of Surgeons in 1989. A member of the British Dental Association (BDA) and the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) she is continuing to develop her skills in the latest techniques and procedures.

Her work has a strong focus on Restorative and Aesthetic Dentistry, an area in which she takes a keen interest. As a result of her experience with facial aesthetics, rejuvenation and fillers Bela has appeared on the popular TV programme '10 Years Younger.' But if you see her for treatment she may not have time to give you her autograph (unless you need a prescription!)

She aims to offer the best possible care, with her understanding manner and concern for anxious patients, so she fits in very well at Longborough. Bela is also actively involved in charity fundraising for various causes. She raised a tidy sum for the breast cancer charity 'Moonwalk' two years ago and is set to participate again in the London 'Moonwalk,' this May.

Bella is married with a 14 year old daughter and a son of 10. When she has time, she enjoys skiing, reading, wine tasting and belly dancing to keep fit.

Alison
Practice Manager

Longborough Dental Practice

Sport Relief Success

Team Longborough go that extra S-mile!

Sunday, March 21 saw Team Longborough run for Sport Relief in the Guildford Mile. We arrived at 10.15am feeling slightly nervous about the challenge ahead. We fixed our numbers firmly to our t-shirts and then we noticed a common theme – ours all started with a six. As we looked around at other people we could see plenty of ones, quite a few number threes but very few sixes. Of course the number represented the distance to which we had committed! This made us feel even more nervous. How many people were running six miles? How fit did they look? (Very!) Could we do this? Had we set ourselves a challenge too far? So with great trepidation we moved towards the start line. The Mayor of Guildford counted us down and we were off…

As we approached the first hill the sun peeped out from behind the clouds and we felt a growing certainty that we were going to finish and raise as much money as we could for Sport Relief. It wasn’t easy but we motivated each other and pushed ourselves beyond our previous training sessions. Janet and Alison managed to complete the six miles in 58 minutes! With Fiona coming in just moments behind at 62 minutes and Lisa and Katherine arriving at the finishing line in 1 hour and 10 minutes. Not at all bad considering we had planned for a slow and gentle hour and a half to complete the challenge.

So a BIG thank you to all our sponsors you did tremendously well in helping us to raise nearly £600 for Sport Relief (and the money is still coming in). Thank you from Team Longborough.

What’s Next? Team Longborough is always trying to find new challenges. We are considering a mini-triathlon in September and a 10k run for CHASE in November. If you would like to challenge us to raise money for charity why not send your suggestions to alison@longboroughdental.co.uk