2020 - Dentistry

THE PARLIAMENTARY REVIEW Highlighting best practice

Fresh Smile Clinic

Dr Punia and her team use CBCT scanners, allowing them to accurately plan surgical work

Practice Principal Dr Kirrin Punia

P ractice Principal Dr Kirrin Punia had been an associate dentist at the Brighouse-based Fresh Smile Clinic when the opportunity to purchase arose in 2014. Kirrin tells The Parliamentary Review that she knew it was time for her to take the helm – and that she believed she could help the practice to fulfil the potential she instinctively knew it had. A rising tide of new technology had swept dentistry in previous years, and she was keen to bring the clinic into the future. Kirrin says she and her team embarked on an ambitious programme of investment throughout the practice – this started with digital record-keeping and x-rays alongside a full refurbishment of the practice. At the Fresh Smile Clinic, we pride ourselves on our ability to offer a diverse range of services in house, from Invisalign to dental implants. Our surgical team can provide comprehensive full-mouth rehabilitation and reconstruction for even the most challenging cases. We are also one of only a few practices that hold Platinum Elite Invisalign status, and one of the only practices in the region that can provide zygomatic implants, for those previously told they have too little bone for fixed teeth. I consider the extended use of technology in my practice as an investment in our future. We were one of the first practices in the area to have an on-site Cone Beam CT scanner, which allows the teeth and jaw of the patient to be viewed in the greatest possible detail, and we have three-dimensional intra-oral scanners, which means we are now able to take virtual dental impressions – this eliminates the mess, discomfort and waste produced by plaster impressions and increases the accuracy of veneers, crowns and bridges. We are also Dental Phobia certified, and can offer

FACTS ABOUT Fresh Smile Clinic

» » Practice Principal: Dr Kirrin Punia » » Founded in 2009

» » Located in West Yorkshire » » Services: General dentistry, Invisalign, dental implants, full mouth rehabilitation » » No. of employees: 18 » » The clinic has 6 dentists, 2 dental therapists and a growing team of auxiliary staff to care for our patients » » www.freshsmileclinic.co.uk

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