Household dental group attracts recruitment specialist Lauren Singh

Expertise acquisition specialist to spearhead group’s outreach to new dentists

A NEW Head of Recruitment has joined a rising Scottish dental group as a part of its mission to keep up dental staff appointments, as a way to proceed its development, its affected person base and drive new business requirements.

Scottish Dental Care has welcomed Lauren Singh to the newly-created function and can harness her 12 years of recruitment expertise to entrance its market-leading attraction and retention technique.

Lauren has made the transfer from the UK’s largest laser eye and personal lens surgical procedure supplier, Optical Categorical, the place she led on the recruitment and retention of latest clinicians delivering an revolutionary and profitable recruitment programme for the enterprise.

Her appointment coincides with Scottish Dental Care’s current continued development, because it prioritises dental recruitment throughout its 20 practices in Scotland amidst a well-publicised UK-wide scarcity of dental employees.

Lauren stated: “The dental business continues to face a hiring disaster – and the power to reply shortly to draw and preserve top of the range clinicians is of key significance to each affected person care at Scottish Dental Care in addition to being strategically vital to enterprise development’’.

“We intention to enchantment to the most effective expertise from college leavers right through to skilled clinicians attracted by an organization the place dentistry and affected person care actually is on the coronary heart of what we do. We additionally wish to showcase the alternatives in Scotland, bringing the most effective of expertise north of the border the place a give attention to way of life and wellbeing will be realised.

“We’ve tailor-made a number one business affiliate bundle and mixed this with a wonderful instructional programme to make sure dentists that be part of us can develop with us as we develop.

“Not solely that, our CPD and mentoring alternatives with a number of the greatest names in Scottish dentistry, together with Dr Philip Friel, Dr Andrew Culbard, Dr John McQueen and Dr Mairi Henderson provides bold practitioners the chance to really develop their abilities and their careers right here.’’

“With current funding and enlargement, it’s an thrilling time to be beginning at Scottish Dental Care. I’m desirous to now construct my community and help the group because it grows and develops.”

At present providing NHS and personal providers to greater than 200,000 sufferers, the appointment of Lauren follows a current £600,000 funding in its Dumfries Dental Clinic & Implant Centre, which has allowed the follow to double its affected person capability.

Lynn Hood, Chief Govt of Scottish Dental Care, stated: “We’re completely thrilled to welcome Lauren to the staff, and her appointment marks a big time for the agency.

“With a profitable monitor file in creating strategic approaches to long-term administration and recruitment options, Lauren is greater than able to succeeding on this function.”

Dr Philip Friel, one of many founders and Scientific Director, stated “The addition of this high-profile appointment comes at a time the place we’re prioritising development but in addition stability. Lauren’s arrival is a testomony to our rising popularity throughout Scotland and our dedication to offering first-class dental remedy, from the most effective practitioners round.”

The solely Scottish dental group consists of 80 dentists and employs greater than 200 staff members, serving round 200,000 sufferers. Its practices present a broad mixture of remedies with most providing NHS providers alongside non-public care.

Its Superior Dentistry model is a subdivision of Scottish Dental Care, with two clinics in Glasgow and Fort Home Dental Clinic in Inverness, offering state-of-the-art beauty dentistry, enamel straightening, dental implants and facial aesthetics.

To seek out out extra about Scottish Dental Care, go to: www.scottishdentalcare.co.uk and www.advanceddentistryscotland.com