An award-winning Wiltshire practice run by three sisters has marked a decade of providing quality dental care at the “heart of the village”.

Gwynifer Henning opened Urchfont Dental Care in 2014. She had previously worked at the practice and purchased it with the assistance of her sisters.

Gwynifer is the owner and principal dentist. Her sisters, Seanan Thomas and Lyndall Henning-Marsh, also work for the practice. Seanan is the deputy manager and head nurse, and Lyndall has become the practice manager.

Speaking to The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald, Seanan said, “Suddenly 10 years have flown by, and it feels really good, we’ve made it work and had a lovely team over the years.

“Even though it’s a small surgery, we have a strong team, and we all get on really well.”

“There’s been ups and downs, but we try to keep everyone happy”, Seanan added. “It’s really good because we trust each other to do the best we can, and there’s no arguments because we get on really well.

“We do things as a team and have got through some tough times.”

Since the sisters took over the practice, patient demand has increased, so the team has built an extra surgery to accommodate this.

Urchfont Dental Care is currently not taking on new patients due to the extremely high demand. It has a small NHS contract through which it focuses on younger patients.

The practice specialises in working with nervous and anxious patients.

Lyndall commented, “We have worked hard to make our practice welcoming and accessible to people from all walks of life, with a particular focus on making things easier and less daunting for children and nervous patients.

“It is a very special and unusual thing to be a dental practice in a rural village. We have always understood that we are more than just a business. We are part of a thriving local community and we work hard to play our part in helping the heart of the village to keep beating strongly.”

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