MAYOR OPENS NEW DENTAL PRACTICE
28/11/2006
Like a lot of people, the Mayor of Penryn doesn’t usually look forward to trips to the dentist but, when Councillor Gill Grant sat in a dental chair this weekend, it was genuine smiles all round.
The reason for the mayor’s dramatic change of heart was the formal opening of Penryn Dental Practice’s new premises in Penryn, Cornwall. More than two hundred people visited the practice during two open afternoons prior to the formal opening and, like the mayor, were very impressed by all that they saw.
‘Twenty years ago I never thought that I would be standing in such a beautiful building,’ said Councillor Grant. ‘The conversion is remarkable and, as the first business to open here, I wish Penryn Dental Practice every success.’
VIP guests at the official launch included lifelong friends Barra O’Conaill and Louis O’Halloran. Both electrical engineers from Cork, Ireland they were there by special invitation of their sons, Donal O’Halloran and Sean O’Conaill, who are partners in the practice.
Donal and Sean grew up in Cork and, like their fathers, not only became great friends but, even more coincidentally, went on to follow the same career. Donal moved to Cornwall and bought Penryn Dental Practice in 1994. Sean visited him, met his wife Sally who comes from Falmouth, and, after achieving outstanding results in his Masters Degree in Conservative Dentistry, joined Donal as a partner last year.
‘We’re very proud of our sons,’ said Louis O’Halloran. ‘They have put a huge amount of work into this project and I know their patients will benefit from this fantastic, purpose-built surgery.
Designed by award-winning architect Tony Howes, the new premises manage to combine the very best of the old with the most beautiful of the new.
‘I love the way the old stonework has been juxtaposed with the more clinical aspects – like the curved glass of the treatment rooms,’ said Jane Hartley, a patient from Holywell Bay in Newquay. ‘It’s all very relaxing.’
‘It’s a great place to work,’ said June Pike, a hygienist who has been with the practice for the last fourteen years. ‘Some of our patients come from as far afield as London and I know they are all going to love it just as much as the staff.’
The practice, which currently has about 3500 patients, offers private dentistry to adults and NHS dentistry to children. For more information, call 01326 372298.
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