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Ex Tory leader opens dental practice
30th Jul 2009
Opening time: Rehana Yaqoob, principle orthodontist, with former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith
A new orthodontic practice has been opened by the former leader of the Conservative party, Iain Duncan Smith.
The official opening followed a lot of ‘hard work and headaches' getting the Essex-based practice up and running.
Rehana Yaqoob, principle orthodontist at the Chingford branch of Angle House Orthodontics, explained that it took a year to complete all the legal matters before building work could begin, and prior to this they had two other potential sites fall through. Despite all this, she said: ‘The final result justified all the hard work. We had a lot of help and support from all the staff, so it really was a combined effort.'
Companies with specialised knowledge were used to carry out the building work to specific dental needs and this was completed within three months. Rehana continued: ‘We made the move over the Christmas period and opened to patients in January. The decorating has been an ongoing process but its all finished now.' The practice now boasts two surgeries and improved facilities, such as digital X-rays.
Angle House Orthodontics has relocated from a single surgery in a health centre to larger premises. The practice – initially set up due to a shortage of orthodontists in the area and a resulting three-year hospital waiting list – needed to expand to cater to the growing number of patients and to ensure it was disabled access compliant. Rehana said: ‘The move was limited by locality because we wanted to expand for our patients, so it was important to stay in the same area.'
The Angle House group has five orthodontic practices across North London with a clinical team of 20 orthodontists treating a mixture of NHS and private patients of all ages. Rehana is one of the managing partners and is working with Maire M.B.O'Donohoe at the Chingford branch.
Rehana said: ‘There are no immediate plans for more practices, we are very limited by the new contract as to what we can do.'
Practice details can be found at www.anglehouseorthodontics.co.uk.
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