FMC’s event director Leanna Ellis visited Shi and Gemma Karim of Cheadle Hulme Dental & Cosmetics to discuss the journey of their practice, and to talk about their awards experience.
Shi and Gemma are a successful dentistry couple who have grown their practice significantly and have received multiple awards for their work. In this interview we discuss their journey, including purchasing Church Road Dental Practice (down the road) in 2009 and the subsequent expansion due to high demand.
They relocated to a larger premises, transforming it from an old bank into a state-of-the-art dental practice now known as Cheadle Hulme Dental & Cosmetics.
Shi said: ‘I was just rushed off my feet, and we thought we need to buy another building and we need to actually expand. We looked at loads of buildings, loads of potential houses we could convert, and nothing really appealed, there was nothing that was right. And then this building, which was a bank that had been derelict for about four years. It came up, and then yeah, we decided to put an offer in for it.’
The 2024 Dentistry Awards
Every year, The Dentistry Awards brings the dental profession together to celebrate outstanding achievements in the field. Known as ‘dentistry’s biggest party’, The Dentistry Awards is the largest dental awards ceremony in the UK. From dentists to dental technicians, there is an award to suit every dental professional.
After a fantastic evening of celebration in 2023, the awards are returning once again for 2024. The ceremony will take place on 13 September 2024 – make sure to get your entry in by 3 July. Full information on the categories and how to enter can be found in the entry guide.
Registration is open now for The Dentistry Awards 2024! Find out more and register at dentistry.co.uk/awards/the-dentistry-awards.
Team energy
Cheadle Hulme Dental & Cosmetics have been very successful during recent years when entering awards, and it is clear to see why when looking around the practice and speaking to the team. Leanna said: ‘There’s a real obvious energy between you all (the team), that you just can’t miss.’
Leanna also speaks with practice manager Mandy who has been involved with the awards process and has also won Practice Manager of the Year multiple times, after the team submitted an entry on her behalf as a surprise. Mandy discusses how her journey in dentistry began and how her dad was the driver behind this.
Finally Leanna asked the burning question on everyone’s lips: ‘Would you prefer to travel on an elephant or a giraffe to work? And why?’
Find out all in the interview!
For more information and to enter, visit dentistry.co.uk/awards/the-dentistry-awards.
