Swords Orthodontics
17 Main St, Swords, Co Dublin, Ireland

And the Oscar goes to....

January 29, 2014
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Posted By: Stephen Murray

Well, not exactly the oscars of dentistry, more like the IFTAs, but yes indeed, once again... The Irish Dentistry Awards are upon us!

The Irish Dentistry Awards have been running for a few years now, and Swords Orthodontics enjoyed our trip there last year so much (we were finalists in Ireland's Best Specialist Practice category), we're back again this year.

Swords Orthodontics are finalists in four categories at the Irish Dentistry Awards, the IFTAs of Dentistry

In 2014, we're finalists in FOUR categories:

  • Best Specialist Practice
  • Best Practice
  • Best Website (you're looking at it)
  • Best Marketing

So wish us luck! Normally we're thinking about other people's smiles, but this week, we'll be doing some smiling too!

Go Swords Ortho! Here's the Swords Orthodontics Team at Irish Dentistry Awards 2013

The value of an award...

Awards can be valuable, whether you win one or not. They motivate us to be better than yesterday, and to think about different areas of the things we do, and think about what's happening in the profession of dentistry around the country. On the night, it's a great evening out for the team (look at us above) and a way of celebrating what we have done in the last 12 months.

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