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

Swords Orthodontics Top 10 of 2014: Four

January 27, 2015
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Posted By: Stephen Murray

Swords Orthodontics at the Irish Dentistry Awards

Irish Dentistry Awards 2015

 

Irish Dentistry Awards 2014

 

 

 

 

Team Swords Ortho at Irish Dentistry Awards 2014

 

 

The entire practice had a great day out at the Irish Dentistry Awards in January at the Mansion House. 2014 was the second year in a row that the practice was a finalist in the category of Ireland's Best Specialist Practice, and we were up for some other awards too including Best Website - which you're reading now! - and Best Practice.

 

We have also been shortlisted as a finalist in a bunch of categories, including Best Specialist Practice for the third year in a row, for 2015, and the awards are later this week - wish us luck!

It was great to enter the competition as it gives us a chance to look at the practice, celebrate what we're doing well and change the things that we need to improve. Then when you get told you made the final cut, when compared to practices right across the country, it's a great endorsement that you're doing good work for your patients.

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