STAFF at a Stanley dental clinic are all smiles after a gaining recognition on the national stage.

Honour Health, based on Front Street, has won the title of Best Team at the Private Dentistry Awards.

This achievement marks the latest in a series of accolades the team has brought home to the North-East during the past year, including winning the Dental Team of the Year and getting to the finals of the Dentist of the Year, Dental Practice of the Year and Best Website category.

The Private Dentistry Awards, held at the Royal Lancaster Hotel in London, is renowned as being one of the most prestigious occasions in the dental industry, recognising excellence in private dentistry in the UK and Ireland.

Dentist Gulshan Dhanoya was shortlisted as a finalist in the Best Young Dentist category at the Private Dentistry Awards, and was the only dentist in the region to reach the final in the teeth whitening category in the Aesthetic Dentistry Awards.

She has seen a rapid increase in her aesthetic and orthodontic cases and is continually working to further her skills.

Principal dentist Onkar Dhanoya said: “These accolades are a wonderful reflection of what a talented group of people we have working at Honour Health, and it’s a great privilege to fly the flag for the North-East on the national dental stage.”