Carlisle Dental Clinic Celebrates Anniversary Milestone

A Carlisle dental practice is celebrating its 25th anniversary since a change of ownership at the turn of the century and a successful period of sustained growth.

Spedding Dental Clinic was established by husband and wife team Jack and Alison Spedding in the autumn of 2000. Since then, the clinic has grown from a small, single surgery practice with only one dentist to a professional team of 10 dental clinicians supported by 16 dental nurses and administrative staff.

Over the past 25 years, the clinic has served over 21,000 patients, undertaking over 190,000 separate courses of treatment to keep their teeth in the best possible condition.

Now with five treatment rooms at its premises on Warwick Road, the practice is equipped with all the latest dental technology to serve a current patient roster of over 4,000 in North Cumbria. It also receives around 500 referrals a year from over 70 other dentists, not only from across Cumbria but also from as far afield as Dumfries and Hexham.

Practice partner Alison Spedding says:

“It’s been an amazing experience to build and develop the clinic over 25 years. We’ve built up a strong team of general practice dentists and specialists to cover the full range of patient needs."

“That now includes dental implants, composite bonding techniques and orthodontics, as well as cosmetic dentistry and oral surgery. And we take referrals from other dentists across the region whenever they identify that our expertise and specialisms are needed for specific patient cases.”

Staff development and retention has been a cornerstone of the practice’s ethos, helping to ensure that patients get consistency of service and see a familiar face when they attend their appointments.

Dental implants practice manager, Jack Spedding, who was born in Carlisle, adds:

“The biggest reason for the clinic’s ongoing success and growth is the strength and professionalism of the team. We could not be prouder of their contributions. They are longstanding, loyal, work really hard and are invested both in their own career development and in doing their jobs well."

“It has also been important to us that we have a base of such loyal, long term patients, as well as our staff.”

Spedding Dental Clinic has also been the driving force behind a series of specialist training days for dental practices across Cumbria to support continuous professional development for their employees.

Over 30 dental practices from Carlisle, Penrith, Maryport, Whitehaven, Wigton, Brampton, Cockermouth and Kendal have attended these events, with the aim of widening complex dental care provision across the county.

Spedding Dental Clinic’s senior dental nurse Jane Cooke and practice manager June Pagin have both been with the team since the practice was established 25 years ago. June is looking forward to her upcoming retirement after a quarter century of service with the Speddings.

Photo: (left to right) Spedding Dental Clinic owners Jack and Alison Spedding with practice manager June Pagin and senior dental nurse Jane Cooke.