Two long-standing Glasgow dental practices have become the latest acquisitions by Scottish Dental Care.
The Barrhead and Gorbals Dental Practices have been acquired after owner Fraser MacAulay decided to sell-up after single-handedly managing them both challenging times in the sector.
The deal takes the group, which is owned by brothers Christopher and Philip Friel, to 19 practices across the country.
The buyout will see MacAulay continue to support the practices, providing continuity over the coming months.
“As a strong believer in the NHS, I always strived to provide the best quality care possible but also wished to offer more treatment options to patients,“ he commented. “I was keen to find an acquirer that would be able to provide both.
“The acquisition will mean more opportunities for patients to join the practices, more services available, further improvements to the facilities, and more opportunities for staff.”
Founded in the 1990s, MacAulay began working at Gorbals Dental Practice as an associate dentist in 1998, before taking over the practice just six months later.
In 2011, he opened his second practice in Barrhead, with both serving thousands of patients in the region.
Glasgow-headquartered Scottish Dental Care now has practices from Inverness to Dumfries. The exclusively Scottish group consists of 80 dentists and employs more than 200 team members, serving around 200,000 patients.
Chief executive Lynn Hood said: “Gorbals and Barrhead are first-rate dental practices that have provided their patients with the utmost quality of care.
“We already have big plans and have the resources to ensure the highest quality of NHS and private provision to patients for many years to come.”
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