Christmas Starts

It’s probably fair to say that 2020 has been a difficult year for us all……..  So when Keely decided to put up the Christmas tree IN NOVEMBER!!!   Ken hadn’t got the strength to argue with her and just gave in gracefully. Let’s face it though….. it’s 2020……  we need as much sparkle as we can get!!!!! 

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Clinic facelift

Even though we are still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are still keen to keep up the appearance of the Clinic. So this week, we have had the gutters and external woodwork of the building cleaned and repainted  We think it looks fab, and all we need now is Ken to prune…

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Helen’s Birthday

Unbelievably today Anna made Helen a gorgeous white chocolate cheesecake for her 49th Birthday. It has become apparent that during lockdown Anna has become a domestic goddess! We are both shocked and delighted!!!!!! The box of Lindt chocolates bought by Keely also went down a treat.  Thankfully due to all the PPE we have to…

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Face fitting for FFP3 masks

  Due to new guidelines regarding the need for enhanced PPE in the dental setting, the practice today underwent face-fitting for FFP3 masks. This is to ensure that we protect both ourselves and our patients against the corona virus as much as possible. By the end of the session all members of the practice have…

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Todays “new normal”

Today Eden Dental Clinic reopened its doors to see patients on a face-to-face basis. As we are only allowed to have one surgery open at a time, it has been decided that Ken and Helen will alternate days, and both will be working 3 days a week each.  The teams will for “work bubbles” with…

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Diary of a Lockdown -Week 13

Monday 15th June Today, Helen was very excited as her new laminator arrived, this means she can now start making all new posters for the practice.  Although most people may find this a tedious exercise she actually found it very therapeutic….  which further proves that she need to get back to work.   Tuesday 16th…

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Diary of a Lockdown -Week 12

Monday 8th June Things are really getting going now with our attempts to reopen the practice, we have been instructed that if we complete a mountain of paperwork and obtain elusive PPE, we would be allowed to see private (and HDP) patients at the surgery for a few, emergency only, non AGP’s (aerosol generating procedures).…

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Diary of a Lockdown -Week 11

Monday 1st June Today May rolled into June and the COVID-19 crisis continued. Inverness is currently experiencing to beautiful and hot weather (which is set to break tomorrow) but unfortunately the dental profession is still complicated, as we have not yet had clear guidance about the possibilities of opening.  At the moment there seems to…

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Diary of a Lockdown -Week 10

Monday 25th May On Monday Evening Keely hosted the first Eden Zoom Quiz.    As ever her presentation skills were magnificent.  True to form, rather than just doing a wee question and answer session, she had prepared a full powerpoint presentation. There were five rounds of questions and as expected Chelsea’s music knowledge was incredible…

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