Dentist buys first practice in East Kilbride thanks to six-figure funding

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A Scots dentist has acquired his first practice thanks to support from ethical lender Unity Trust Bank. Liam McLaughlin used six-figure funding from Unity to buy independent Avondale Dental Practice - a trusted provider of dental care in the East Kilbride community for over 70 years.Liam took over from the previous owner who had successfully grown the practice over the past 20 years and who will continue to contribute to its success as an associate.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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If your oral and gum health is good, it lowers the risk of other conditions such as heart disease and diabetes. “Your dentist is quite often in the frontline of identifying conditions early, such as oral cancer where the rates have never been higher, because