A former Clydesdale Bank in Glasgow, which has been empty for 10 years, has been transformed into the new Fame Dentistry facility, a dental clinic, teaching centre and laboratory, Deadline News has reported.
Following a £2 million redevelopment, the facility, spread across two levels, includes six clinical rooms, as well as teaching, event and dental laboratory space.
Founder Dr Ferhan Ahmed said he plans to grow Fame Dentistry’s team to more than 30 people.
He added: “This is about much more than creating another dental practice. I wanted to build the kind of place where clinicians can treat patients, teach, learn from each other and build a genuine professional community under one roof.
“The building had been sitting empty for around 10 years and was essentially a shell when we took it on, so bringing it back to life has been a huge undertaking.
“I grew up here, I was born around the corner and my first primary school was nearby, so there is something particularly meaningful about making an investment of this scale in an area I know so well.”
Describing how he is developing the business Ahmed said: “There are broadly two routes through which people are finding us. Some are referred by their own dentist because they need input from clinicians with particular expertise, while others have seen the building, heard about us locally or come through a recommendation.
“Our referral relationships are incredibly important. When another dentist sends a patient to you, they are trusting you with both that patient’s care and their own professional reputation. We never take that lightly.”
Ahmed emphasised that he wants the facility to provide dentistry education saying: “Education has always been a major part of my professional identity. I wanted a clinic upstairs and a teaching facility downstairs because those are two areas I care deeply about, and they strengthen each other.
“If we can help other dentists develop their skills, bring people together and create stronger professional connections, that benefits clinicians, patients and dentistry more widely.”