More smiles aboard The Molar Express

This month, the ribbon wat cut on the Molar Express - a fully equipped surgery on wheels despite it not being "an easy ride."

Fiona said: “I’ve been in the dental industry for 40 years and have seen prevention slip off the agenda as demand for aesthetic dentistry has increased.  Being the first model of its type in Scotland, it has been a challenge to get the higher powers to realise the benefits. I’ve had to push open many slamming doors and cut through a lot of red tape.

“The dental hygiene business is a costly one with high outgoings, and I believe there should be more funding for it. It costs the NHS huge amounts of money when people end up in A & E with dental emergencies - infections that in some cases can be life threatening and that could have been prevented by simple low cost advice and maintenance from a dental hygienist.”

Fiona added: “Working within local communities is a privilege. I don’t want to see anyone left out. Preventative and maintenance measures help keep the community healthy and ultimately reduce the pressure on the NHS.”

Fiona has not been able to get the Molar Express going without sponsorship from dental firms and her patients, and further financial support is needed if more underserved and island communities are to be reached. 

A crowdfunding page has been set up at 

www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/mobile-unit-giving-dental-access-to-your-community&source=gmail&ust=1773133126962000&usg=AOvVaw3B6AlWSPKiXACxjcptJDhC">www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/mobile-unit-giving-dental-access-to-your-community

Interested in contacting Fiona? Email her here: fiona.flyingsmiles@gmail.com