Confident Dental & Implant Clinic was established in Stroud and became the first dental practice to gain Investors in People accreditation in 1993. Confident Dental & Implant Clinics Group has continued to grow, thanks in no small part to its accreditation status, growing its headcount by over 600 per cent, from six to over 40.
Using Investors in People’s framework to help lead, support and improve its organisation both internally and externally, Confident Dental & Implant Clinic Group’s ethos of developing its people and empowering them to have a real say in the business, has been enhanced through its longstanding accreditation status, a status which has been held by over 50,000 organisations across the globe since 1991.
The group, which still has its H.Q. in Stroud, has invested significantly into existing and additional clinic locations throughout the Cotswolds (Gloucestershire and Wiltshire) in recent years, now with clinics in Stroud, Bishop’s Cleeve, Cheltenham and most recently a superb new facility at Orbital Park in Swindon, with more locations planned and in progress, serving comprehensive modern and high quality dental treatment solutions for many thousands of discerning and appreciative patients annually.
Colin Neil, Confident Dental & Implant Clinic Group’s CEO and an oral implant surgeon, said, “We value our Investor in People accreditation highly and are delighted to find that not only were we the first dental clinic to be awarded this accreditation but also that we are now the longest standing Investor in People accredited organisation of any kind.
“During these 30 years of continuous accreditation, our organisation, our people and ultimately our patients have benefitted from the solid foundations that the Investor in People framework provides.
“Many of our award-winning team members have been with us since our inception or for at least 10 years and have grown with us – we always seek to train and promote from within where possible and to recognise and reward excellence. This approach has served us and our patients well and we believe will continue to as we expand our clinic locations further, so as to help as many people as possible with the comprehensive modern dentistry that we provide.”
The Confident Dental & Implant Clinic team.
Paul Devoy, CEO of Investors in People, added, “Obtaining Investors in People accreditation rubber stamps quality in people management, and I would like to go on record to congratulate Confident Dental & Implant Clinics Group for the exceptional work that they have showcased since the early 90s, as well as their loyalty towards Investors in People throughout the last 30 years.
“With Investors in People framework focusing on everything from organisational values and behaviours to managing performance and building capability and delivering continuous improvement, Confident Dental & Implant Clinics Group has gone above and beyond to recognise, up-skill and appreciate its growing team.
“With staff training and additional qualifications for its team a crucial part of its on-going journey and with Confident Dental & Implant Clinic Group’s recruitment focusing primarily on those that will “fit the organisation’s values going forward, the dental practice is now aiming for further re-accreditation success in another three years’ time.
“Investors in People is the highest standard for people management, offering accreditation to organisations that adhere to the Investors in People standard. Investors in People has been ‘Making Work Better’ for the past 33 years and since then has worked in over 66 countries and with over 11 million people worldwide.”