Dentists first in world to twin their toilets

Dentists at the Chipping Manor Dental Practice in Gloucestershire are the first of their profession to sign up their surgery loos to Toilet Twinning .

‘Our two NHS practices in Wotton under Edge and Cirencester have ten dentist and nurse teams and 23,000 patients and this has really captured their imagination,’ said Shaenna Loughnane, Business Development Director.

‘Our patients and staff take our clean safe toilets for granted, and for £60 we can make a tiny difference.  This is the same amount that we spend on 20 boxes of gloves that lasts a dental team 2 weeks. It would be great if we could motivate others in the dental industry to jump on board; practices spend thousands every year on  infection control and health and safety when people in these war-torn areas are dying from diseases that could be stopped if only they had clean, safe toilets,’ added Shaenna.

The dentists and their staff have already raised thousands for African and local charities; ten team members have also visited Tanzania to lend their dental skills as well as giving ten per cent of their private income to good causes.

‘But Toilet Twinning has to be the one that’s got everyone talking,’ laughed Shaenna.