A opens dental clinic at Le Ressouvenir
unctions at a level Middle treet functions. It is a satelte clinic with all the serices, and most clinics out of Georgetown provide serices that] are basic. We find a lot of patients travelling to Georgetown for services that can be brought to them and we are trying to do that,” the founder and lead dentist at the clinic explained.
This new facility boasts five surgical rooms, a panoramic x-ray room, a spacious waiting room, a play area for children, and a breast feeding and changing room for babies and nursing mothers.
“The services include implants, precision dentures, crowns, bridgework, orthodontics and periodontal services which is a big thing in Guyana with basic dentistry,” she outlined. The orthodontic service is provided at all the clinics by Orthodontist Dr. Harry Hanoman.
Touching on the investment, which is partly funded by a loan from Republic Bank, the founder explained that the borrowed funds went towards the renovation of the new clinic, the purchase of equipment, and the payment of duties, taxes and transportation.
At the opening ceremony on Monday, Madekurozwa said the expansion of her services is evidence that “big things can have small beginnings… I am not Guyanese, but I have learnt the true meaning of what it means when they say ‘one one dutty build dam’.”
She recalled working with the Dental School and in the Public Service in Guyana after graduating in Zimbabwe. She told attendees that it was her frustration while working at the Dental School which led her to start a private practice.
“It is our vision to have other facilities like this in other parts of Guyana, maybe not run by us, but take the guidance from us. We need facilities like this in the major towns,” she said, while advising that dental clinics are an excellent choice for a business venture.
She told Stabroek News that while it is her dream to see dental clinics across the country, it is also her dream to create an avenue to provide implant services at an affordable rate. The clinic’s lead dentist