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Blackhills Specialist Dental Clinic’s Paul Stone, centre, pictured with Chamber of Commerce president Ross Graham and event sponsor Allan MacGregor of Binn Group It was smiles all round as Blackhills Specialist Dental Clinic lifted Perthshire’s premier business award on Friday.
The Aberuthven-based sector leader was presented with the Perthshire Chamber of Commerce ‘Business of the Year 2017’ title at a glittering Star Awards ceremony in Crieff Hydro.
Blackhills clinical director Paul Stone and his staff celebrated winning both the Business Innovation and the Business Growth category awards before going on to claim the coveted overall trophy.
A sell-out audience of nearly 400 heard how Blackhills captured the judges’ vote for their “excellence, innovation and expertise” in every aspect of their business.
Chamber president Ross Graham described the winner as a unique concept in private healthcare and praised the 21-strong workforce for the company’s impressive growth and sustainability.
“Blackhills stood out due to the truly ground-breaking work they do,” he said, “not just on a local basis, but on a global level. The business demonstrates topnotch customer service, sustained and impressive growth though innovation and is a cutting-edge example of excellence in their field.
“We are delighted to have Blackhills help put Perthshire on the map. We are truly lucky to have such a revolutionary business on our doorstep.”
Blackhills Specialist Dental Clinic is a purpose-built, state of the art clinic where seven registered specialists mostly hospital consultants and senior university academics in the main disciplines of adult dentistry - work together.
By seeing patients in this way, Blackhills can deliver the highest quality dental treatment for the complex, demanding cases referred by dental practitioners from all over Scotland and beyond.
It is this approach that defines the vision of the clinic, underpinned by a technology-driven platform of innovation.
An elated Mr Stone, who established