Her patience, professionalism and sense of humour helped earn Pul-ling Tsol the title of Dentist Of The Year.
Pul-Ling, of Ideal Dental Care, Fleetwood, was nominated for the way she put nervous, fearful or disillusioned patients at ease.
She was also commended for her unrivalled standards standards of care.
She was presented with her award by The Gazette’s deputy editor Andy Sykes, she said: “I’d like to thank the team at Ideal Dental Care for being amazing and also my wonderful, talented dental nurse of 17 years.”
Highly commended in this category was Dr Zuber Bagasi and the team at Synergy Dental Care, Blackpool.
They received multiple nominations from patients, who praised the clinic highly for its professional treatment, caring attitude and clinical excellence.
Dr Bagasi, in particular, was described as being especially considerate with nervous patients, making them feel “relaxed and comfortable” with his “reassuring manner and sunny personality.”