Dentist's sparkling 40 years
A Black Country dentist who has been keeping residents' teeth healthy since 1967 is full of smiles himself after achieving 40 years' service at the same surgery. A Black Country dentist who has been keeping residents' teeth healthy since 1967 is full of smiles himself after achieving 40 years' service at the same surgery. Dr John Miller, aged 63, is celebrating four decades of practising dentistry at the Castle View Dental Surgery in Dudley. And it's a double celebration for staff there as the historic Georgian building celebrates its 100th anniversary as a dentist's base. After graduating in dentistry at Edinburgh University, Dr Miller arrived in the town in 1967. The fresh-faced student joined a fellow Edinburgh graduate who was also working at the surgery. Dr Miller is the third generation of dentists to have graduated from Edinburgh University to run the surgery after the first practitioner arrived in Dudley during 1911. And over the years he has seen great advances in the field during the course of his career. Read the full story in the Express & Star.
A Black Country dentist who has been keeping residents' teeth healthy since 1967 is full of smiles himself after achieving 40 years' service at the same surgery.
Dr John Miller, aged 63, is celebrating four decades of practising dentistry at the Castle View Dental Surgery in Dudley. And it's a double celebration for staff there as the historic Georgian building celebrates its 100th anniversary as a dentist's base. After graduating in dentistry at Edinburgh University, Dr Miller arrived in the town in 1967.
The fresh-faced student joined a fellow Edinburgh graduate who was also working at the surgery.
Dr Miller is the third generation of dentists to have graduated from Edinburgh University to run the surgery after the first practitioner arrived in Dudley during 1911. And over the years he has seen great advances in the field during the course of his career.
"The practice has always had a tradition of taking on graduates straight from university to teach them about general practice and to further their education and that's how I arrived in Dudley," he explained.
"I liked the place so much I never left and I've seen some huge advances in dentistry during my time here.
"The way we anaesthetise people and the equipment we now employ has changed dramatically, but the people are still the same.
"The people in Dudley are a special breed, the real salt of the earth, and it's been an absolute pleasure to help keep their teeth healthy.
"After 40 years, I've got used to the accent now and I've always got on well with them," he added.
"People keep asking me if I'm retiring now I've clocked up 40 years, but I'm most certainly not. I still enjoy coming to work and I'll continue working for as long as I keep enjoying it."
Staff past and present are going out for a meal to mark the double celebration.
Mike Hillman, of Family Health Services in Dudley, said: "This is a marvellous achievement, which demonstrates a truly remarkable commitment to the NHS and to the dental health care of the people of Dudley."
