A PRIVATE dentistry and beauty practice has been nominated for two prestigious trade awards, less than two years after it was set up.

The Smile Clinic, based in Marsden House on Marsden Road, Bolton, has been nominated for most improved practice, and best new practice in the Private Dentistry Awards, run by trade magazine, Private Dentisty. The clinic also incorporates the Indulgence Beauty Studio.

Founder and director Firoza Chariwala said: "To be nominated in two categories is a huge honour.We have done a lot of work on both practices, the investment runs into tens of thousands of pounds.

"We have bought the latest dental equipment including chairs, digital x-ray machines and intra-oral and extra-oral cameras."

Mrs Chariwala said that investment had also gone into the aesthetics of the centre.

"We have gone to great lengths to make sure that the waiting area is designed in a way that is stylish but that will not date. We have also installed a 40 inch LCD television and wall-mounted CD players in every treatment room."

Mrs Chariwala bought the private dental practice in February 2005, when it was based on Blackburn Road, moving it to Marsden House in May when she also set up Indulgence to run alongside it.

"We want to expand and improve all the time."

The results will be announced in an awards ceremony at the Cafe Royal, Piccadilly, London on November 24.