A VILLAGE dental practice has been awarded a leading accreditation.

Middleton-St-George (MSG) Dental Practice won the patient choice whitening section in the UK Aesthetic Dentistry Awards 2015 held at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel, London.

The business, which provides a range of services including routine and cosmetic dentistry, invisible braces, and dental implants with consultant Andy Burns, has had a successful year expanding its team and services.

Chris Burton, principal dental surgeon and owner of the practice, said: "We are absolutely thrilled! It's amazing to think our practice is up there with some of the most renowned and well respected. It’s given the whole team a big boost, our morale is at an all-time high at the minute."

Dr Michael Perry and endodontist Dr Ruben Martinez, recently joined the team and the practice plans to continue to grow its specialised services and has plans to work in-house with Dr Claire Crothers who will provide facial aesthetic treatments.

Dr Burton also plans to study the latest research in aesthetics, implant and restorative dentistry at the Kois Centre in America from October.