The dental profession could make a swift recovery from recession in 2010.

The dentistry profession could be set for a bumper year following the end of recession in the UK, it has been forecast.

Roddy Kemp, a strategic partner at Clarity SMC, told Dentistry.co.uk that as long as dentists can be seen to be providing an affordable and professional level of service, then 2010 could be a great year for the industry.

He wrote: “Value for money conveys reassurance and encourages people to come back and refer. In essence, what it means is quality and service.”

Elsewhere, the Bolton News recently reported a new surgery is to be opened in Burnley next year.

A new dental “super-centre”, which could cater for the needs of up to 10,000 patients, is to be built in the town centre.

It is hoped this new facility will improve dental services in the area and make an “enormous difference” to the healthcare provisions for local residents, NHS East Lancashire’s primary care head Peter Sellars told the publication.