A DENTAL team are celebrating after winning a top award.

The team at Imogen Dental, which has a base in North Street, Kingsclere, is celebrating after reaching the finals of the UK Dentistry Awards 2017 and then scooping the best team in the south east award.

The awards, held on November 24 in Leicester, recognises excellence in dentistry.

Imogen Dental has a charity initiative and has raised over £12,500 for local charities by taking part in abseils, walks, runs and more recently a climb up Mount Snowdon. The team also give up its time to schools and Beaver organisations with to raise awareness of oral health.

Dr Neel Tank, owner and principal dentist, said: “This is a fantastic achievement that we are all very proud of and is in recognition of all the hard work and dedication by the whole team over the past few years.

"We are delighted to have developed an amazing team, a team that is not only passionate about the care they provide to patients but also all the charity work we carry out.

“We had an incredible night at the UK Dentistry Awards and I’m proud to say that we have formally been recognised as the best team in the south east.”