Dental group polish up their knowledge on living with dementia

Clyde Munro has partnered with the Dementia Friends initiative, run by Alzheimer Scotland, to provide comprehensive access to bespoke information sessions for its teams, helping increase understanding and awareness of the condition across Scotland.

A Dementia Friend is somebody that learns about dementia and develops an understanding of the condition in order to help and support those living with it.

The first 20 staff at Clyde Munro have now completed their session at the group’s flagship practice in Glasgow City, ahead of the initiative being rolled out to the rest of the 32 practices in the coming months.

Clyde Munro has joined the initiative as part of Alzheimer Scotland’s wider movement to engage with more than 90,000 people in Scotland to become Dementia Friends, matching the number of those living with the illness.

Dementia Friends Programme Manager, Anne McWhinnie, visited the team to deliver the first instalment of training.

She said, “Committing to have all of Clyde Munro’s staff trained as Dementia Friends is a great step towards increasing awareness and addressing the stigma often experienced by those living with the illness.