Clyde Munro has acquired an Ayrshire dental practice, which has been owned by the same family for 50 years, adding more than 9,500 predominantly NHS patients.
The deal for Maybole Dental Practice, which has four surgeries, was done for an undisclosed sum.
Its owner David Logan joined the practice after graduating in 1993 from the University of Glasgow and worked as an associate for his father, who bought the initial practice in 1973. His wife Gillian also started to work as an associate in 2003 and latterly has helped manage the business.