With excellent communication at the heart of any great dental experience, dentists Loredana and Mihai Tanasiciuc certainly have their finger on the pulse when it comes to caring for their fellow compatriots. Given the sizeable Romanian population in Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, the couple have tapped into a vital need.

Their business model at Fitze (pronounced Fee-tse) Clinics, a dental and facial aesthetic practice situated in the Hertfordshire town some 24 miles outside of London, is based on the single premise of empathetic care. Its very existence removes one of the most common barriers faced by those of us who choose to resettle in another country – language.

By eradicating this major hurdle in dental access, they have secured a loyal patient base. Besides principal Loredana and lead dentist Mihai, there are also three associates with special interests in endodontics and periodontics – Oana Anton, Dalma Nagy and Bogdan Bezuhaneț. Their expertise contributes to the predictability of treatment results.

And whilst the town might be heavily inhabited by Romanian nationals, most of whom have settled status in the UK, Fitze Clinics does not preclude anyone else in the community – the whole team is at least bilingual.

Mihai is fluent in English, Romanian, French, Italian and can understand Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and German. Some dental nurses are fluent in English, Russian and Hungarian. They actively encourage employees to take on foreign language classes.

As well as general dental care, Fitze Clinics offers restorative dentistry and aesthetics treatments – from teeth whitening to dental implants, dermal fillers to anti-wrinkle procedures – to create a gamut of options for those seeking facial enhancement.