Bupa, the health insurance giant, has decided to begin a process to sell all 20 of its Smiles Dental practices in the Republic of Ireland. The sales process is in its early stages and a process to find a buyer is expected to take a number of months. All practices will continue to trade as normal and the business has begun to inform staff of its decision to seek a suitable new owner. Smiles Dental has 13 locations in Dublin and clinics in Athlone, Bray, Cork, Dundalk, Enniscorthy, Galway, and Wexford. Smiles Dental is estimated to employ 100 dentists, and up…