Dental Leaders Podcast

On Saturday, March 11th, over 1000 dentists and 138 exhibitors and 85 guest speakers will gather at Manchester Central for the North of England Dentistry Show.   In the first part of this special episode, Payman chats with FMC’s managing and marketing directors and event organisers, Craig Welling and Laurie Glover as they prepare for one of the biggest events in the dentistry calendar.   But that’...

From humble beginnings in a two-up, two-down in Birmingham, Saaqib Ali has gone on to create the city’s largest practice with a list of over 52K patients.   In this week’s episode, Saaqib talks about how his upbringing has shaped his definition of success. He reveals how he capitalised on the lull in business during lockdown to pull ahead of the competition and discusses how kindness pays off in p...

This week, Prav and Payman sit down for a chat with a dental and implantology leader from a short hop over the water in Northern Ireland.    James Hamill chats about growing up in Enniskillen, NI, and how his entrepreneurial mindset led from practice purchase to eventual burnout. But it’s not all doom and gloom: James talks about how close relationships with patients and an inspirational figure pr...

Imran ‘Imi’ Nasser has discovered his Ikigai—a sense of meaning and purpose. He sits down for a chat with Payman and Prav about purchasing his specialist-led practice in Cheltenham shortly before COVID brought UK dentistry crashing to a halt.   Imi also chats about his training endeavours with 15C, revealing where the course provider got his enigmatic name, talks about the trials and tribulations...

It’s Friday night. The big Mini Smile Makeover (MSM) party is in full swing, and Payman is armed with his podcast mic.   Join him for this unique collection of conversations with delegates attending Dipesh Parmar’s legendary composite bonding training course.   Guests discuss life in dentistry, share their insights from the course and reveal what it’s like to train with Dipesh. Stick around until...

  Prav and Payman finally reunite this week for a chat with digital dentistry proponent and new practice owner Dora Lengyel.   She describes her journey from Hungary to Bristol via Kuwait and a career arc that has recently seen Dora purchase her first practice.   Dora talks about brand positioning, plans to bring the practice into the 21st century with digital smile design, and much more.   Enjoy!...

This week, Prav sits down to chat with implant dentist Dr Nadeem Zafar.    Nadeem discusses how he spots potential greatness among implant students, reveals game-changing advice to his younger self and flirts with world domination at a fantasy dinner party to be remembered!   Enjoy!  In This Episode 01.53 - Backstory 15.20 - Guy’s, VT and implants 27.26 - Blackbox thinking 33.06 - Talent spotting...

Recorded at a Neodent community event in late 2021, this week’s podcast sees Prav sit down with Brazillian implant impresario Sérgio Bernardes.   The pair discuss Sérgio’s route into implantology after being talked out of life as an equestrian vet.   Sérgio chats about his continuing love of horse riding, the legal landscape in Brazil and how the opportunity of a lifetime led to his role in produc...

In part two of Payman’s chat with Sam Jethwa, Sam discusses how working alongside a clinical psychotherapist has transformed his black-box thinking.   He reveals why he chose to practice in Marlowe over London and lets us in on plans for his upcoming BACD presidency.   Enjoy!  In This Episode 02.49 - Marketing and profile building 07.55 - Blackbox thinking and clinical psychotherapy 26.20 - Marlow...

Sam Jethwa has come a long way since a mishap with a paperclip first led him to consider a career in dentistry.   This week, he chats with Payman about his journey from VT in Cornwall under the stewardship of an unusually accommodating principal to his current role of vice president of the BACD.   Sam also reveals the ‘a-ha’ insights on occlusion that transformed his practice and why he is vocal a...

You can watch the video of this podcast here : https://www.prav.com/podcasts/doug-watt-dentist/ Doug Watt has carved a niche as one of the most engaging voices on the subject of digital dentistry.   In this week’s episode, Doug chats with Prav about the ups and downs of public speaking in the constant shadow of imposter syndrome.   Doug also gives advice to those just starting in digital dentistry...

There must be something about growing up in a shop that predisposes youngsters to dentistry.    This week’s guest Dr Sandeep ‘Sunny’ Sadana, says working in his uncle’s shop from an early age gave him the gift of the gab and taught him the art of sales.   Sunny chats about becoming The Greater Curve’s man in the UK and his transformation from serial CPD attendee to a respected trainer in his own r...

In part two of Payman’s conversation with George Pynadath last week, George described the unique screening process he uses to assess patients’ suitability for complex implant procedures.   This week, George reveals how the evaluation helped him during a black-box moment.   George also talks about his involvement with the Association of Dental Implantology (ADI), lets us in on his closely-held spir...

Known to friends and colleagues as George, Pynadath George is a giant of implant dentistry.    In the first instalment of a two-part series, George reveals how he considered careers in medicine or the church before considering implant dentistry.   He also chats about how choosing the right patients is vital to surgical success and lets us in on a unique patient evaluation workflow.   George also d...

Join us for part 2 of our cosmetic dentistry special as we catch up with friends old and new at the 18th annual BACD Conference, held in Newport, Wales, from 10-12 November.    This week, we hear from Neil Gerrard, Nicola Gore, Simon Chard and others.    Enjoy! In This Episode 01.38 Neil Gerrard 11.54 Nicola Gore 30.00 Rajiv Ruwala 40.05 Rupert Monkhouse 48.00 Simon Chard

From 10-12 November, dentistry’s great and good gathered at the International Conference Centre in Newport in Wales for the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry's 18th annual conference.   This was our cue to catch up with old friends and hear from new voices, and we’ve captured the highlights for a BACD conference special.   Enjoy!    In This Episode 00.57 -  Ali & Zoh 06.54 - Chris McConnell 16...

Dr Hatem Algraffee has gone from being a confessed lazy student to one of the busiest clinicians in the profession.   After completing two master’s degrees as one of the UK’s first periodontal specialists, Hatem took on 13 jobs simultaneously—and then things got even busier!   He discusses some of the niche and specialist skills needed to get ahead in perio, reveals why you don’t need to specialis...

In part two of his conversation with Payman, Adam Nulty continues his chat with Payman about all things digital.   Adam reveals his worst black-box moments, including a near-fatal mistake outside the clinic that forced him to take time off from the profession.   Enjoy! In This Episode 00.53 - Invisalign, AI and machine learning 08.37 - DSD 18.56 - Blackbox thinking 39.08 - Diet and health 44.06 -...

If you have burning questions about digital dentistry, this episode is for you.    Payman is joined by International Digital Dentistry Association (IDDA) founder and self-confessed geek Prof. Adam Nulty, who lets us in on the rationale behind setting up the IDDA.   Adam chats all things digital, advises choosing scanners and 3D printers, and discusses the pros and cons of in-house Vs lab productio...

Join us for part three of our Leading Ladies series, looking back at highlights from conversations with female dental leaders.   Among others, we hear from Olympic dentist Jenny Kabir, orthodontic and microbiome geeks Ariane and Victoria Simpson, and Harley Street high-flyer Sandra Garcia Martin.   Enjoy!   In This Episode 00.39 - Jenny Kabir 08.03 - Ariane and Victoria Sampson 17.09 - Raabiha Maa...

From humble East End beginnings, Sarah Elliston followed her dental vocation with a nursing, fresh from high school, before moving onwards with a place at Royal London Hospital’s competitive therapy training.   She recounts how her finals and first job were almost interrupted by a life-threatening illness, discusses hierarchies in the profession and answers the question on everyone’s lips: Just wh...

Welcome back to the second part of our ongoing Leading Ladies series when we look back at highlights from conversations with female dental leaders.   This week, we hear from diverse voices from across the profession on a whole host of issues faced by women and the profession as a whole.   Enjoy!   In This Episode 00:35 - Lauren Sparkle 09:39 - Shaadi Manouchehri 11:08 - Elaine Halley 16:59 - Fazee...

Back in 2020, Payman and Prav sat down for a fascinating chat with up-and-coming cosmetic dentist Zainab Al-Mukhtar.   Zainab spoke so fondly of her inspirational mum Fareeda Daar that it only seemed natural to Fareeda’s story.   She describes how she settled on oral surgery after realising a medical career wasn’t her thing and recounts her journey to the UK from Tanzania via Romania, Yemen, Oman...

After co-founding 76 Harley Street in 2007, Farid Monibi is now at the helm of one of the UK’s top specialist-led practices.    Farid talks about his journey to the UK from war-torn Iran in 1980 via Majorca, California, and Germany to build 76 Harley Street from the ground up.   He also recalls early mentors, chats about his twin loves, carpentry and high-adrenaline sports, and his approach to gro...

Life could be very different for Paul Midha if it weren’t for a trajectory-altering encounter with a patient at dental school.    The Leeds and London based-dentist admits to partying his way through university until witnessing the transformative power of cosmetic and restorative dentistry.   Paul describes how he used lockdown as an opportunity to purchase his first practice shortly after VT and...