Dental Leaders Podcast

In this episode, we welcome insight into implantology from Fazeela Khan-Osborne. Fazeela discusses her successful work from hospitals to private practices on Harley Street.   Fazeela also tells us about her experiences of racism, sexism and divorce as well as the uplifting legacies of her parents.   Enjoy!   “And I would say to my students, this is a service in our culture, to bow your head and se...

In this episode, we welcome the industry insight of Paul Palmer. Paul covers his successful work in academia while juggling Guys Hospital, consultancy and private practice as well as explaining how he spots the potential in promising students.   Paul also covers the evolution of his experience from dealing with failed implants to selecting the right patients and what happens when routine cases spi...

This week, Prav and Payman take a deep dive into a different side of dentistry as they delve into the numbers with accountant David Hossein. David tells our hosts how it was that he came to specialise in dental and healthcare accountancy. He talks about some of the most common financial mistakes made by dentists, old and new - dispensing a boatload of financial wisdom along the way. Enjoy! “Banks...

Podcasting’s friendliest rivalry gets an airing this week as Payman chats with Jaz Gulati. Fans will know Jaz as the host of the Protrusive podcast - but this chat reveals there’s much more to unpack. Jaz talks about the joys of hosting Protrusive, life in Singapore, inspirational teachers and much more. Enjoy! “'ll never forget that moment I got my first gold star at age six, and from there, I wa...

Dr Elaine Halley has been involved with the BACD since its inception. She was not only an early president but also the association’s first accredited female member. Elaine was also among the first UK dentists to offer patients an enhanced experience with her early adoption of spa dentistry. She talks about setting precedents; the highs and lows of being a female in the profession; and practice own...

Arthif Daniel spends his nine-to-five looking after teeth and his weekends knocking ‘em out. Arthief’s double life as a well-regarded super-welterweight boxer and dentist has earned him the nickname Dr Hitman. He chats to Prav and Payman about success in the ring and in practice - highlighting some of the surprising parallels between the gentleman’s sport and dentistry. Arthif lets us in on his hi...

This week’s guest is the youngest member to achieve British Association of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) accreditation. And he is just getting started. Multi-award-winning Dr Richard Field talks about his early training with the great Christopher Orr and discusses his laser-sharp focus. He also lets us in on high-profile associate work at Elleven Dental on Harley Street, his recent move to the southwe...

This week we welcome one of the most prominent names in restorative dentistry and prosthetic dentistry, Dr Basil Mizrahi. Basil talks about the differences between dentistry in the UK, US and native South Africa, and tells us how building extraordinary interpersonal relationships with patients has helped him maintain a reputation as one of the profession’s most thorough and exacting practitioners....

In less than a decade since graduating from dental school, Dev Patel has already achieved enough to fill several careers. He lets us in on the entrepreneurial mindset that fueled the founding of diverse dentistry tech and social businesses. He talks us through what it takes to crack the US market and describes the pains of securing the funding needed to make it work. Enjoy!     “You’ve got to risk...

Despite being a relative newcomer to dentistry, Shaadi Manouchehri is fast gaining a name as one of the industry’s prolific young talents. Fellow podcaster Shaadi shares the secrets behind her meteoric rise on social media; talks candidly about her rocky start in dentistry with a VT role from hell and lets us in on how her guide to getting into dental school became a surprise hit. Enjoy! “I've lea...

A phone call from out of the blue marked an unexpected entry into the world of dentistry for this week’s guest. Dental mergers and acquisitions specialist Max Bazzucchini tells us how he became one of the profession’s most trusted valuation advisors. He shares his thoughts on the UK market and dispenses some insider tips and wisdom for both buyers and sellers. “If you are in the moment - in the pr...

After graduating in 1994, Sanjay Sethi quickly made a name as a leader in aesthetic dentistry. So, when brother Nik graduating almost two decades later in 2009, expectations were high. In this week’s episode, Payman gets the brothers together for a frank conversation on their early years; how each followed their own unique career path; the highs and lows of working together, and much more.  Enjoy!...

Since launching the show way back in June 2019, we’ve had the privilege of chatting with some of dentistry’s most inspirational figures.  In this week’s new-of-year special, we look back on some of the best answers to Prav’s final questions on legacy and advice for the next generation. Kicking off with the legendary, late Anoop Mani we’ll hear words of wisdom from the dental leaders who’ve made th...

Where were you when Boris cancelled Christmas in 2020? Right here, catching up on dentistry’s finest podcast.  In this end-of-year special, Prav and Payman take look back on the annus horribilis that was 2020. But it’s not all doom and gloom, and it isn’t long before our dental royals are round to talking shop, with conversations on management, hiring, firing, working with ninjas and much more.  E...

This week’s guest is one of dentistry’s few true household names. Uchenna Okoye has found success as a cosmetic dentist and clinical director of London Smiling dental group. But she is perhaps best known as the dental consultant on Channel Four’s Ten Years Younger program. Uchenna tells us how it all started and we get round to discussing race and gender in dentistry, non-nonsense management and m...

Less than two years into his career, this week’s guest was on his way to being one of dentistry’s finest. But Tom Youngs had other callings. At age 28, he left dentistry to pursue ski instruction and life as an unpaid intern in tech startups. Tom now works as a website analyst while developing his own online sustainable beauty business. He shares his story, regrets, wins and words of wisdom for an...

If anyone was born to be a dentist, it’s this week’s guest. Avi Sachdev is a surgeon with Croydon’s Gentle Dental Group, which he co-owns and runs with dad Kam, brother Mish and other family members. The eight-clinic group is the very definition of a family-owned business.  Avi lets us in on what working with family, talks us through life under lockdown and shares ideas about how UK dentistry coul...

You’d never know that this week’s guest was a man without a plan when he first arrived on UK shores from native Italy some 11 years ago. Since then, Dr Alfonso Rao has launched an expanding group of clinics and a dental training academy while also building a name as one of the Southwest’s foremost implant dentists. And he’s achieved all of this before the age of 40, seemingly without ruffling a si...

In the business of buying and selling practices, this week’s guest is the dental leader. Back in 2000, Andy Acton co-acquired Frank Taylor & Associates (FTA), which he went on to grow into the UK’s leading name in dental practice acquisition, valuation, development and sales. Andy takes us through the business’ early years, explains how COVID has effected the market and dispenses an encyclopedia’s...

Reader’s around orthodontics will be familiar with this week’s guest and author of one of the best blogs around. Kevin O’Brien’s Orthodontic Blog is an exploration of orthodontic issues and debunking of some of the bad science,  These subjects are just a small part of today’s discussion. The professor emeritus in orthodontics and former dean of the University of Manchester talks us through his stu...

In one of our most packed episodes to date, we catch up with Love Teeth’s Kunal ‘Dr K’ Patel.   Kunal lets us in on his early days as an angry young man, his unusual entry to dentistry via training in the Czech Republic and how a seemingly routine job interview at his Cheam practice changed everything.    And it’s an unplanned double-bill as Kunal’s wife and co-entrepreneur Lucy Patel sets the rec...

There’s no love like brotherly love. And there’s plenty on tap in this week’s episode, as we welcome Kailesh Solanki, brother of podcast host Prav.   Kailesh talks about his journey from growing up in Manchester in the shadow of his elder brother to forging his own path as one of the UK’s busiest and most prolific dentists.   Warning: As Kailesh lets us in on some of the secrets of his success, th...

Talk about a work ethic - this week’s guest redefines the term.    Facebook users may recognise Lauren ‘Sparkle’ Harrhy as the founding member of Mental Dental - a forum set up to support dentists with all aspects of mental health.   But that’s just one of many hats. Lauren tells us all about Mental Dental and her helpline charity Confidential. She lets us in on how her family background has shape...

In this week’s extra special episode, previous guest Druh Shah turns the tables on Prav and Payman, playing host while they take the hot seat.    And it turns out this isn’t the first time the pair have switched.   Before finding success as dental entrepreneurs and podcast hosts, Payman was all set for a career in general practice, while Prav seemed destined for great things in the world of resear...

The description of dynamo doesn’t quite do justice to this week’s guest, Zuber ‘Zubz’ Bagasi.   Bolton born and bred Zuber has already opened eight practices - all before age 40 and without ever borrowing a single penny.   And Zuber’s not about to stop.   He fills us in on future plans, lets us in on his inspiration and gives an insight into what it’s like being one of dentistry’s most driven.   E...