Dentistry Unmasked

Dr. Tony Kilcoyne has gained over 35+ years spanning various clinical, business, teaching, developmental, regulatory and media expertise. Imaan Khalid qualified from Leeds Dental Institute in 2020 and is on the BACD Young Dentist committee. In this podcast, we discuss: Understanding the environments in which boomers/ gen x/YZ have grown up in and how this forms attitudes to work and life. Why does...

At age 16, Angelo Zuccari Plini started his career in Rome. In his 20s, he moved to London where he opened Estetica Dental Lab after gaining experience working in several laboratories. Today Estetica prides itself on high-quality labwork, embracing digital technology but still having the master technician philosophy at its core. In this episode, we discuss: Angelo’s background and the move to the...

Mudasser Hussain qualified from Manchester in 2011 and till 2019 worked mostly as a NHS dentist. During the pandemic, he was involved in a pay dispute with his then principal which led to him leaving the practice on what he thought were amicable terms. It was to his surprise he was later reported to the GDC over dishonesty that led to two years of uncertainty and distress. It was during this perio...

Mike Hesketh qualified from Leeds in 2004. Upon qualification, he joined the Armed Forces and served in Afghanistan as a royal marine. As dentists, we would imagine we would not actually serve on the front line but Mike explains how this is not actually the case... being medically trained means you are indeed in the thick of the action, treating gunshot wounds among other horrific injuries. While...

PART 2. Mike Hesketh qualified from Leeds in 2004. Upon qualification, he joined the Armed Forces and served in Afghanistan as a royal marine. As dentists, we would imagine we would not actually serve on the front line but Mike explains how this is not actually the case... being medically trained means you are indeed in the thick of the action, treating gunshot wounds among other horrific injuries...

Alex Asquith qualified from Leeds in 2012. In this episode, he kindly shares his experience of being involved in a GDC fitness-to-practice case, a scenario we all fear. Alex works in private practice and is also a clinical demonstrator at the Leeds dental institute. In this episode, we discuss: Why Alex chose Dentistry. His experience as an Undergraduate Demonstrator and the differences between un...

Imaan Khalid qualified from Leeds Dental Institute in 2020 and is on the BACD young dentist committee. In this podcast, we discuss: Undergraduate training: does this prepare the graduate for clinical practice? Comparing the clinical exposure of graduates today to 20 years ago. Foundation trading during COVID. The fear of litigation: where does this come from? Why do new graduates not want to work...

Shafaq Ali qualified from GKT in 2003. In 2020 she was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's which will cut her career short. Despite this, she remains extremely positive, giving her time to multiple charities including Parkinsons.org.uk She is involved with the BDA benevolent fund, raising awareness for dentists finding themselves in financial difficulties. Shafaq is also instrumental in the adm...

In this wide-ranging interview with Dr Tony Kilcoyne we discuss: Tony’s early career and why he chose Dentistry Buying his practice 2 years out of dental school Early involvement with undergraduate teaching and pioneering the first foundation training schemes. Today's new graduates and how foundation training has changed over the last 20 years. The dilemmas and restrictions put on uk dental school...

Professor Paul Tipton is a specialist in prosthodontics and the founder of Tipton Training. To date, he has trained over 5000 dentists and recently received a lifetime achievement award at the FMC Private Dentistry Awards. In part 2 we will be discussing: Composite bonding continued, is this a popular treatment worldwide or just here in the UK? Preps and vitality, do 20% really devitalise? Biologi...

Professor Paul Tipton is a specialist in prosthodontics and the founder of Tipton Training. To date he has trained over 5000 dentists and recently received a lifetime achievement award at the FMC Private Dentistry Awards. In this 2-part episode, Paul discusses: The early years & getting into dentistry His passion for cricket & his time at Lancashire county cricket club. His first practice & furthe...

Welcome to Dentistry Unmasked with Aman Bharti. We will be discussing everything clinical, business but also social. So we'll be really peeling under the layers to get to know our guests in long conversations and trying to understand the wins and the troubles that we have as clinical dentists. It's a difficult profession, but it's also a very enjoyable profession. One of the other motivations that...