#176- Designer Dentist - Saaqib Ali

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 practice for team members and patients.  

 

Enjoy!

In This Episode

03.50 - Backstory and upbringing

29.06 - Rishi Sunak

32.32 - University and discovering dentistry

46.29 - Defining success

01.03.26 - Post COVID

01.13.10 - Culture and kindness

01.24.07 - Retaining associates

01.34.50 - Blackbox thinking

01.55.31 - Fantasy dinnerparty

About Saaqib Ali

Saaqib Ali graduated from Guy’s Hospital London in 1999. He is the principal dentist at Sherwood Dental practice—one of the Midlands’ largest mixed practices.