#121- Fresh Prince of Valencia - Jana Denzel

Jana Denzel says his work ethic was informed by his parents, who fled civil war in Sri Lanka to make a new life in London. 

 

He developed his marketing and social chops while running a fashion brand to fund study at dental school in Valencia. And, since graduation in 2019, he’s already made waves putting AI to use in radiography diagnosis while also finding the time to be named London’s Best Young Dentist.

 

Jana explains how all the hard work is his way of proving himself to mum and dad (and how his efforts to pay them back resulted in perforating mum’s tooth). Jana also talks about the value of networking, working with the legendary Miguel Stanley and how running with the wrong crowd almost ended the dream before it started.

 

Enjoy!  

 

“The reason why I'm doing so much is because I really want to give back to my parents and to my family for everything they have done for me.”

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In This Episode

02.00 - Backstory and the immigrant experience

11.23 - Study in Valencia

16.03 - Ambition

18.44 - Into VT and beyond

21.30 - Diagnosis AI

37.34 - Collaboration, communication and networking

41.14 - Work ethic and clinical practice vs entrepreneurship

47.15 - Best Young Dentist

54.06 - Black box thinking

01.01.09 - Miguel Stanley

01.07.50 - Last days and legacy

01.09.48 - Fantasy dinner party

About Jana Denzel

Before graduating in dentistry from Universidad Europea, Valencia, Jana Denzel studied biology with psychology at the Queen Mary University of London. The twin areas of study led him to explore the link between dental, physical and mental health.

He is the clinical director of Manchester Imaging which develops innovative AI-based early diagnostic tools for dentistry.

In 2021, Jana was awarded the Dentistry Awards’ title of Best Young London Dentist.