#116- Ten Years a Dentist - Tom Crawford-Clarke

This isn’t the first conversation with a guest that hails from a family of dentists. But for Tom-Crawford Clarke, the connection is more than just a hand-me-down: Tom’s grandparents, mum, dad, sisters, uncles and cousins have all been in the profession. 

 

As Tom looks back on a decade on dentistry, he chats with Payman about the pressures and pitfalls of working with relatives, his meteoric rise from VT to Harley Street and using social media to build a patient list.

 

He also dishes out essential tips on Invisalign treatment and reveals why a certain oft-divorced monarch would make the ideal dinner party guest.

 

Enjoy!

 

“Patients don't always know what they want. They come in asking for something and it's your job to educate them and show them that what they're asking for is not going to look right…You always want to have total confidence in what you're doing from the very start.”

 

• Tom Crawford-Clarke

In This Episode

01.43 - Backstory

07.33 - In the family

10.35 - From VT to Harley Street

18.35 - Advertising and social media

30.32 - Patient journey and workflow

39.37 - Implants

41.41 - Invisalign top tips

46.06 - Bonding

49.47 - Blackbox thinking

57.49 - Future plans

01.00.50 - Confidence and communication

01.04.11 - Small world

01.07.14 - GDC

01.10.35 - Leadership style

01.12.22 - A hypothetical day off

01.14.30 - Last days and legacy

01.18.04 - Fantasy dinner party

 

About Tom Crawford-Clarke

Tom Crawford-Clarke graduated from Bristol University in 2010. He went on to gain a diploma in restorative dentistry with a special interest in endodontics from the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 2014.

 

He has undertaken extensive training in restorative dentistry, implantology, Invisalign, orthodontics and composite dentistry.

 

Tom was named Best Young Private Dentist at the 2019 Dentistry Awards. He sits on the committee of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and currently practices on Harley Street.