#38 - Jet-Setting with Andrew Wallace

This week, our hosts checked in with dentist, trainer and mentor, Andrew Wallace. 

 

Andrew talks about his upbringing in Northern Ireland and lets Prav and Payman in on how an unusual odd-job helped him through university.

 

He shares his thoughts on the highs and lows of practice ownership and gives some practical advice for leaders facing the pain of firing staff.

 

No conversation with Andrew would be complete without touching on the dental training circuit, where Andrew is a familiar face thanks to his work with IAS Academy. He lets us in on his hectic travel schedule and shares tips for perfect presentation delivery.

 

Enjoy!

 

“The only reason that I feel I can stand up and talk about anything is because I'm passionate about it. When you have a passion for something it makes it much easier to talk about. Still that first couple of moments on the stage is challenging.” 

• Andrew Wallace

In This Episode

02.02 - School, university, bouncing

16.51 - Transition and training

27.51 - Tech and diagnosis

33.15 - Practice ownership, hiring and firing

41.09 - Running with ideas

46.36 - Clinical errors

48.44 - Dealing with nerves

53.12 - Work-life balance

57.50 - Darkest days and future days

01.03.31 - Last day on earth

About Andrew Wallace

Andrew Walace is one of Northern Ireland’s foremost orthodontists. He gained his Master of Clinical Dentistry in 2015 from King’s College London in 2015 and in the same year achieved full membership of the Faculty of General Practice for the Royal College of Surgeons.

 

Andrew is a prolific international lecturer on alignment and NI’s principal trainer for the Inman Aligner and ClearSmile straighteners. He also runs regular introductory talks and study clubs relating to orthodontics.

 

Andrew has been owner of Lisburn’s Bachelors Walk Dental practice since 2004 and is the current vice president of the European Society of Aesthetic Orthodontics.