

#107 - The Ortho-Dentist - Josh Rowley
Here’s something you don’t find every day - a specialist orthodontist who’s still carrying out day-to-day cosmetic and restorative work.
This week’s guest, Josh Rowley, explains how and why the two go together hand-in-hand and tells how a once-in-lifetime alignment of the stars saw him take an unorthodox route to early specialist status.
Josh also lifts the lid on why he loves being an educator and lets us in on not one but two clinical errors that changed the way he does dentistry.
“Teeth are stupid. If you push on them hard enough and long enough, they will move. They don't know if they're being moved by a bit of plastic or a bit of wire.”
- Josh Rowley
In This Episode
01.00 - Backstory and parental influences
19.15 - Into dentistry and orthodontics
26.09 - Specialisms and marketing
31.49 - Josh’s practices
34.46 - Being an ortho-dentist
43.52 - Teaching and lecturing
54.49 - Blackbox thinking part one
59.11 - The patient journey
01.08.45 - Blackbox thinking part two
01.12.01 - Direct-to-consumer orthodontics
01.18.11 - Turkey teeth
01.24.49 - Last days and legacy
About Josh Rowley
Josh Rowley graduated from The University of Dundee in 2014.
He was nominated for the Best Young Dentist award at Dentistry Scotland Awards in 2017 and 2018. He won the title in 2019 and was awarded Best Smile Makeover in 2020.
Josh is a member of the Faculty of Dental Surgery of the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh and The Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons.
He is also a trainer with IAS Academy.