Dental Leaders Podcast

Limber up! This week Prav sits down for a chat with dentist-cum-fitness coach Rohan Verna.   Rohan reveals how finding fitness helped him overcome anxiety to discover a new lease of life. Now dividing his time between dentistry and fitness coaching for fellow clinicians, Rohan discusses the importance of self-care inside and outside the profession, revealing his top five fitness and wellness for busy GDPs.   Enjoy!     01.09 - Self-care 13.51 - Finding fitness 18.56 - Dental career 22.43 - The client journey 26.52 - Nutrition 33.18 - Top five tips 37.10 - Dentistry Vs coaching 43.13 - Bloodwork and supplements 49.29 - Last days and legacy 53.00 - Fantasy dinner party About Rohan Verma Roha Verma graduated from Bristol University and has practised in Surrey, Buckinghamshire, and Central London.    He now divides his time between dentistry and online fitness coaching for dental professionals.  

On Saturday, March 11th, over 1000 dentists and 138 exhibitors and 85 guest speakers will gather at Manchester Central for the North of England Dentistry Show.   In the first part of this special episode, Payman chats with FMC’s managing and marketing directors and event organisers, Craig Welling and Laurie Glover as they prepare for one of the biggest events in the dentistry calendar.   But that’s not all. We also hear Prav’s rapid-fire conversation with specialist periodontist Manish Bose, recorded in December 2022 at Neodent’s community event, also in Manchester.              Enjoy! In This Episode 03.30 - Craig Welling and Laurie Glover 15.45 - Manish Bose 17.13 - Practice purchase 22.26 - Blackbox thinking 28.23 - Referrals, goodwill and support 29.32 - Last days and legacy 31.51 - Fantasy dinnerparty About the Guests Craig Welling and Laurie Glover are managing and marketing directors at FMC, the dental communication company behind the North of England Dentistry Show held at Manchester Central on March 11th.   Manish Bose is a specialist periodontist and the owner of IKON, a specialist-led dental practice in Ealing, West London.    

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.   

This week, Prav and Payman sit down for a chat with a dental and implantology leader from a short hop over the water in Northern Ireland.    James Hamill chats about growing up in Enniskillen, NI, and how his entrepreneurial mindset led from practice purchase to eventual burnout. But it’s not all doom and gloom: James talks about how close relationships with patients and an inspirational figure provided a ray of light.   James also reveals how he blagged the NI distribution rights to innovative US implant guidance tech, Chrome, and gives the lowdown on how the system is making life easier for patients and clinicians.   In This Episode 01.39 - NI frame of mind 07.36 - Discovering dentistry 16.52 - Dundee 20.19 - Business 26.09 - Starting with surgery 29.31 - Marketing the business 34.01 - Lows 42.02 - Highs 49.09 - Time out and 3D printing 53.44 - Chrome 01.19.15 - Blackbox thinking 01.26.08 - Work ethic 01.30.48 - Fantasy dinner party 01.34.28 - Last days and legacy About James Hamill Multi-award-winning dentist James Hamill is the CEO of Quoris3D dental 3D printing and design tech company.    He is Europe’s leading Chrome GuidedSMILE guided surgery clinician and one of the foremost Chrome clinicians worldwide.    James is a fellow of the International Team for Implantology (ITI) and a prolific implantology teacher and mentor.      He holds a diploma in implant dentistry from the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and is a member of the Faculty of Dental Surgery.  

Imran ‘Imi’ Nasser has discovered his Ikigai—a sense of meaning and purpose. He sits down for a chat with Payman and Prav about purchasing his specialist-led practice in Cheltenham shortly before COVID brought UK dentistry crashing to a halt.   Imi also chats about his training endeavours with 15C, revealing where the course provider got his enigmatic name, talks about the trials and tribulations of teaching, and discusses the importance of creating supportive working environments where team members can flourish and grow.     Enjoy! In This Episode 00.35 - The podcast quiz 04.03 - Lessons and surprises 10.27 - A specialist practice 13.09 - Treating referrals 19.24 - Ikigai 24.24 - On teaching 31.05 - Backstory 37.17 - Mum 41.35 - Dental school 43.32 - Long-term plans 48.10 - Putting skills into practice 52.18 - Finding and creating supportive environments 01.00.04 - Blackbox thinking 01.03.33 - Training pathways 01.10.37 - A day in the life 01.18.16 - Fantasy dinnerparty 01.22.24 - Last days and legacy  About Imran Nasser Imran Naser graduated from Bristol University in 2006. He was awarded a fellowship in dental surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in 2009 and completed a master’s degree in implantology in 2014.   He is a prolific implantology educator with AestheticProsthetic and 15C and has also written a book on cosmetic dentistry.    

It’s Friday night. The big Mini Smile Makeover (MSM) party is in full swing, and Payman is armed with his podcast mic.   Join him for this unique collection of conversations with delegates attending Dipesh Parmar’s legendary composite bonding training course.   Guests discuss life in dentistry, share their insights from the course and reveal what it’s like to train with Dipesh. Stick around until the end to hear a guest appearance from the man himself!        In This Episode 02.08 - Tuyab Shaujhat 14.23 - Busola Owaru 25.48 - Georgiana Bala 35.51 - Jazz Battu 43.07 - Martina Hodgson 53.58 - Matty Parsons 01.15.43 - Sarah Ansaldo 01.31.28 - Dipesh Parmar  

  Prav and Payman finally reunite this week for a chat with digital dentistry proponent and new practice owner Dora Lengyel.   She describes her journey from Hungary to Bristol via Kuwait and a career arc that has recently seen Dora purchase her first practice.   Dora talks about brand positioning, plans to bring the practice into the 21st century with digital smile design, and much more.   Enjoy!  In This Episode 10.48 - From associate to principal 16.53 - Brand positioning and measuring patient experience 38.53 - Backstory 43.27 - Dental school and first job 46.30 - Riding 54.09 - Practice purchase and digital smile design 01.06.17 - The five-year plan 01.13.25 - Last days and legacy 01.14.26 - Fantasy dinner party About Dora Lengyel Dora graduated with a degree in dental surgery from Peninsula Dental School in Plymouth in 2022. She has undertaken further study with the Dawson Academy and trained in digital smile design.   In 2021, Dora purchased her first practice, Dental Health for Life, in Chippenham, Wiltshire.  

This week, Prav sits down to chat with implant dentist Dr Nadeem Zafar.    Nadeem discusses how he spots potential greatness among implant students, reveals game-changing advice to his younger self and flirts with world domination at a fantasy dinner party to be remembered!   Enjoy!  In This Episode 01.53 - Backstory 15.20 - Guy’s, VT and implants 27.26 - Blackbox thinking 33.06 - Talent spotting 37.45 - Advice to my younger self 39.10 - Last days and legacy 40.51 - Fantasy dinner party About Nadeem Zafar Nadeem Zafar graduated from Guy’s Hospital in 1994. In 2000, he went on to complete a master’s degree in implantology with the Eastman Institute before returning to Guy’s as a clinical tutor. He has also held associate professorships in universities in South America.   Nadeem is a former president of the Anglo-Asian Odontological Group.

Recorded at a Neodent community event in late 2021, this week’s podcast sees Prav sit down with Brazillian implant impresario Sérgio Bernardes.   The pair discuss Sérgio’s route into implantology after being talked out of life as an equestrian vet.   Sérgio chats about his continuing love of horse riding, the legal landscape in Brazil and how the opportunity of a lifetime led to his role in product development at Neodent.  In This Episode 01.33 - Entering implantology 07.53 - Zirconia implants 13.52 - Backstory 19.22 - Dental school 22.24 - Neodent 28.44 - Legal landscape 31.26 - Blackbox thinking 38.28 - Advice to new implant dentists 42.37 - Last days and legacy 44.51 - Fantasy dinner party About Sérgio Rocha Bernardes Prof. Dr Sérgio Rocha Bernardes earned a BDS from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. He gained specialist status in dental prosthesis and implantology at the APCD/Bauru in São Paulo and the Federal Dental Council, respectively.   He also holds an MSc in Oral Rehabilitation from the Federal University of Uberlandia, and a  PhD in Oral Rehabilitation from São Paulo University/FORP, Brazil, with collaborative research at the Eastman Dental Institute, London.    Sérgio has published books on implants, immediate loading, guided surgery and prosthesis.    He is a professor a the Latin American Institute of Dental Research and Education in Brazil and the head of new product development and clinical practice at Neodent.  

In part two of Payman’s chat with Sam Jethwa, Sam discusses how working alongside a clinical psychotherapist has transformed his black-box thinking.   He reveals why he chose to practice in Marlowe over London and lets us in on plans for his upcoming BACD presidency.   Enjoy!  In This Episode 02.49 - Marketing and profile building 07.55 - Blackbox thinking and clinical psychotherapy 26.20 - Marlowe 30.50 - BACD presidency 34.07 - Last days and legacy 39.14 - Fantasy dinner party 43.51 - Fantasy podcast guest   About Sam Jethwa Following completion of a postgraduate diploma in clinical education with the Royal College of Surgeons and Physicians of Glasgow, Dr Sam Jethwa has carved a career as an engaging speaker and educator on smile design, occlusion and functional success.   He is a board member and vice president of the BACD