In this week’s episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Rachel Derby, co-principal of Chapel Dental Cosmetic and Implant Centre in High Wycombe. Rachel is also President Elect of the British Association of Private Dentistry (BAPD) and a multi award winning dentist with over a decade of experience as a general dentist. She chats about her experience at Manchester dental school, her early career days working in the NHS for some 7 years and the reasons why, in 2017, she decided to focus purely on private dentistry. She goes on to talk about her ambition to be a practice owner, her experience ..read more

In this latest episode of Dentology, Andy and Chris chat to Sonayna Chandran. Sonayna is a dentist and lifestyle/body coach. In this episode she talks about her childhood, her decision to study dentistry, the time spent at dental school and how she was determined to qualify. Sonayna chats about her early days working as a qualified dentist and how the Covid pandemic provided her with an opportunity to reset and refocus on her own personal development – the key to which has been reaching out and gaining support. She goes on to share insights on some of the support she received and explains how ..read more

This week Chris and Andy chat with Brad Thornton, Principal of Ivory Dental Practice in Leeds and serial entrepreneur and investor. Brad is no stranger to the Dentology podcast, having been a guest back in November 2021.  In this latest episode he chats about entrepreneurship and balancing the need to stay at the forefront of clinical dentistry alongside developing broader business skills. He shares his thoughts and advice on the importance of investing in non-clinical learning for both personal and business development.  And finally, he talks about his recent achievement completing ..read more

This week Chris and Andy had the pleasure of chatting to Abhi Krishna, CEO of Carestack, the dental Practice Management Software company that has recently entered the UK market. In this episode, Abhi talks about his childhood and growing up in India, his career and entrepreneurial journey and the stepping stones that led him to where he is now operating in the hi-tech and commercial world of the west. He tells us more about Carestack, the problem it fixes in the UK dental sector and background to the strong company culture and vision.  He also talks about the new tech such as AI that Care ..read more

This week’s guest is Simon Thackeray, Principal and Clinical Director of Thackeray Dental Care in Mansfield and Secretary of the British Association of Private Dentistry (BAPD). In this episode Simon chats about his childhood, the reasons why he decided to pursue a career in dentistry and talks about life as a practice owner having been running his own practice for some 27 years now. Simon talks about why he decided to go fully private back in 2005, reflects on how since then, his practice has expanded and shares some of the learnings from his entrepreneurial journey. He reflects on some of th ..read more

This week Andy and Chris welcome Lucie Simic to the Dentology Podcast. Lucie is a well-known dental business consultant, trainer and speaker and has worked in the dental industry for nearly a decade, helping practices increase their turnover and deliver exceptional customer experience with five-star service. In this episode she chats about her early career days working in journalism before moving over to work as a practice manager before moving on to undertake consultancy work with practices around the UK supporting them on their own journey.  Lucie shares her thoughts on how the role of ..read more

Our guest this week is Ritesh (Rick) Aggarwal, Principal dentist of Edge Dental in Sheffield and co-founder of Psynergy Mental Health, a business dedicated to improving the mental health and well-being culture of organisations. In this episode he looks back on his early years and what his inspiration was for becoming a dentist.  He talks about the years he spent studying dentistry in Sheffield and how this time influenced his career path. He goes on to explain more about his pathway to practice ownership and his ambitions to be a principal, as well as how he has created a positive culture ..read more

This week we’re joined by Ashely Latter, author and experienced business trainer/coach. Ashley has delivered over 34,000 hours of business coaching to the dental industry all over the world by coaching and developing their key salespeople and working with teams to develop sales and communication skills. In this episode, Ashley talks about his early career and how he started working with dentists. He reflects on his work as an author and in particular, proven techniques to discuss fees with self-confidence and sell dentistry ethically. He shares key learnings from his entrepreneurial journey, t ..read more

This week Andy and Chris chat to Jonathan Webster, Managing Director of World of Mouth Marketing, a telemarketing business working solely with UK dental practices and dental groups. In this episode, Jonathan chats about his early career days, how he started working in the world of direct marketing and telemarketing some 25 years ago and how this marketing approach has changed over the years.  He talks about some of the global brands he has worked with during his career, shares his experience on how global brands differ from local businesses in terms of market positioning and considers if ..read more

Our guest on the podcast this week is Dr Bobby Bhandal, founder of Avenue Dental Practice in Leamington Spa. Bobby obtained his bachelor’s in dental surgery from the University of Birmingham in 2013 and is passionate about postgraduate education and training.  After university, he worked as an associate for approximately eight years, during which time he developed a specialist interest in implants and completed two years of dental implant training at the Campbell Academy. In this episode he talks about those early career years and what drove him to move on from being an associate to desig ..read more