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DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry
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Andy and Chris discuss all things non-clinical in the dental world. Covering topics such as goodwill values, finance, marketing, how to buy and sell a dental practice, mindset, where to invest, team management issues, and many more!
DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry
5d ago
In this week’s episode of Dentology, hosts Chris and Andy chat to Roy Bennett, who is not only the founder of Mellow Sedation Ltd, an IV sedation accredited training company, but also a seasoned dentist and educator.
Roy chats about how dentistry is still a big part of his life having been in practice for over 36 years. He reflects on his early career days, his time at dental school and what initially inspired him to pursue dentistry as a profession.
He talks about his decision to start a private practice back in 1995, why he chose to move away from the NHS so early in his career, and hi ..read more
DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry
1w ago
This week we chat to Aly Tejani, Acquisitions and Operations Director at A&U Dental, an independent and family-owned dental group that was set up in 2016 and now has 7 practices under its ownership.
Aly discusses his transition from earning an Economics degree at the University of Warwick to pursuing a career in the dental sector after joining his family business in 2016.
He talks about some of the challenges and complexities that many small group owners face when managing multiple locations and the extent to which robust systems, comprehensive data and automation need to be relied on.
Fin ..read more
DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry
2w ago
In this week’s episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Dr Alex and Tim Otto, co-founders of the Alcan Dental Cooperative offering practice support solutions for paediatric practices throughout Texas, USA.
They discuss the landscape of dentistry in the United States and specifically in Texas, sharing insights about the beginnings of their careers. They also explore what it's like to be both business partners and spouses and the ground rules they have set for working together.
They continue by explaining how Alcan assists owners of paediatric practices, detailing its origins as a resource f ..read more
DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry
1M ago
In this week’s episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Julie Dale, dentist and Global Sales Manager at Boutique Whitening.
Julie talks about her dental career and how a short spell of work experience prompted her to decide that dentistry was for her.
She chats about her time working in the NHS for some 14 years after qualifying, shares some of the highs and lows from this time and talks us through the steps she went through before deciding that there were other career opportunities in dentistry aside from the clinical work.
She talks about her short stint at Dental Monitoring and how from ..read more
DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry
1M ago
This week Andy and Chris are joined by Murray Welch, Sales and Marketing Director at Anglian Dental, surgery design and equipment suppliers.
In this episode, Murray talks about the family business his grandfather started over 30 years ago and his decision to officially join the team back in 2012.
He talks about the charity work he is involved with for the Rapid Relief Team and how this saw him support the fire crews on the fateful day of the Grenfell Tower Disaster.
He reflects on how much dental engineering has changed over the past 15 years or so and how the company has evolved today to also ..read more
DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry
1M ago
In this week’s episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Ahmad Nounu, principal of the Black Swan Dental Spa and Bristol Dental Suite.
Ahmad chats about his early career days, the reasons why he decided to pursue a career in dentistry and buying his first dental practice back in 2011, just 3 years after qualifying! He talks about how he has fully embraced digital technology in the practice, the influences that affected his decisions to adopt this approach and the impact it has had on efficiency.
He goes on to talk about his decision to take over a failing corporate practice during the ..read more
DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry
1M ago
Our guest on Dentology this week is Pav Khaira, dentist, and CEO of the Academy of Implant Excellence.
In this episode, Pav talks about his time at dental school, his early career days and working as an associate.
He goes on to explain about the extensive training he has undertaken in prosthodontics and his focus on implants that has resulted in him being referred to as ‘The Titani-Nerd’, the Chat GPT of implants and the Wikipedia of Implantology!
He explains what drew him towards this element of dentistry and shares his thoughts on how he thinks the world of implants has progressed.
He ..read more
DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry
1M ago
Dr Mahrukh Khwaja, founder and CEO of Mind Ninja, joins us again this week and chats to Chris and Andy about her recent work.
She talks about her book ‘Resilience and Well-Being for Dental Professionals’ and shares more about how she now spends her time working 2 clinical days a week alongside managing her many other projects.
She explains more about her recent studies for a diploma in organisational psychology and gives an update on Mind Ninja, the well-being startup providing resilience and well-being training to dental professionals so they can thrive in any environment.
Finally, she ..read more
DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry
1M ago
In this week’s episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Gary Chapman, Director of Mergers & Acquisitions for the UK & Europe at Portman Dentex.
Having started his career in dentistry over 40 years ago, Gary talks about his early career years, considers what the sector was like back in the 1980’s compared to now and reflects on how dentistry has changed during this time.
He talks about the many different roles he’s been fortunate enough to work in from starting out as a lab technician and running a dental implant company, through to driving the Acquisition Programme at James Hull As ..read more