Payman Langroudi chats with Giovanni Martino, a young Italian dentist practising in the UK. Giovanni shares his journey from studying dentistry in Italy to working in the NHS and private practice in the UK.

Giovanni discusses the importance of continuing education, challenges and opportunities in dentistry and how his musical background has influenced his approach to dentistry.

In This Episode

00:03:55 - Background with the Delta Academy

00:05:50 - Teaching and learning

00:08:45 - Work and the UK

00:14:00 - Music and dentistry

00:21:10 - Patient communication

00:28:25 - Study in Italy and Spain

00:37:35 - DJing

00:43:00 - Fatherhood

00:51:30 - UK Vs Italian dentistry

00:57:55 - Unrest in the UK

01:04:35 - Patient-driven orthodontics

01:15:45 - Adhesive dentistry and "aha" moments

01:25:25 - Thoughts on practice ownership

01:37:35 - Standardization and corporate dentistry

01:40:10 - Blackbox thinking

01:44:20 - Fantasy dinner party 

01:45:54 - Last day and legacy

About Dr Giovanni Martino

Dr Giovanni Martino graduated with a Diploma in Dentistry from the University of L'Aquila, Italy, in 2017. He now practices in Bristol, UK.