This week, Payman sits down with Adeel Ali, an implantologist who's taken the kind of risks most dentists only talk about. Seven years qualified and he's already built multiple UK practices, mastered full-arch implantology including zygomatics, and most recently moved his family to Qatar to open a clinic from scratch—all whilst flying back every three weeks to maintain UK commitments. 

The conversation reveals someone refreshingly honest about not being naturally gifted clinically, instead crediting a relentless work ethic inherited from his father's 40-year retail career. They discuss marrying at 24, having kids young, and deliberately choosing to excel in every domain simultaneously rather than sequentially. 

Adeel's approach to business follows a simple framework: character-assassinate potential partners for integrity, find the best person doing what you want to learn, and when uncertainty hits, pray five times daily and trust it'll work out. 

From explaining why people should die with fixed teeth rather than dentures to how his wife rewired his mindset about Qatar, this episode offers an unfiltered look at making bold moves work through spiritual conviction and practical ruthlessness.

In This Episode

00:01:20 - Work ethic and retail roots

00:04:25 - Teaching kids about money and work

00:09:10 - Family dynamics and sacrifice

00:13:50 - Marrying young and choosing fatherhood

00:16:50 - Struggling through dental school

00:22:15 - Life-changing full arch work

00:23:25 - Finding mentors and the Tatum course

00:26:25 - Three-tier training programme

00:29:10 - Advice for aspiring implantologists

00:33:45 - Aha moments in implantology

00:43:15 - Mentorship beyond clinical skills

00:46:50 - Choosing business partners

00:51:15 - Practice acquisitions and growth strategy

00:53:20 - Comfortable in the uncomfortable

00:56:25 - Faith, religion and rating people holistically

00:59:35 - Prayer and God consciousness

01:05:50 - The Qatar move

01:09:35 - Building London Implant Clinic from scratch

01:12:35 - Wife's all-in mentality

01:14:10 - Flying lifestyle and health concerns

01:18:40 - Fantasy dinner party

01:30:35 - Full arch consultation process

01:36:25 - Cultural differences treating Qatari patients

About Adeel Ali

Adeel Ali is an implantologist who recently relocated to Qatar whilst maintaining UK practices. He's completed around 800 full arch cases and placed approximately 8,000 implants, focusing primarily on complex zygomatic and pterygoid cases. He runs a three-tier mentorship programme and travels between Qatar and the UK every three weeks.