Mehy Lo Presti joins Payman on the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation that's equal parts origin story and quiet manifesto. Raised in the heartland of La Mancha by a Palestinian father and Italian mother, Mehy arrived in London in 2015 with barely any English, no NHS number, and — as it turns out — very little interest in following the conventional path. 

He's since built a reputation not just as a restorative associate but as one of dentistry's most creative event and experience designers, currently channelling that energy into Dent Town, a major immersive dental conference launching this September. 

The conversation ranges freely across the fear culture surrounding the GDC, the science of patient experience design, and the painful economics of putting on events that are actually good — before landing somewhere unexpectedly personal, as Mehy opens up about the impact of October 7th on his family and his mental health in the weeks surrounding his daughter's birth.

In This Episode

00:00:55 - Introductions

00:01:50 - The outsider mentality

00:03:05 - Palestinian-Italian roots and growing up in La Mancha

00:07:15 - On parenting and giving children freedom

00:10:30 - Problems with conventional education

00:30:55 - GDC fear culture vs Spain

00:37:10 - Moving to London from scratch

00:40:20 - First steps in private practice

00:41:25 - Master's in aesthetic restorative dentistry at King's

00:43:20 - College of Extraordinary Experiences

00:48:00 - Patient Experience Design

00:49:30 - Designing the ideal squat

00:52:55 - Reception as the heart of the practice

01:02:10 - Google reviews and the "feel" factor

01:04:05 - Associate vs clinic owner

01:09:15 - The economics of running events

01:17:15 - Events mistakes

01:20:50 - Blackbox thinking

01:25:00 - Setting patient expectations

01:29:20 - Favourite resources

01:32:05 - Fantasy dinner party

01:36:25 - October 7th, Gaza, and personal impact

01:43:00 - Faith, karma, and identity

About Mehy Lo Presti

Mehy Lo Presti is a London-based associate dentist with a master's degree in aesthetic and restorative dentistry from King's College London, currently practising at The Kensington Dentist. A son of Palestinian and Italian parents who met in Egypt and settled in Spain, he grew up in La Mancha before relocating to London in 2015. He is probably best known as the creative force behind Global Dental Collective and the Dental Rama brand, and is now co-founder of Denttown — an immersive two-day dental conference launching in September 2026.