DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry

By Andy Acton and Chris Strevens

What's DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry about?

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!

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DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry episodes:

06.24.2024
Julie Dale - How to Pivot E149
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...
06.17.2024
Murray Welch - Building for Tomorrow E148
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...
06.10.2024
Ahmad Nounu - The Black Swan E147
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...
06.03.2024
Pav Khaira - Just Implants E146
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...
05.27.2024
Mahrukh Khwaja - The Mind Ninja E145
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...
05.20.2024
Gary Chapman - A Lifetime in Dentistry E144
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...
05.13.2024
Andy Acton & Chris Strevens - Business Fundamentals E143
In this episode of the Dentology Podcast, hosts Andy and Chris delve into the realm of Business Fundamentals. They explore the essential factors crucial for business success, emphasising the importance of dental practice owners operating their practices with a business...
05.06.2024
Paul Abrahams - Wisdom E142
In this week’s episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Paul Abrahams, Owner of SmileMore Dental Care for over 30 years! Paul talks about his time spent studying dentistry at Guys, his early career days working as an associate and his...
04.29.2024
Tom Chaston - Insurance with Personality E141
Our guest this week on Dentology is Tom Chaston, co-founder of AllMedPro, experts in dental indemnity insurance. In this episode, Tom chats to Chris and Andy about his early career and how he started his own insurance brokerage alongside Adam, his business...
04.22.2024
Michael Alatsaris - Find a Market in the Gap E140
In this week’s episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Michael Alatsaris. Michael is a dentist and founder of Ergoprox, the world’s first toothbrush designed for teeth next to dentures and large gaps. In this episode, Michael chats about his early career,...
04.15.2024
Fiona Dwyer - And Now for the News E139
In this week’s episode of Dentology, Chris and Andy chat to Fiona Dwyer, journalist and former television reporter and planning producer with over 30 years of experience in the media. In this episode Fiona talks about her childhood and career to date...
04.08.2024
Rachel Derby - Going to the Chapel E138
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...
04.01.2024
Sonayna Chandran - Styling Life E137
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...
03.25.2024
Brad Thornton - Personal & Business Growth E136
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...
03.18.2024
Abhi Krishna - Imperfectly Perfect E135
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,...
03.11.2024
Simon Thackeray - Saying it as it is E134
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...
03.04.2024
Lucie Simic - Obsess about Patient Loyalty E133
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...
02.26.2024
Ritesh Aggarwal 'Mentally Healthy Together' E132
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...
02.19.2024
Ashley Latter - Discuss fees with self-confidence E131
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...
02.12.2024
Jonathan Webster - Reactivating Patients E130
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...
02.05.2024
Bobby Bhandal - Design Your Own Future E129
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...
01.29.2024
Christina Radics - Living Through E128
This week we welcome Dr Christina Radics to the Dentology Podcast. Christina is a Transformational Coach for dentists and dental professionals and a former practice owner. Having started her dental journey in the early 2000’s, Christina talks to Chris and Andy about qualifying...
01.22.2024
Suganthan Mahalingam - More Than Words E127
Andy and Chris are joined this week by Dr Suganthan Mahalingam, a general dentist based in the London and Hertfordshire area. In this episode, Suganthan talks about his work offering both NHS and private services to patients and his passion for...
01.15.2024
Tilly Houston - Your Network is Your Net Worth E126
Andy and Chris are joined on the podcast this week by Dr Tilly Houston, general and cosmetic dentist and networker extraordinaire! In this episode, Tilly talks about her family upbringing, her decision to become a dentist and her experience at dental...
01.08.2024
George Dandanov - My Digital Journey E125
Our guest on Dentology this week is George Dandanov, dentist and founder of Smile Wide Ltd, a digital technology design company offering a high-quality and bespoke digital design service to dentists and dental professionals all across the UK and beyond. In this...
01.01.2024
Happy New Year! E124
Happy New Year from the Dentology podcast team!
12.25.2023
Merry Christmas from the Dentology Team E123
Merry Christmas from the Dentology Podcast Team!
12.18.2023
Imaan Khalid - My Dental Community E122
Chris and Andy are joined this week by Imaan Khalid, dentist, BACD Young Membership Committee representative and General Secretary for the West Yorkshire BDA. In this episode, Imaan talks about why she decided to follow a career in dentistry and what...
12.11.2023
Shabnam Zai - Paying it Forward E121
Our guest this week on Dentology is Shabnam Zai, co-founder of West House Dental, a private squat practice in Middlesex. Shabnam talks to Chris and Andy about her childhood, her time at dental school and the reasons why she decided to...
12.04.2023
Gemma Barker - Very Public Relations E120
Andy and Chris are joined this week by Gemma Barker, founder and managing director of Barker PR. As many of you will know, Gemma has been bravely documenting her breast cancer treatment and sharing her experiences with us all. In this episode,...
11.27.2023
Kaival Patel - The Kana Community E119
Andy and Chris are joined this week by Kaival Patel, dentist and director of the Kana Health Group and Kana Dental Academy. In this episode, Kaival chats to Chris and Andy about his dental career, working as an associate for the...
11.20.2023
Barry Oulton - The Confident Dentist E118
Barry Oulton joins us this week on the podcast. Barry is a dentist and leading inspirational business coach/mentor specialising in helping dental professionals bridge the communication gap. Chris and Andy chat to Barry about his early career, what prompted him to study...
11.13.2023
Christian Henrici - The German Perspective E117
This week Andy and Chris are joined by Christian Henrici, founder of Opti Health Consultancy, the largest dental consultancy in Germany. In episode, Christian gives us an insight into his career, how he found himself working with the dental profession and...
11.08.2023
//Victoria Sampson - Putting the Mouth Back in the Body E116
Our guest this week is Dr Victoria Sampson, co-founder and principal at The Health Society in Mayfair, a multi-disciplinary health centre with oral health at its core and the first oral diagnostic centre in the world putting the mouth back in...
11.08.2023
//Cally Walker - Marketing Connections E114
Cally Walker, founder and director of Connect my Marketing joins us this week on the podcast. Cally is also a co-founder and director of Dental Mavericks, a UK based charity taking dentistry to areas where children and adults how no...
11.08.2023
//Sam Jethwa - Sharing Knowledge E113
Our guest this week is Dr Sam Jethwa, award winning dentist and principal and founder of Bespoke Smile Cosmetic & Implant Clinic in Buckinghamshire. Sam is also Vice President of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD) and founder of the...
11.08.2023
//Andy Acton & Chris Strevens - Timing Your Exit E112
This week in the Dentology Podcast Andy and Chris discuss the best time to sell and exit your dental practice. They chat about why there’s not one rule that fits all and why, in their opinions, the right time is purely...
11.08.2023
//Adrian Dray - AI is here to stay! E111
Our guest on the podcast this week is Adrian Dray, leading dental GDPR expert in the UK. In this episode, Adrian chats to Chris and Andy about the new world of AI and shares his views on how it is impacting...
11.08.2023
//Sandeep Sadana - Sunny Outlook E110
Our guest on the podcast this week is Dr Sandeep Sadana (aka Dr Sunny!). In this episode, he talks about his dental career and why he chose dentistry over being a doctor or lawyer. He chats about his time at dental...
11.08.2023
//Dr Jason Wong - Leading Dentistry E107
This week we are delighted to be joined by Dr Jason Wong, interim Chief Dental Officer (CDO) at NHS England. Jason is Dentist and Partner at the Maltings Dental Practice in Grantham and was awarded an MBE for services to...
11.08.2023
//Tif Qureshi - A True Pioneer E109
This week we are delighted to welcome Tif Qureshi as our guest. Tif is Chairman of the IAS Academy, an International faculty that provides mentored education for general dentists on a pathway from appropriate simple to comprehensive orthodontics, International Speaker,...
10.30.2023
//Nathan Welch - I Should Be So Lucky E115
Our guest this week is Nathan Welch, Practice Principal at Y Bont Faen Dental Centre. Nathan chats to Chris and Andy about his career choice, why he settled on a career in dentistry and his time spent studying at Cardiff Dental...
09.11.2023
//Amit Patel - The Specialist E108
This week we are joined by Amit Patel, principal at Birmingham Dental Specialists and President of the Association of Dental Implantology. In this episode, Amit chats about his time studying dentistry at the University of Liverpool and his decision to become...
08.28.2023
//Martina Hodgson - Totally Driven E106
This week we welcome Dr Martina Hodgson, multi-award-winning dentist, practice owner (The Dental Architect and The Dental Studio) and Invisalign Speaker. She is also the co-founder of Inspiring Women in Dentistry. In this episode Andy and Chris chat to Martina about...
08.21.2023
//Andy & Chris - Impact Valuations E105
This week in the Dentology Podcast Andy and Chris discuss how a change to your business will always have an impact. They look at how changes such as adding a new surgery, offering more high value treatments in-house or increasing your...
08.14.2023
//Mark Topley - Driven with Purpose E104
Mark Topley, founder of Purpose Driven Business and UK dental industry leading authority on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) strategy, joins us this week on the podcast. In this episode Mark chats about his early days...
08.07.2023
//Suzy Rowlands - Boss Lady E103
This week we welcome Suzy Rowlands to the podcast. Suzy is the Executive Administrator for the BACD (aka the engine that powers the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry). In this episode Chris and Andy chat to Suzy about her childhood...
07.31.2023
//Saba Arif - Better Business E102
Saba Arif, founder and CEO of Smart Dental Compliance and Training joins us this week as our guest. In this episode Saba talks about her time studying Biomedical Science at university after initially enrolling onto a dental nursing course and reflects on how...
07.24.2023
//Miguel Stanley - Reflections & Vision for the Future (part 2) E101
The wait is over…. Part 2 of our podcast recording with Miguel Stanley, Founder & Clinical Director at White Clinic, is now available. Just reminder of some of the topics Miguel chatted to Chris and Andy about across the two episodes: - His early...
07.17.2023
//Miguel Stanley - Reflections & Vision for the Future (part 1) E100
We celebrate a milestone: our 100th episode! To mark the occasion, our hosts Andy and Chris travelled to Portugal to meet with Miguel Stanley, Founder & Clinical Director at White Clinic. They covered so many interesting topics during the conversation that we...

What's DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry about?

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DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry episodes:

Julie Dale - How to Pivot E149

Murray Welch - Building for Tomorrow E148

Ahmad Nounu - The Black Swan E147

Pav Khaira - Just Implants E146

Mahrukh Khwaja - The Mind Ninja E145

Gary Chapman - A Lifetime in Dentistry E144

Andy Acton & Chris Strevens - Business Fundamentals E143

Paul Abrahams - Wisdom E142

Tom Chaston - Insurance with Personality E141

Michael Alatsaris - Find a Market in the Gap E140

Fiona Dwyer - And Now for the News E139

Rachel Derby - Going to the Chapel E138

Sonayna Chandran - Styling Life E137

Brad Thornton - Personal & Business Growth E136

Abhi Krishna - Imperfectly Perfect E135

Simon Thackeray - Saying it as it is E134

Lucie Simic - Obsess about Patient Loyalty E133

Ritesh Aggarwal 'Mentally Healthy Together' E132

Ashley Latter - Discuss fees with self-confidence E131

Jonathan Webster - Reactivating Patients E130

Bobby Bhandal - Design Your Own Future E129

Christina Radics - Living Through E128

Suganthan Mahalingam - More Than Words E127

Tilly Houston - Your Network is Your Net Worth E126

George Dandanov - My Digital Journey E125

Happy New Year! E124

Merry Christmas from the Dentology Team E123

Imaan Khalid - My Dental Community E122

Shabnam Zai - Paying it Forward E121

Gemma Barker - Very Public Relations E120

Kaival Patel - The Kana Community E119

Barry Oulton - The Confident Dentist E118

Christian Henrici - The German Perspective E117

//Victoria Sampson - Putting the Mouth Back in the Body E116

//Cally Walker - Marketing Connections E114

//Sam Jethwa - Sharing Knowledge E113

//Andy Acton & Chris Strevens - Timing Your Exit E112

//Adrian Dray - AI is here to stay! E111

//Sandeep Sadana - Sunny Outlook E110

//Dr Jason Wong - Leading Dentistry E107

//Tif Qureshi - A True Pioneer E109

//Nathan Welch - I Should Be So Lucky E115

//Amit Patel - The Specialist E108

//Martina Hodgson - Totally Driven E106

//Andy & Chris - Impact Valuations E105

//Mark Topley - Driven with Purpose E104

//Suzy Rowlands - Boss Lady E103

//Saba Arif - Better Business E102

//Miguel Stanley - Reflections & Vision for the Future (part 2) E101

//Miguel Stanley - Reflections & Vision for the Future (part 1) E100

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