This week Andy and Chris chat to Jonathan Webster, Managing

In this episode, Jonathan chats about his early career days,

He talks about some of the global brands he has worked with

Finally, he shares more about the services offered by World

Topics:

- Your early work career and experience

-  Was direct marketing a different world when you started some 25 years ago?

- How do global brands differ from local businesses

- Has it got more complex today?

- Explain more about the services offered by World of Marketing

- How does this make a difference to a dental practice?

Our guest on the podcast this week is Dr Bobby Bhandal,

Bobby obtained his bachelor’s in dental surgery from the University of Birmingham in 2013 and is passionate about postgraduate education and training.  After university, he worked

In this episode he talks about those early career years and

He tells Chris and Andy about some of the highs and lows of his

Topics:

 - Tell us about your time at Birmingham Dental School

- Working as an associate and your specialist implant

- Why did you move on?

- What led you to design your own squat?

- Almost one year on….how is it going?

- What are the non-clinical traits others would need to

- Explain more about how you now help others follow a

- What are the hard truths about owning a practice

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

She talks openly about her experience as a practice owner, the impact ownership had on her own wellbeing and how this led to two periods of burnout, all of which prompted her to change her life and sell her practice. 

She shares some great tips on how others in similar situations can prevent burnout and shares her experience and insights on when

Topics:

- Tell us more about your early dental career

- Did you get lots of hands-on experience at dental school?

- What was your motivation to live in Spain?

- How did practice ownership impact your own wellbeing?

- What was the build up to your periods of burnout?

- What prompted you change your life and sell your practice?

- Any tips for others on how to prevent burnout?

- Any insights for others on when to sell a practice?

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 writing.

He reflects on his childhood and how he decided on a career

And he goes on to talk about his passion for writing, shares

Topics:

- Tell us about your childhood

- How did you decide on a career in dentistry?

- Explain more about your day to day work in a mixed

- What sort of writing interests you?

- The explosion of AI as a copywriting tool

- What sort of writing do you do?

- Within dentistry, is copywriting given the attention it deserves?

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 school having only graduated from Bristol University in 2020.

She chats her involvement with the BACD and how thanks to

Finally, she goes on to talk about how she remains focused

Topics:

- Tell us about your family upbringing and decision to

- Your experience at dental school

- Your involvement with the BACD

- Current roles working across 3 practices

- Building a strong network 

- Courses and CPD

- The importance of communication when building a

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

In this episode George chats to Andy and Chris about his early career, having qualified as a dentist in Ukraine, moving to the UK and why he chose to settle in Newcastle.

He talks about his decision to set up his company, Smile Wide Ltd, during the covid lockdown, how this has grown over past few years and the work the company is now doing helping other dentists to achieve the results they want with their patients.

Finally, he goes on to talk about his plans for the future, where he sees his career progressing in the future and what’s next on the radar in terms of digital innovations!

Topics:

- Your early years

- Qualifying as a dentist in Ukraine

- Moving to the UK and settling in Newcastle

- Founding Smile Wide Ltd

- Explain how the company helps other dentists achieve

- What’s next?

- Any plans for the future?

Happy New Year from the Dentology podcast team!

Merry Christmas from the Dentology Podcast Team!

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 it was like finishing dental school in 2020 at the start of the covid pandemic.

She talks about her work in both general practice and hospitals, shares how these two experiences differed and the time she spends now supporting the BACD and Dentinal Tubules organisations.

She goes on to talk about what life is like as a young dentist, working as an associate in a mixed practice, and what her ambitions for the future are.

Topics:

- Why did you decide to follow a career in dentistry?

- Graduating in 2020 (the start of the covid pandemic)

- Working in general practice and hospital work

- Your commitment to the BACD and Dentinal Tubules

-  Life as a young, associate dentist

-  Tell us about your ambitions for the future

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 study dentistry over everything else.

She talks about her early career working as an associate, her experience and the learnings gained along the way and the reasons why she decided to set up her own practice.

She tells us about the decision process she went through when deciding to become a practice owner, why she decided that the Pinner Memorial Park was the ideal location, and what the journey to practice ownership was truly like.

A great listen for all those looking to set up their own dream practice.

Topics:

- Tell us about your childhood

-  Why you chose to study dentistry

- Tell us about your associate career through to the decision to become a practice owner

- Your experience and learnings gained along the way

- Setting up a new practice

- The importance of location

- Being a practice owner