In this week’s episode of Dentology, hosts Chris and Andy chat with Dr Neal Mehta, a dentist and the innovative founder of Locumloop, a recruitment app for locum dental nurses.

Neal talks about his childhood, family background, influence of his father, who is also a dentist and reflects on how his father’s enjoyment of the profession inspired

Neal discusses the gaps he has observed in dental education today compared to when he was a student and highlights the new skills and knowledge that recent

Neal talks about becoming a partner in two dental practices, and explains more about his decision to enter partnerships rather than starting a solo practice.

Finally, Neal discusses the inspiration behind Locumloop which was launched 18 months ago and its role in mitigating the ongoing recruitment issues within the dental nursing sector.

Topics:

- Tell us about your family background

- Your father is a dentist – was he the reason you decided to become a dentist?

- Would you recommend dentistry to your kids?

- What did you learn at dental school that is missing today?

- Are there things new graduates have which you didn’t when you qualified?

- Becoming a partner in 2 practices

- Was this a conscious decision to enter into partnership rather than go it alone?

-  Locumloop – what was the spark to launch this app?

-  Is there still a recruitment issue on the nursing side of dentistry?