Meet Dr. Mubarak, an orthodontist based in Al Jahrah, Kuwait, who took the road less travelled. Al Jahrah was not the place where dental careers were built in Kuwait. It was located in the northernmost area of the country with a high older population. If you wanted to grow, this was not where you practised.

But this is where his story was to be built. He would go on to not only pave the way for access to quality dental care but be one of the pioneers of remote dentistry in the region, with almost half of his patients outside his modest city.

Dr. Mubarak Alsaeed is a certified Invisalign Speaker in the Middle East.

For Dr Suliman, details matter. A self-confessed perfectionist, he is always exploring the degree of precision that can be brought to the practice of dental care; From the rigors of his personal practice to his contributions to academic research where he’s conducted dental work on the smallest set of teeth possible - the rat.

But despite his passion, he advocates for the importance of patient management as core to a successful practice. According to him, you could be the most skilled practitioner but if the patient's experience is not up to mark, it can be perceived as a failure.

In this episode, we will talk to him about his practice, both as an academic and as a practitioner, the challenges that come with balancing professional ambition with a personal life, and his philosophy of care when it comes to his patients.

Dr. Suliman Shahin, Vice Dean for Studies, Development & Community Service, at Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University’s College of Dentistry, and Saudi Orthodontic Society (SOS) Board Member. He is also the first Middle East Invisalign Speaker and runs his own private practice.

Well-being and work-life balance are not usually considered a priority. But when Dr. Reem built her practice, she sought to create a balance between a practice of care for her patients and one that took her and her staff's well-being into consideration. The result was a holistic approach that allowed her to be an effective practitioner and an accomplished academic while being a parent to three children. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Reem about her journey to where she is today, her philosophy on patient centricity, and its impact on how she's cultivated her personal practice.

Dr. Reem Alansari is a Board member of the Saudi Orthodontic Society (SOS), and a full-time Consultant & Associate Professor of Orthodontics, at King Abdulaziz University, in Saudi Arabia, who also runs her own private practice.