#208- The FMR Guy - Devang Patel

Known to friends and colleagues as The FMR Guy, Dr Devang Patel is considered an authority on the science of full mouth rehabilitation, whose courses and lectures have helped hundreds of clinicians get to grips with complex treatment.

In this week’s episode, Devang chats with Prav about how it all started, recalling his unorthodox entry into dental school in India and a reluctant move to the UK.

He gives his thoughts on what it takes to rise to the to provide full-mouth rehabilitation, gives advice for those just getting started, and reveals why even the fantasy kind of dinner party is an engagement he would rather avoid.

Enjoy! 

01.55 - Implementation and execution

04.37 - Backstory

17.13 - University

28.26 - London and first work

37.06 - Holidays, time off 

41.16 - Motivation, MSc and marriage

50.25 - Teaching, practice ownership and career development

59.39 - Delivering FMR and training

01.12.12 - Last days and legacy

01.20.37 - Fantasy dinner party

Dev graduated in 2004 and completed a one-year full-time MSc at Eastman Dental Institute, where he was awarded a distinction and the postgraduate prize for clinical and academic excellence.

He is an honorary senior clinical teaching fellow at UCL Eastman Dental Institute and has served as a deputy examiner for the GDC’s Overseas Registration exam.

Devang now provides training to fellow clinicians on full-mouth rehabilitation.