Brain health is one of the most overlooked aspects of well-being, says this week’s Mind Movers guest, Dan Murray. Dan talks candidly about the failure of his first ecommerce startup and how a subsequent bout of insomnia inspired the success of his latest venture. Dan also discusses the importance of connectedness, the pitfalls of ego and the value of purpose and failure as a driver for success. Enjoy! In This Episode 01.42 - Dentistry and stress 07.04 - Early businesses 09.38 - Imposter syndrome...
Jun 19, 2023•1 hr 20 min
A series of challenging experiences almost led Alex Sharp to call it a day early in his dental career. But adversity turned to triumph when his experiences inspired him to set up an online support platform for associate dentists. In this episode, Alex discusses the challenges faced by new associates and shares thoughts on the importance of fairness, openness and honesty. Alex also reveals plans to step into a principal’s shoes with tentative plans for a potential practice purchase. Enjoy! In Thi...
Jun 14, 2023•1 hr 44 min
We proudly welcome Jono Lancaster as our first Mind Movers guest. Jono gives a candid account of his journey from being an angry young man living with Treacher Collins syndrome to an international motivational speaker who is about to have his first book published by Penguin. He also talks about the value of connection and community, the role of the inner child, and reflects on the many catalysts that have helped shape him as an inspiration to others. Enjoy! In This Episode 02.11 - Jono’s story 0...
Jun 09, 2023•1 hr 30 min
NHS contracts, litigation, and the GDC are among the factors creating a perfect storm propelling dentistry to pole-position among the most stressful professions. In Mind Movers—a new weekly podcast with cosmetic dentist extraordinaire Rhona Eskander—Payman explores mental health and wellbeing and their relation to the profession. In coming episodes, Rhona and Payman will hear from exceptional people from all walks of life who have been on the front line of adversity and finally give mental healt...
Jun 09, 2023•23 min
Grab a brew and find some diary white time for a free consultation with Prav, in this special solo show. Incorporating elements of his new Consultation Masterclass training, Prav talks about the power of free consultations and the role of the treatment coordinator in the patient's journey from assessment to acceptance. Prav touches on rapport building, power dynamics and emotional intelligence in case presentations and reveals pricing insight to ensure clinicians never sell themselves short. Enj...
Jun 07, 2023•45 min
Sonia Szamocki is on a mission to disrupt the clear aligner industry. Her startup 32Co connects dentists to clear aligner support, training and lab services, allowing them to provide treatment without tie-ins or brand mark-ups. In this week’s episode, Sonia talks about 32Co came to be, the trials and tribulations of running and funding a startup, and shares insight on the current state of aligner provision in the UK. Enjoy! In This Episode 01.16 - Medicine Vs dentistry 11.24 - Consulting 16.46 -...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 34 min
Dental business coach Chris Barrow’s direct manner has earned him comparisons to a certain divisive fermented yeast spread. In this week’s episode, Chris looks back candidly on a long career as one of dentistry’s proto-coaches and best-recognised speakers, reflecting on the profound personal transformation taking place as he approaches his seventh decade. Chris also chats about dealing with practice politics and resistance to change and what coaches can learn from the stories of religious prophe...
May 24, 2023•2 hr 1 min
Since graduating with a master’s from Eastman, Jurgita Sybaite has literally elevated the practice of aesthetic dentistry into an art form. This week, Jurgita chats with Payman about how art school training inspires perfectionism and informs her work as a cosmetic dentist. She reveals what it’s like to work and teach alongside the legendary Baz Mizrahi and plans a dream three-floor practice where morphology study is the order of the day. Enjoy! In This Episode 02.14 - Choosing dentistry 06.23 - ...
May 17, 2023•1 hr 50 min
Often disguised with euphemisms like ‘case acceptance’, sales can feel like one of dentistry’s biggest taboos. In this week’s episode, Prav sits down for a chat with his friend, occlusion nerd, and host of the excellent Protrusive Dental Podcast, Jaz Gulati for a chat about getting to grips with sales. The pair chat about building trust, using video presentations to boost case acceptance, and why sales shouldn’t be a dirty word. The podcast was originally aired as episode 38 of Jaz’s Gulati’s Pr...
May 10, 2023•57 min
In Episode 182 , Payman sat down to chat with Stuart Campbell and Hatem Algraffee—hosts of the fantastic One in the Chair and Two Waiting podcast. This week, Payman reconnects with Stuart to turn the tables and find out about Desert Island Discs, ideas for NHS reform and Stuart’s motivation for running gruelling ultra-marathons. The pair also touch on politics, socialism, and Scottish independence. Enjoy! In This Episode 01.58 - Vintage football shirts 11.59 - Backstory 15.55 - Dental school 24....
May 03, 2023•1 hr 55 min
When Violeta Claus sat down to eat at Luxembourg’s Last Supper restaurant in 2009, she knew the grand building in which it’s situated would make an ideal location for a luxury clinic. The stars aligned for Violeta, and her Vio Life clinic is among the most impressive around. In this week’s episode, Violeta tells Payman and Prav how it all began, discussing the highs and lows of practice in one of the EU’s smallest countries and her no-nonsense management style. Enjoy! In This Episode 02.01 - Soc...
Apr 26, 2023•1 hr 29 min
The title of this episode is taken from the first report card of Mille Morrison’s university orthodontic training. But within a year of graduating, Millie proved the tutors wrong—and then some—when she was invited to become an Invisalign trainer by Invisalign and offered a prestigious position by the legendary Chris Orr. In this week’s episode, Mille recounts how it all happened—despite her penchant for partying. She also talks about the impact of clinical mentors like Chris Orr, reveals her bla...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 50 min
The tables turn this week as Dental Leaders host Payman turns podcast guest in a chat with Stuart Campbell and Algraffee —hosts of the brilliant One in the Chair and Two Waiting podcast. Payman tells the history of Enlighten and how attending a dental show brought the brand back from the brink of disaster in its early days. He discusses innovation in whitening and dentistry, reveals his best and worst days, and speculates on what the future may have in store for dentistry’s next generation. This...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 50 min
If you’re a regular conference-goer, today won’t be the first time you’ve heard Yasmin George—a regular and engaging voice on the lecture circuit. This week, Yasmin chats with Payman about her journey so far. She reveals what it’s like to study and teach at the legendary Pankey Institute and how working with the institute has shaped her approach to patient communication. Enjoy! 02.11 - Backstory and education 12.03 - Schools and social standing 18.05 - Choosing and studying dentistry 24.04 - Gen...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 44 min
Around half of the UK population have dental phobia, and 12% have severe anxiety. Few clinicians understand this as keenly as this week’s guest, Laleh Sharifian, who now spends her time as a sedationist. Laleh recounts her journey pursuing a lifelong vocation into dentistry and sedation from being an early entrant at Guy’s, aged just 17. She lets us in on the experiences that promoted her to decide that practice ownership wasn’t for her, discusses a day in the life of a sedationist and talks abo...
Mar 29, 2023•1 hr 54 min
Liza Benting took ownership of her first practice after arriving in the UK from Cape Town, South Africa, in 2000—but life had other plans. In this week’s episode, Liza describes her path from practice owner to associate and how feeling confined by the clinic's four walls led to an exciting new career as a negotiator for one of the country’s leading dental clinic sales and acquisition specialists. Enjoy! In This Episode 02.01 - Coming to the UK 05.00 - From owner to associate 16.02 - Rapport buil...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 4 min
Limber up! This week Prav sits down for a chat with dentist-cum-fitness coach Rohan Verna. Rohan reveals how finding fitness helped him overcome anxiety to discover a new lease of life. Now dividing his time between dentistry and fitness coaching for fellow clinicians, Rohan discusses the importance of self-care inside and outside the profession, revealing his top five fitness and wellness for busy GDPs. Enjoy! 01.09 - Self-care 13.51 - Finding fitness 18.56 - Dental career 22.43 - The client jo...
Mar 15, 2023•59 min
On Saturday, March 11th, over 1000 dentists and 138 exhibitors and 85 guest speakers will gather at Manchester Central for the North of England Dentistry Show. In the first part of this special episode, Payman chats with FMC’s managing and marketing directors and event organisers, Craig Welling and Laurie Glover as they prepare for one of the biggest events in the dentistry calendar. But that’s not all. We also hear Prav’s rapid-fire conversation with specialist periodontist Manish Bose, recorde...
Mar 07, 2023•34 min
From humble beginnings in a two-up, two-down in Birmingham, Saaqib Ali has gone on to create the city’s largest practice with a list of over 52K patients. In this week’s episode, Saaqib talks about how his upbringing has shaped his definition of success. He reveals how he capitalised on the lull in business during lockdown to pull ahead of the competition and discusses how kindness pays off in practice for team members and patients. Enjoy! In This Episode 03.50 - Backstory and upbringing 29.06 -...
Feb 28, 2023•2 hr 5 min
This week, Prav and Payman sit down for a chat with a dental and implantology leader from a short hop over the water in Northern Ireland. James Hamill chats about growing up in Enniskillen, NI, and how his entrepreneurial mindset led from practice purchase to eventual burnout. But it’s not all doom and gloom: James talks about how close relationships with patients and an inspirational figure provided a ray of light. James also reveals how he blagged the NI distribution rights to innovative US im...
Feb 21, 2023•1 hr 40 min
Imran ‘Imi’ Nasser has discovered his Ikigai—a sense of meaning and purpose. He sits down for a chat with Payman and Prav about purchasing his specialist-led practice in Cheltenham shortly before COVID brought UK dentistry crashing to a halt. Imi also chats about his training endeavours with 15C, revealing where the course provider got his enigmatic name, talks about the trials and tribulations of teaching, and discusses the importance of creating supportive working environments where team membe...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 37 min
It’s Friday night. The big Mini Smile Makeover (MSM) party is in full swing, and Payman is armed with his podcast mic. Join him for this unique collection of conversations with delegates attending Dipesh Parmar’s legendary composite bonding training course. Guests discuss life in dentistry, share their insights from the course and reveal what it’s like to train with Dipesh. Stick around until the end to hear a guest appearance from the man himself! In This Episode 02.08 - Tuyab Shaujhat 14.23 - ...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 43 min
Prav and Payman finally reunite this week for a chat with digital dentistry proponent and new practice owner Dora Lengyel. She describes her journey from Hungary to Bristol via Kuwait and a career arc that has recently seen Dora purchase her first practice. Dora talks about brand positioning, plans to bring the practice into the 21st century with digital smile design, and much more. Enjoy! In This Episode 10.48 - From associate to principal 16.53 - Brand positioning and measuring patient experie...
Feb 01, 2023•1 hr 17 min
This week, Prav sits down to chat with implant dentist Dr Nadeem Zafar. Nadeem discusses how he spots potential greatness among implant students, reveals game-changing advice to his younger self and flirts with world domination at a fantasy dinner party to be remembered! Enjoy! In This Episode 01.53 - Backstory 15.20 - Guy’s, VT and implants 27.26 - Blackbox thinking 33.06 - Talent spotting 37.45 - Advice to my younger self 39.10 - Last days and legacy 40.51 - Fantasy dinner party About Nadeem Z...
Jan 25, 2023•43 min
Recorded at a Neodent community event in late 2021, this week’s podcast sees Prav sit down with Brazillian implant impresario Sérgio Bernardes. The pair discuss Sérgio’s route into implantology after being talked out of life as an equestrian vet. Sérgio chats about his continuing love of horse riding, the legal landscape in Brazil and how the opportunity of a lifetime led to his role in product development at Neodent. In This Episode 01.33 - Entering implantology 07.53 - Zirconia implants 13.52 ...
Jan 18, 2023•51 min
In part two of Payman’s chat with Sam Jethwa, Sam discusses how working alongside a clinical psychotherapist has transformed his black-box thinking. He reveals why he chose to practice in Marlowe over London and lets us in on plans for his upcoming BACD presidency. Enjoy! In This Episode 02.49 - Marketing and profile building 07.55 - Blackbox thinking and clinical psychotherapy 26.20 - Marlowe 30.50 - BACD presidency 34.07 - Last days and legacy 39.14 - Fantasy dinner party 43.51 - Fantasy podca...
Jan 11, 2023•49 min
Sam Jethwa has come a long way since a mishap with a paperclip first led him to consider a career in dentistry. This week, he chats with Payman about his journey from VT in Cornwall under the stewardship of an unusually accommodating principal to his current role of vice president of the BACD. Sam also reveals the ‘a-ha’ insights on occlusion that transformed his practice and why he is vocal about dental tourism. Enjoy! In This Episode 01.14 - Career progression and BACD 09.50 - Social media, co...
Jan 04, 2023•1 hr 5 min
You can watch the video of this podcast here : https://www.prav.com/podcasts/doug-watt-dentist/ Doug Watt has carved a niche as one of the most engaging voices on the subject of digital dentistry. In this week’s episode, Doug chats with Prav about the ups and downs of public speaking in the constant shadow of imposter syndrome. Doug also gives advice to those just starting in digital dentistry, chats about his love of the guitar and talks about his involvement with the BACD. Enjoy! In This Episo...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 3 min
There must be something about growing up in a shop that predisposes youngsters to dentistry. This week’s guest Dr Sandeep ‘Sunny’ Sadana, says working in his uncle’s shop from an early age gave him the gift of the gab and taught him the art of sales. Sunny chats about becoming The Greater Curve’s man in the UK and his transformation from serial CPD attendee to a respected trainer in his own right. Enjoy! In This Episode 01.53 - Gift of the gab 03.53 - Going into dentistry 11.26 - From trainee to...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 23 min
In part two of Payman’s conversation with George Pynadath last week, George described the unique screening process he uses to assess patients’ suitability for complex implant procedures. This week, George reveals how the evaluation helped him during a black-box moment. George also talks about his involvement with the Association of Dental Implantology (ADI), lets us in on his closely-held spiritual beliefs, and much more. Enjoy! In This Episode 00.30 - Blackbox thinking 12.15 - ADI involvement 2...
Dec 14, 2022•54 min
