Zara is a dental hygienist qualifying from the Eastman Dental Institute and the Faculty of Royal College of Surgeons. She is a member of the British Society of Dental Hygienist and Therapists. A global ambassador for EMS and a GBT provider. She continues to be an advocate for spreading awareness, and has also written for leading UK dentistry magazines.   Following the success of the GBT Summit in London last year, EMS is thrilled to be bringing the event to Manchester in 2023, providing an incredible day that is ideal for both existing and prospective users looking to supercharge their hygiene room.   On Friday 15th September between 8.30am and 4.30pm at Manchester’s Science & Industry Museum, the GBT Summit will bring together leading international experts and clinicians to share information about preventive dentistry and modern therapies to support existing GBT (Guided Biofilm Therapy) users and those looking for new ways to elevate their skillset.   Whether you are already part of the GBT professional family or are considering adopting this revolutionary protocol, you are invited to join EMS in changing the face of preventive dentistry.    Further information is available at: https://gbt-dental.com/uksummit2023

Celso Da Costa is the Director of Global Marketing (Dental & Medical) at EMS. He completed his Dental Hygienist diploma at age 20 from FMDUL, Lisbon, Portugal. In 2011, after one year of private practice in Lisbon and working as an assistant professor at FMDUL, he moved to Switzerland. Celso was the Prophylaxis Manager of the group Adent Dental Clinics in Switzerland from 2017 until 2020, starting a career in dental management, obtaining his diploma in Management and Human Resources.   Following the success of the GBT Summit in London last year, EMS is thrilled to be bringing the event to Manchester in 2023, providing an incredible day that is ideal for both existing and prospective users looking to supercharge their hygiene room.   On Friday 15th September between 8.30am and 4.30pm at Manchester’s Science & Industry Museum, the GBT Summit will bring together leading international experts and clinicians to share information about preventive dentistry and modern therapies to support existing GBT (Guided Biofilm Therapy) users and those looking for new ways to elevate their skillset.   Whether you are already part of the GBT professional family or are considering adopting this revolutionary protocol, you are invited to join EMS in changing the face of preventive dentistry.    Further information is available at: https://gbt-dental.com/uksummit2023  

Louise Warden is a Dental Hygienist, practising at the Scottish Centre for Excellence in Dentistry in Glasgow as well as SDA trainer for EMS and international team for implantology ambassador and study club director. Following the success of the GBT Summit in London last year, EMS is thrilled to be bringing the event to Manchester in 2023, providing an incredible day that is ideal for both existing and prospective users looking to supercharge their hygiene room. On Friday 15th September between 8.30am and 4.30pm at Manchester’s Science & Industry Museum, the GBT Summit will bring together leading international experts and clinicians to share information about preventive dentistry and modern therapies to support existing GBT (Guided Biofilm Therapy) users and those looking for new ways to elevate their skillset. Whether you are already part of the GBT professional family or are considering adopting this revolutionary protocol, you are invited to join EMS in changing the face of preventive dentistry.  Further information is available at: https://gbt-dental.com/uksummit2023

Claire Berry is a multi-award-winning hygienist, qualifying in 2009 from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh whilst serving in the Army. She is also a Swiss Dental Academy trainer for EMS and a key pacesetter in dental prophylaxis training, including the game changing GBT.   Following the success of the GBT Summit in London last year, EMS is thrilled to be bringing the event to Manchester in 2023, providing an incredible day that is ideal for both existing and prospective users looking to supercharge their hygiene room.   On Friday 15th September between 8.30am and 4.30pm at Manchester’s Science & Industry Museum, the GBT Summit will bring together leading international experts and clinicians to share information about preventive dentistry and modern therapies to support existing GBT (Guided Biofilm Therapy) users and those looking for new ways to elevate their skillset.   Whether you are already part of the GBT professional family or are considering adopting this revolutionary protocol, you are invited to join EMS in changing the face of preventive dentistry.    Further information is available at: https://gbt-dental.com/uksummit2023

Get to know our host in this raw and honest conversation with Teki Sowdani as this episode’s host. Teki gets Shaadi to open up about her work ethic and where her drive and ambition stems from. He also asks her what her most difficult times as a dentist have been so far and what she would consider as the most important skill for newly qualified dentists coming into the profession.

George is a restorative dentist providing clinical care to his patients in his multi-disciplinary specialist practices in Wimbledon village and Parsons Green. He originally qualified with distinction from Newcastle dental school In ‘09, and quickly realised his passion for providing aesthetic dentistry and completed a masters’ degree in aesthetic restorative dentistry at Kings College London with distinction.   George has won a number of awards including the best young dentist in London ’18, ’19, best young dentist England ’20, the Pitt Ford prize in endodontics, and British endodontic societies prize for vocational dental practitioners. He is a key opinion leader for a number of dental companies, an ambassador for an eco-friendly toothpaste company, has been made an editorial board member for ‘Clinical Dentistry’ magazine, and recently released his own medical wear range!   In this episode, George shares his experience with going into practice ownership early on in his career and opening up a squat dental practice with one of his patients during the pandemic. He also shares his advice to young dentists looking to advance in their career.

Dr Raabiha graduated with BDS honours from Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2014. She has completed numerous training courses and is currently finishing her postgraduate diploma in restorative and aesthetic dentistry. Raabiha along with her husband and brother own a mixed dental practice in Isleworth London.   She is the co-author of the number one bestselling dentistry textbook- Dentistry in a Nutshell. She thoroughly enjoys teaching dentistry and is often asked to lecture at universities and give webinars on various topics within dentistry. She is a clincial mentor for young dentists qualifying internationally and coming to work in the UK.     In this episode, Raabiha and I discuss the importance of using magnification in clinical dentistry to improve patient outcomes and comfort for clinicians therefore (hopefully!) prolonging our career. We talk about our individual experiences with using magnification, what we use now and what our advice would be to young dentists considering use of magnification in their practice.     As an industry leader, Orascoptic is constantly pushing the limits to provide clinicians with the latest products that achieve superior visualization through enhanced ergonomics, improved magnification and illumination.    

Dr Sarah Takroni is the founder of Takroni Clinic right in the heart of London Fitzrovia.    Dr Sarah originally qualified as a dentist practising for over nine years across London and Australia. Her meticulous attention to detail, artistic eye and passion to build confidence in her patients meant that her progression to aesthetic medicine was a natural one.   After 8 years in the aesthetic industry and over 8000 procedures perfecting her craft, she created the 'Takroni Clinic'. A luxury, contemporary and relaxing space every inch of which has been thoughtfully planned and designed much like her approach to aesthetics.    From this space, Dr Sarah and her ambitious team of doctors, therapists and specialists whom she has personally trained deliver the most natural but transformative results with the safest techniques and most advanced technology on the market.    In this episode, Dr Takorni shares her journey in transitioning from dentistry to facial aesthetics and opening up her own clinic in the heart of London.

Trigger warning- in this episode, Sorabh shares his experience with suicidal thoughts and contemplating suicide.   “I’m just a guy who fixes teeth and makes people smile.”   After graduating from Dental Materials at Queen Mary, Sorabh went on to complete his BDS at Kings; after this he went on to do a post graduate diploma in advance restorative and aesthetic dentistry and since graduating in 2018 he acquired both of his practices as a partner within the dental beauty group.   From student to principal in less than 3years, Sorabh spends most of his time helping to give back to younger associates and champions mental health awareness within the profession.   In this episode, Sorabh shares his experience with dentistry including dark times when he reached breaking point during his final year at dental school and contemplated suicide. He shares his advice based on what he has learnt throughout his experience.  

Kate Beech is a Partner in Carter Bond, Head of Dental / Heathcare, Corporate Commercial Solicitor with 15 years dental and healthcare experience, having worked on approximately 350 dental practice sales / purchases. She was voted as a Key Person in the 2022 Legal 500.     Paul Harris is Senior Associate Solicitor with over 10 years corporate and commercial experience acting for dentists on a variety of legal issues. He has a particular focus on the acquisition and disposal of dental practices, having completed over 200 transactions throughout his career.   Carter Bond Solicitors is of the UK’s foremost law firms providing specialist legal services to the dental profession, recognised by their Legal 500 status as well as their 5-star rating from 380 Google reviews.   Their highly experienced Dental Team cover a wide range of areas, so whether you are buying, selling, operating, incorporating or working for a dental practice, Carter Bond are the law firm for all of your legal needs.    Practice Areas:   Buying or Selling a Dental Practice Incorporation of NHS/Private Dental Practices 24 Hour Retirement NHS Contract Protection Regulatory Advice Dispute Resolution Employment Matters (ranging from drafting employment/self-employed contracts, TUPE advice, redundancy support)   If you would like a free no obligation chat, please get in touch either by phone on 020 3475 6751 or info@carterbond.co.uk   

Kate Beech is a Partner in Carter Bond, Head of Dental / Heathcare, Corporate Commercial Solicitor with 15 years dental and healthcare experience, having worked on approximately 350 dental practice sales / purchases. She was voted as a Key Person in the 2022 Legal 500.    Paul Harris is Senior Associate Solicitor with over 10 years corporate and commercial experience acting for dentists on a variety of legal issues. He has a particular focus on the acquisition and disposal of dental practices, having completed over 200 transactions throughout his career.   Carter Bond Solicitors is of the UK’s foremost law firms providing specialist legal services to the dental profession, recognised by their Legal 500 status as well as their 5-star rating from 380 Google reviews.   Their highly experienced Dental Team cover a wide range of areas, so whether you are buying, selling, operating, incorporating or working for a dental practice, Carter Bond are the law firm for all of your legal needs.    Practice Areas:   Buying or Selling a Dental Practice Incorporation of NHS/Private Dental Practices 24 Hour Retirement NHS Contract Protection Regulatory Advice Dispute Resolution Employment Matters (ranging from drafting employment/self-employed contracts, TUPE advice, redundancy support)   If you would like a free no obligation chat, please get in touch either by phone on 020 3475 6751 or info@carterbond.co.uk     

Carley Ellis is Commercial Property Solicitor with over 6 years’ experience. She advises landlord and tenants particularly in the dental and healthcare sectors whether they are setting up a squat practice, taking a new lease, a lease assignment or buying the freehold property. She also has extensive experience in acting for commercial mortgage lenders and property refinancing.    Lena Thakrar is a Partner in the Commercial Property team. She has acted for a variety of clients including landlords, developers, lenders and commercial tenants. She has extensive experience across a wide range of commercial real estate transactions including acting for both landlords and tenants (single properties, shopping centres and multi let schemes); acquisitions and disposals of commercial property including anti-embarrassment and overage provisions as well as on larger commercial development transactions, advising on conditional agreements for lease and site assembly work. Lena has also advised on many squat practices.   Carter Bond Solicitors is of the UK’s foremost law firms providing specialist legal services to the dental profession, recognised by their Legal 500 status as well as their 5-star rating from 380 Google reviews.   Their highly experienced Dental Team cover a wide range of areas, so whether you are buying, selling, operating, incorporating or working for a dental practice, Carter Bond are the law firm for all of your legal needs.    Practice Areas:   Buying or Selling a Dental Practice Incorporation of NHS/Private Dental Practices 24 Hour Retirement NHS Contract Protection Regulatory Advice Dispute Resolution Employment Matters (ranging from drafting employment/self-employed contracts, TUPE advice, redundancy support)   If you would like a free no obligation chat, please get in touch either by phone on 020 3475 6751 or info@carterbond.co.uk   

Connor Bryan is Senior Paralegal with over 5 years’ experience advising clients in the Dental sector. He is the head of the 24 Hour Retirement department at Carter Bond Solicitors and specialises in helping dentist access their pension funds without risking termination of their NHS Contracts. Connor also advises individual dentists and corporate bodies who are buying and selling dental practices across England and Wales. Carter Bond Solicitors is of the UK’s foremost law firms providing specialist legal services to the dental profession, recognised by their Legal 500 status as well as their 5-star rating from 380 Google reviews. Their highly experienced Dental Team cover a wide range of areas, so whether you are buying, selling, operating, incorporating or working for a dental practice, Carter Bond are the law firm for all of your legal needs. Practice Areas: Buying or Selling a Dental Practice Incorporation of NHS/Private Dental Practices 24 Hour Retirement NHS Contract Protection Regulatory Advice Dispute Resolution Employment Matters (ranging from drafting employment/self-employed contracts, TUPE advice, redundancy support) If you would like a free no obligation chat, please get in touch either by phone on 020 3475 6751 or info@carterbond.co.uk 

In this episode we discuss complaints handling with Victoria Holden, a senior dental advisor at TDS. We also discuss how to decide on the correct indemnity cover for dental professionals with Stuart Anderson, operations director at TDS. Victoria qualified in 1999 from Sheffield University and has worked in general dental practice ever since. Since graduating she has been awarded the MFGDP(UK), Diploma in Implant Dentistry and the Fellowship of the Faculty of General Dental Practitioners from the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and more recently an LLM in Medical Law from Northumbria University. She has experience as an expert witness in both clinical negligence and Fitness to Practise cases. With her clinical background and legal experience Victoria is ideally placed to advise on dental queries and concerns. Stuart began his professional career in business in 1999, as Senior Business Relationship Manager for Royal Bank of Scotland, followed by a role as Director of Business Development with Bank of Scotland. Stuart has been Operations Director within a number of dental corporates since 2009. Stuart joined TDS in October 2017 as Operations Director, bringing a wealth of experience to the team and has been able to successfully evolve both, the business infrastructure to support the continual growth of the business as well as working closely with our insurer to ensure we introduce a great insurance policy for TDS clients. Taylor Defence Services Limited (TDS), was founded by Neil Taylor and commenced introducing dental indemnity to dentists in Scotland and Northern Ireland in 2012. TDS has experienced huge success in Scotland and Northern Ireland with an excellent reputation of defending our client’s interests. With this success, in 2016, Neil then founded TDS (E&W) Ltd, providing dental indemnity to dentists in England and Wales. TDS are the largest introducer of professional liability insurance to dentists and dental care professionals in the UK. TDS introduces a unique proposition to the dental indemnity sector. It is our goal to educate the whole Profession on why it is important to have past, present and future cover. For further information, please contact: 🌐 www.tdsew.com 📞 0141 772 0178 📧 join@tdsew.com

  Before founding DCME, Rajiv Lakhani was the Head of Compliance for a large Dental Corporate which involved managing CQC for multiple practices and training practice managers in all aspects of requirements. When founding the company in 2019, Rajiv’s mission was to develop new, robust, and innovative systems to help support dental practices manage their compliance more effectively, ensuring practices and their teams are updated with key regulations and changes in legislation to enable them to keep on top of their compliance.    Dental Compliance Made Easier helps your practice to remain fully CQC compliant. The online Compliance Portal, complimentary CPD courses and dedicated Compliance Team will take the stress out of compliance so that your team can focus on patient care.   To find out more or to book a FREE demonstration contact:   www.dental-compliance.co.uk 0333 344 2652 enquiries@dental-compliance.co.uk

Hartej, or “Tej”as he likes to be known, graduated from Barts and the London Hospital. In his view studying dentistry in a busy central London hospital has given him the opportunity of treating a diverse range of patients and the experience of treating a multitude of dental conditions.   Tej is focused on providing quality dental care to all of his patients and, as part of his commitment to continued self-improvement, has completed a Diploma course in Prosthodontics . He has developed an interest in Aesthetic Dentistry, having been fully trained in Invisalign invisible braces and facial aesthetics. He has also completed a course in the latest techniques for veneers. He is an excellent team player and has intuitive communication skills which allow him to relate very well to his patients. Tej’s approachable manner helps to create a calm atmosphere where his patients feel comfortable and relaxed. His interests outside Dentistry include DJing, playing percussion instruments and playing sports.

Dr. Mahrukh Khwaja is a dentist, positive psychologist, and the founder of Mind Ninja, an award-winning wellness start-up dedicated to improving mental health and resilience among dental professionals. Mind Ninja’s comprehensive range of training, coaching, and wellness products, including the signature Mind Flossing Toolkit, have been implemented by a diverse range of organisations, including Unilever, Colgate, NHS Health Education England, King's College London, Acteon, British Dental Association, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Mahrukh is also the author of the upcoming book Resilience and Well-being for Dental Professionals, slated for publication in January 2023 by Wiley-Blackwell. Email her on mahrukh@mind-ninja.co.uk or connect with her on Instagram @mindninja.wellbeing.

Dr. Mahrukh Khwaja is a dentist, positive psychologist, and the founder of Mind Ninja, an award-winning wellness start-up dedicated to improving mental health and resilience among dental professionals. Mind Ninja’s comprehensive range of training, coaching, and wellness products, including the signature Mind Flossing Toolkit, have been implemented by a diverse range of organisations, including Unilever, Colgate, NHS Health Education England, King's College London, Acteon, British Dental Association, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Mahrukh is also the author of the upcoming book Resilience and Well-being for Dental Professionals, slated for publication in January 2023 by Wiley-Blackwell. Email her on mahrukh@mind-ninja.co.uk or connect with her on Instagram @mindninja.wellbeing.

Teki is the owner and principal of Teeth by Teki, which is a private aesthetic clinic based in Islington focusing on elevating patient care. In the past 10 years Teki has built his experience to become a diamond apex Invisalign provider, has a large social media following and a significant waitlist for composite bonding.   In this episode, Teki shares his journey to becoming a successful practice owner. Teki shares his personal experience with challenges along the way including his cancer battle and how he overcame them.

Andy Acton is a serial entrepreneur developing the FTA group of companies, a full range of business services for the dental profession. Andy has been involved in the business of dentistry for over 22 years and is the director and co-owner of Frank Taylor & Associates, FTA Media, FTA Finance, FTA Financial & Wealth Management and FTA Law.Andy is a sought after public speaker covering topics including leadership, management, marketing and the future value of dental practices.   In this episode we discuss the process of owning a dental practice and some challenges that may be encountered. Andy shares some advice on what to consider and how to effectively go about preparing yourself for becoming a practice principal.