Jana Denzel says his work ethic was informed by his parents, who fled civil war in Sri Lanka to make a new life in London.
He developed his marketing and social chops while running a fashion brand to fund study at dental school in Valencia. And, since graduation in 2019, he’s already made waves putting AI to use in radiography diagnosis while also finding the time to be named London’s Best Young Dentist.
Jana explains how all the hard work is his way of proving himself to mum and dad (and how his efforts to pay them back resulted in perforating mum’s tooth). Jana also talks about the value of networking, working with the legendary Miguel Stanley and how running with the wrong crowd almost ended the dream before it started.
Enjoy!
“The reason why I'm doing so much is because I really want to give back to my parents and to my family for everything they have done for me.”
02.00 - Backstory and the immigrant experience
11.23 - Study in Valencia
16.03 - Ambition
18.44 - Into VT and beyond
21.30 - Diagnosis AI
37.34 - Collaboration, communication and networking
41.14 - Work ethic and clinical practice vs entrepreneurship
47.15 - Best Young Dentist
54.06 - Black box thinking
01.01.09 - Miguel Stanley
01.07.50 - Last days and legacy
01.09.48 - Fantasy dinner party
Before graduating in dentistry from Universidad Europea, Valencia, Jana Denzel studied biology with psychology at the Queen Mary University of London. The twin areas of study led him to explore the link between dental, physical and mental health.
He is the clinical director of Manchester Imaging which develops innovative AI-based early diagnostic tools for dentistry.
In 2021, Jana was awarded the Dentistry Awards’ title of Best Young London Dentist.
