Dr Hatem Algraffee has gone from being a confessed lazy student to one of the busiest clinicians in the profession.
After completing two master’s degrees as one of the UK’s first periodontal specialists, Hatem took on 13 jobs simultaneously—and then things got even busier!
He discusses some of the niche and specialist skills needed to get ahead in perio, reveals why you don’t need to specialise in 2022, and predicts a bright holistic future for the discipline.
01.32 - Being busy
02.44 - Backstory and dental school
10.47 - Why periodontics?
22.33 - Specialist and niche skills
39.45 - New periodontal grading
44.30 - Periodontics and physical health
50.57 - Grafting and predictability
54.53 - Regulation and the future of perio
01.00.50 - Blackbox thinking
01.06.08 - Practice, training and family life
01.14.44 - If I had $1BN
01.19.29 - Fantasy dinner party
01.22.22 - Last days and legacy
Hatem Algraffee graduated from the Royal London Hospital in 1996 and went on to specialist training at Guy’s Hospital and King’s College, where he completed two master’s degrees.
In 2004, Hatem founded the Perio Academy centre for periodontal training. He now divides his time between specialist practice and training.
