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The TechDental PodcastBonus Episode: Time, AI and Building the Next Generation of Dental Leaders with Afeef HadiMost dental students are focused on passing exams. Afeef Hadi is building platforms, hosting events, and leading teams while still in his second year at King’s College London. In this exclusive TechDental bonus episode, he explains the philosophy and systems behind that output, from moving the clock off his screen to enter 12-hour deep-work sessions, to switching between Einstein’s “objective time” and Bergson’s “experiential time” to stay both productive and fulfilled.Afeef also discusses his med-tech projects, including an AI-driven ambulatory blood pressure monitor, and how these experiences inform his vision for applying AI across both the clini...
2025-10-1718 min
The TechDental PodcastHow The Young Dentist and AI Are Shaping the Next Generation of CliniciansMany dental students graduate highly skilled in clinical techniques but underexposed to the wider realities of business, technology and communication that shape modern practice. While education has advanced, too few opportunities exist for young clinicians to learn the professional and entrepreneurial skills needed to lead with confidence.In this episode of The TechDental Podcast, host Dr Randeep Singh Gill speaks with Afeef Hadi, co-founder of The Young Dentist and one of the most promising emerging voices in UK dentistry. Now in his second year at King’s College London, Afeef is already helping students bridge the gap between de...
2025-10-1419 min
The Young DentistDr. Jason Wong: Chief Dental Officer for NHS England - His Journey, NHS Dentistry & Public HealthWhat exactly does it take to be the Dentist in charge of NHS Dentistry in England? Well, in today’s episode, we dive into the journey behind Jason Wong’s rise to CDO.Be prepared for a candid discussion about the inequalities in oral health, the university admissions process and how public health decisions can impact entire populations. We also get a look into how the government makes decisions on dental policies.Read in between the lines for exclusive insights into the way the leader of NHS dentistry thinks and how it will affect our care...
2025-09-301h 14The Young DentistDr. Simran Bains: Award-Winning Young Dentist - “I Hated it, Until…”, Truth About DCT & MaxFaxShe graduated from Manchester in 2017. Since then, Dr. Simran Bains has won Best Young Dentist twice in 2024, again in 2025, and landed on Dentistry's Top 50 three years running. But rewind to her DCT year, a Maxfax post left her drained and ready to quit surgery completely.Then, she volunteered for night shifts, shadowed every case, and reignited the spark. She's since worked in four practices at once, earned the MDFS qualification plus two postgraduate diplomas, and now chairs the Young Membership Committee at the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Today, we unpack her DCT journey, Maxfax lessons, and...
2025-09-181h 01The Young DentistShaz Memon: The Dental Branding Expert - Growing Your Brand, Marketing Yourself, Best TipsMarketing expert, award winning author, philanthropist- what hasn’t he done? Today we’ve got Shaz Memon on the show, the go-to guy for everything branding related in dentistry. From starting Digimax dental in his parents’ garage to building it into the highest rated dental marketing agency worldwide, writing the hit book Instagram For Dentists, getting featured in Forbes and lastly starting the incredible Wells on Wheels charity - we’ll cover all of this and more in today’s episode.Stay tuned for actionable tips and nuggets of gold from the branding expert himself. Let’s get into it...
2025-09-0646 minThe Young DentistDr. Mehy Lo Presti: Using Theatre To Create Change in DentistryAn artist, an innovator with a flare for theatrics, and a disruptor in the best way possible. That’s Dr. Mehy Lo Presti, one of the most interesting dentists you’ll meet.Graduating from Madrid and later King’s College London, Mehy specialises in restorative and full mouth rehabilitation dentistry- emphasising the importance of a holistic approach to dentistry, clinically and non-clinically.Today we discuss his story: How the Palestinian-Italian boy from Spain who never quite fit in, is now paving the way for dental professionals to be able to discuss difficult topics in a safe e...
2025-08-2753 minThe Young DentistDentistry & Zumba: Becoming a Well-Rounded DentistOur special guest is the definition of empowerment. Today we are joined by none other than Dr. Devinia Coco. Graduating at Barts’ London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Devinia has delved into every corner dentistry can offer.From specialising in cosmetic and aesthetic dentistry, to inspiring dental students and professionals across the board with her motivational speaking, Devinia has grasped the concept of being multi-diverse and has just kept going. From owning practises to becoming a Zumba instructor, Devinia has yet to limit herself in the broad spectrum that she calls life and has em...
2025-08-181h 08The Young DentistDr. Riaz Sharif: Orphan to Cosmetic Dentist - 12 Years of Resilience, Mental Health & PatienceWow, this was a special episode. We’re joined by Dr. Riaz Sharif, an amazing dentist who had a rollercoaster of a journey, fighting tooth and nail to overcome adversities to become the person he is today. A story of resilience, persistence and proof that your situation doesn’t dictate your future.Growing up as an orphan and falling into the wrong crowd, Riaz decided to make a radical change and pursue dentistry abroad. His journey was long, spending 12 years in university before finally qualifying as a dentist in the UK. Now, he’s a finalist in the Pr...
2025-08-0853 minThe Young DentistDr. Ameen Furat: Dental School to Harley Street - Landing Private Jobs, Building Your Portfolio, Refining Clinical SkillsToday’s guest is the dream associate, someone everyone wants to be after dental school. Dr. Ameen Furat, alongside being one of the nicest guys you’ll meet, managed to land jobs at the best private dental clinics across the UK, working with the likes of George The Dentist and other top clinicians, only a few years after he graduated. Absolutely insane!From the renowned Fulham Road Dental to the famous Harley Street, he’s reached amazing heights in such a short time and he’s here to tell us exactly how he did it, and...
2025-07-291h 04The Young DentistDr. Rana Al-Falaki: Unlocking Optimal Performance - Award-Winning Laser Surgeon & Leadership CoachDr. Rana Al-Falaki is a multi-talented clinician, best selling author, international speaker and highly accredited leadership coach. Yep, she’s the real deal!An award-winning periodontist of over 20+ years, she’s no stranger to clinical excellence- she was a global pioneer of periodontal lasers, and was the first to integrate them into routine treatment in the UK.Behind the accolades and awards lies someone truly dedicated to making positive impact on others. Founder of MedDent Leadership & Wellbeing Academy, creator of the NAIL-IT Leadership System and co-founder of the groundbreaking national wellbeing platform for dentistry, Rana’s dedication to developing the un...
2025-07-2154 minThe Young DentistTom Mundy: Selling Fudge to Building £50M+ Company After UniToday’s guest Tom Mundy is the real deal. If you’re a student you’ve probably heard of the company he founded right after graduating: Goodlord. They now process over 1 billion pounds in rent payments each year for over a million landlords and tenants, with many of their users being students! After exiting the company for a nice check, he moved into the dental industry and now helps run AI-powered dental software brand Dentally: one of our amazing sponsors! But his journey wasn’t all sunshine and rainbows - from market-stalls at 15, to running a fudge empire while at uni...
2025-07-1454 minThe Young DentistProf. Avijit Banerjee: A Message For Young Dentists - 40 Years & 175+ Papers Later…Today we’re joined by a titan in dentistry: a highly-accomplished dentist and scientist by the name of Professor Avijit Banerjee - the godfather of minimally invasive dentistry.With an unmatched list of accolades and and achievements, including the John Tomes Medal and the William H. Bowen Caries Research Distinguished Scientist Award, Professor Banerjee has dedicated his life to scientific research and and clinical impact. Currently the Professor of Cariology and Operative Dentistry at King’s College London, he’s authored over 175 peer-reviewed papers, five internationally acclaimed textbooks, and is the editor-in-chief of the BDJ portfolio.
2025-07-071h 04The Young DentistEzgi Demir: Mindfulness & Dentistry - How Awareness Can Salvage Your SuccessToday’s episode can be summed up in one word: enlightening. We’re joined by Ezgi Demir, Business Leader of the Year Finalist, Marketing leader for Solventum and Board Member of The Female Dentist. Her experience in the business of dentistry is difficult to top.But if you thought this was another episode about business, you’re wrong; We’ll dive into mindfulness, Ezgi’s spiritual re-discovery, auditing your inner self, and how this all relates to your life as dentist, and beyond.Let the journey begin.
2025-06-1636 minThe Young DentistDr. Chinwe Akuonu: From Zero to Award-Winning Dentist - Growth, Resilience & Self-CareWow, this was an amazing epiode. We’re joined by Dr. Chinwe, a much-loved dentist based in London whose inspiring story has touched the hearts many students and dentists. From studying dental hygiene in Italy, to starting anew in London, studying Dentistry at King’s College London whilst struggling to make ends meet, this is a story of resilience, positivity and faith.Dr. Chinwe talks about her top tips for students and young dentists, including how to excel early.Not one to miss.Download The Colgate StuDENT App Today!
2025-05-2652 minThe Young DentistAndy Acton: The Dental Broker - Buying a Practice, Common Mistakes & Business SkillsNow today’s guest Andy Acton, aka the dental broker, is a Director of Frank Taylor & Associates, a company that helps dentists buy and sell practices. Alongside being the nicest guy in dentistry, he’s helped facilitate over £2.5 billion of practice sales, and is the go-to guy for everything dental practice and business related.We dive into what it takes to buy and run your own practice, financing options, tips for first-time principals, business skills and much more.Stay tuned.
2025-05-0836 minThe Young DentistAmit Patel: Failing Student To World-Class Specialist - Harsh Truths of Clinical DentistryIn this episode we dive into the story of Dr. Amit Patel. He’s a specialist periodontist - one of the most accomplished in the country - and is the ex-president of the Association of Dental Implantology. Highly regarded for his incredible portfolio of cases, he’s lectured on the world stage many times.However, he was also once a failing student who barely got into dental school and even failed his degree the first time around. Today he shares his honest thoughts on becoming clinically competent, his advice to y...
2025-04-1550 minThe Young DentistJoe Lovett: Dental Industry Secrets - Building A Personal Brand, Networking & MarketingToday’s guest, Joe Lovett is a familiar face to many in dentistry. He’s one of the most well known, loved people in the industry- and for good reason, he’s devoted to helping as many young professionals and students position themselves for success within the industry and he’s here to help you fast track your future. From Director at FMC, the company behind dentistry.co.uk, to being a judge at the private dentistry awards, to starting his own company, Catalyst Sales & Marketing, Joe has built an absolutely massive network. Now, he’s here to share the secret...
2025-04-0432 minThe Young DentistSorabh Patel: Life As A Young Dentist - The Harsh Reality, Imposter Syndrome & SuccessThis episode is about to completely shatter your perspective on what it means to succeed as a young dentist, and what it actually takes to “make it”.Now, Sorabh is an extremely accomplished dentist, he’s won multiple awards and owns practices in London. He mentors young dentists who look up to him, and rightly so- he’s knows exactly what it takes, both clinically and non-clinically, to be a good dentist.But to get to this point, he’s had to brave the dark-side of dentistry, learning many painful lessons and truths the hard way- lessons here’s here to shar...
2025-03-2739 minThe Young DentistHossein Fateh: 100M Views Later – What I Learned About Social Media & DentistryHossein (AKA 'Studyplate') is a 4th year dental student and content creator. He’s built a following of over 60k followers, 100M views and 7 million likes on TikTok whilst studying dentistry and more. When it comes to social media, building a massive community or following, and actually getting paid to make social media content- he’s the expert and he’s here to show you how to do the same.However, it definitely wasn’t easy- and we're going to cover all of this including the challenges of dental student life, finding a balance and much much more, so make sur...
2025-03-1736 min
The Young DentistFaris Elsayad: Surviving Foundation Year & Building a £1M Start-Up – Life After Dental SchoolBuilding a start-up, in your first year after graduating dental school is insane. Building it up to a valuation of £1M whilst still practicing dentistry, is even crazier. And that’s exactly what Faris, our guest for today, did. A big question we had was, what does it take in the years prior to build the skills in order to do what Faris did- which we’ll uncover by diving into Faris’ story: How did a dental-student-youtuber turned co-founder brave the real world of dentistry and achieve such heights at such a young age, and how can you do...
2025-03-0736 min