Dental Leaders Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Dr Tara recounts her journey from a conservative upbringing to becoming a leading voice in sexual education and empowerment. 

The professor and sex expert shares her personal experiences with marriage, divorce, and finding a fulfilling relationship, while also delving into topics such as sexual mindfulness, the impact of cultural norms on relationships, and the complexities of infidelity. 

Enjoy!

In This Episode

00:02:00 - Background

00:04:35 - Religion, culture and sexuality

00:08:35 - Body neutrality and body image

00:16:50 - Academia

00:20:20 - Sexual chemistry

00:26:25 - Divorce and healing

00:31:30 - Relationships and monogamy

00:41:00 - Sexual mindfulness

00:45:45 - Pornography and ethics

00:52:50 - Toxic masculinity

00:57:20 - Celebs Go Dating

01:06:35 - Infidelity

01:25:50 - Future plans

About Dr Tara

Dr. Tara is a tenured professor at California State University Fullerton, where she teaches relational and sexual communication and quantitative research. She is also a researcher and appears as a sex expert on the TV show Celebs Go Dating. Dr Tara is also the host of the Luvbites by Dr Tara Podcast.

Payman meets Kunal Thakker, the founder of Tooth Club, a rapidly growing dental practice group in the UK.

Kunal shares his journey from a career in banking to disrupting the dental industry, discussing his approach to creating a patient-centric experience, scaling a dental business, and the challenges of maintaining quality while expanding. 

He offers insights into his marketing strategies, recruitment practices, and the importance of company culture in building a successful dental group.

In This Episode

00:04:35 - Backstory

00:09:50 - From finance to dentistry

00:21:10 - Tooth Club

00:25:25 - Setting up squats

00:31:25 - Recruiting and retaining

00:37:35 - Measuring success

00:43:00 - Painless injections

00:49:55 - Management and structure

00:57:30 - Marketing

01:08:25 - Ethics and motivation

01:25:35 - Blackbox thinking

01:27:20 - Fantasy dinner party 

01:28:20 - Last days and legacy

About Kunal Thakker

Kunal Thakker is a former executive director at Goldman Sachs and the founder of Tooth Club—a membership-based chain of dental practices.

Prav chats with Todd Williams, an expert in customer service and leadership training.

Todd shares his unique journey from growing up around older adults to working in healthcare, then transitioning to the luxury hotel industry with Four Seasons, and finally applying his expertise to dentistry. 

He shares strategies for breaking down barriers, authentically engaging with people, and bringing out the best in staff, customers, and patients.

Enjoy!

In This Episode

00:04:35 - Backstory

00:09:15 - School and social dynamics

00:15:40 - Study and work

00:31:25 - Four Seasons

00:39:35 - Customer and patient experiences

01:14:50 - Public speaking

01:46:15 - Last days and legacy

About Todd Williams

Todd Williams is a speaker and consultant specializing in culture development across healthcare, hospitality, and customer-facing industries. He spent 20+ years developing service delivery training for Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts. As VP of Culture Development at Centura Health, he focused on employee engagement and improving patient experiences.

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!

01.16 - Medicine Vs dentistry

11.24 - Consulting

16.46 - The aligner industry and 32Co

45.36 - The state of the profession

48.08 - Running a startup

58.44 - Blackbox thinking

01.07.38 - Fundraising and financials

01.16.14 - UK Vs Netherlands

01.20.33 - Fantasy dinner party

01.27.46 - Last days and legacy

Sonia Szamocki studied medicine at Oxford before joining Boston Consulting Group (BCG). She is the founder and CEO of 32Co, a healthcare platform connecting general clinicians to a network of specialist orthodontic mentors. 

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 prophets. 

Plus, stay tuned to hear Chris give the most concise rapid-fire summary of the current state of play in UK dentistry you’ll ever hear!

Enjoy!

02.21 - Marmite

19.25 - Self-actualisation

26.48 - Darkest moments

38.31 - Discovering dentistry

50.24 - Practice politics

01.03.34 - Getting results

01.14.13 - Key skills

01.24.23 - Blackbox thinking

01.28.56 - Coaching and karma

01.33.27 - Two Reds

01.40.15 - Public speaking

01.42.26 - State of the Nation address

01.50.02 - Health, wellness and longevity

01.55.30 - Last days and legacy

01.56.46 - Fantasy dinner party

Chris Barrow is a prolific speaker and the founder and director of the Extreme Business Academy coaching and consultancy programme. 

Over a career spanning almost three decades, he has worked with some of the UK’s leading dental practices and organisations 

Chris is also the host of the dental business development podcast, Two Reds are Better Than One.

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!    

02.14 - Choosing dentistry

06.23 - Who is Jurgita Sybaite?

17.08 - Dental school and teaching

27.10 - The Eastman Institute

34.32 - Dream clinic and leadership

41.34 - Strengths and weaknesses

44.36 - Blackbox thinking

01.04.12 - 10,000 hours and patient education

01.13.03 - A-ha moments

01.16.54 - Pricing and communication

01.20.24 - Teaching and evidence-based practice

01.27.39 - A day in the life

01.40.09 - Last days and legacy

01.50.59 - Fantasy dinner party

Jurgita Sybaite completed a master’s degree in restorative dentistry at the UCL Eastman Dental Institute, graduating with distinction and winning the GC UK postgraduate prize for clinical and academic excellence.

She stayed at Eastman as a guest lecturer and postgraduate teacher in restorative dentistry.

Jurgita is a partner lecturer at Mizrahi Dental Teaching Academy, where she works with Dr Basil Mizrahi teaching aesthetic and restorative techniques. 

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 Protrusive Dental Podcast on May 4th, 2023.

Enjoy!

01.35 - Introduction and background

08:43 - Sales and dentistry

12:29 - Free consultations - managing expectations

17:36 - The art of communication

23:42 - Front-stage and back-stage processes

25:45 - OBAB—interlude

28:30 - Building trust

32:12 - Treatment plans and video

Jaz Guklati is a London-based dentist with an interest in ortho-restorative treatments and occlusion. His Occlusion: Basics and Beyond (OBAB) training is considered to be among the most authoritative and accessible occlusion courses available. Jaz is also the host of The Protrusive Dental Podcast.  

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!    

01.58 - Vintage football shirts

11.59 - Backstory

15.55 - Dental school

24.40 - Specialising and practice ownership

31.06 - Excellence

35.03 - Teaching and communication

46.20 - Referral work

49.42 - Management, strengths and weaknesses

56.01 - Practice marketing and podcasts

01.04.24 - Best and worst days

01.07.38 - VT Trainer

01.09.45 - Determination, marathons and ultra-marathons

01.23.29 - NHS reform

01.29.48 - Scottish independence

01.46.43 - Dental influences

01.39.11 - Desert Island Discs

01.43.41 - Fantasy dinner party

01.51.06 - Last days and legacy

Stuart Campbell is a specialist prosthodontist and principal dentist at an Edinburgh-based multidisciplinary referrals clinic. 

He is an examiner for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, an expert witness for the GDC and co-hosts of One in the Chair and Two Waiting dental podcast.

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! 

02.01 - Sociability

04.42 - Leaving Bucharest, discovering dentistry

16.57 - Vio Life

22.17 - Highs and lows

29.55 - Leadership

40.13 - Regulatory challenges

46.08 - Patient journey

59.23 - A-ha moments

01.04.50 - Curiosity and development

01.08.26 - Branding

01.10.55 - Black box thinking

01.17.49 - Plans

01.22.25 - Last days and legacy

01.25.53 - Fantasy dinner party

Dr Violeta Bartalis Ép. Claus is the founder and principal dentist at Luxembourg’s luxury Vio Life Smile Design clinic. She is the chair of the European Society of Cosmetic Dentistry (ESCD) Study Club in Luxembourg and also leads a dental training academy.

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 black box moments, and discusses why she’ll never be a practice owner.

Enjoy!

02.17 - Success and work ethic

15.29 - The year out

17.03 - Deciding on dentistry

21.09 - The Best of Birmingham

27.26 - Vocational training

31.42 - Giving advice

37.54 - Teaching

49.16 - Chris Orr and mentors

58.12 - Invisalign and complex cases

01.06.41 - Blackbox thinking

01.24.56 - Training Vs practice ownership

01.29.05 - A-ha moments and unfair questions

01.36.23 - Fantasy dinner party

01.41.13 - Last days and legacy

Millie Morrison graduated from Birmingham Dental School and now divides her time between under the Dr Mille moniker and training and mentoring fellow dentists.

She is a committee member of the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.