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Dental Leaders Podcast

Prav Solanki & Payman Langroudi

300 episodes

The Dental Leaders podcast takes you on a behind the scenes journey with emerging leaders in dentistry. Success leaves clues, and these conversations uncover the depth, detail, and backstory behind our guests.

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The show is hosted by dental entrepreneurs Payman Langroudi & Prav Solanki. Let the conversation flow.

Find out more at https://www.dentalleaders.co.uk/

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  1. #365 Zero Bone Loss — Raid Ali

    · 1 h 42 min

    Raid Ali arrived in Cardiff in 1998 because a friend told him it was cheaper than London, and never really left. He joins Payman as a specialist implantologist and founder of Restore Dental Group, a five-practice…

  2. #364 Beyond the Tools — Jameel Gardee

    · 1 h 38 min

    Jameel Gardee joins Payman to reflect on more than three decades in dentistry, from qualifying in Glasgow to undertaking advanced restorative training at Boston University and building a private practice centred on…

  3. #363 The Dentown Special

    · 1 h 18 min

    Dental Leaders goes live from Dentown for a special compilation episode bringing together seven voices from across dentistry, design, technology, entrepreneurship and beyond. Across a series of conversations with…

  4. #362 The Girl That Survived — Kathryn Bell

    · 1 h 26 min

    Kathryn Bell was seventeen, six months into a school exchange trip to Kentucky, when a minor car crash jolted loose a brain tumour nobody knew was there. She joins Payman as a general dentist at Colosseum Dental in…

  5. #361 Unfinished Business — Dipali Dalia

    · 1 h 42 min

    Dipali Dalia wanted to be a barrister at fourteen, became a periodontist instead, and then went back and trained as a barrister anyway, in her forties, while still practising three days a week. She joins Payman as a…

  6. #360 Was It Worth It — Bizhan Shokouhi

    · 1 h 26 min

    Bizhan Shokouhi didn't set out to be an oral surgeon, or even to specialise at all. He joins Payman as a specialist oral surgeon and implantologist working across private practice and Guy's Hospital, and teaching on…

  7. #359 That One Day — Anita Pradan

    · 1 h 25 min

    Anita Pradan pulled her car onto the hard shoulder of the motorway one day, cried, took her laptop out of the boot, and typed her resignation. She joins Payman as founder of Phoenix Dental Academy, having spent years…

  8. #358 Trust Your Gut — Ben Barter

    · 1 h 10 min

    Ben Barter has never drilled a tooth in his life, but he's spent more time in dental events than most dentists. He joins Payman as co-founder of Dental Assembly, the latest venture in a career built entirely on getting…

  9. #357 Sink Or Swim — Bashar Alturk

    · 1 h 40 min

    Bashar Alturk has represented two countries at trampolining — Great Britain, then Jordan — and ruptured both his knees doing it, a year apart, once right before finals. He's also a final-year dental student at Leeds…

  10. #356 Win The Day — Afzal Haque

    · 1 h 51 min

    Afzal Haque joins Payman as a specialist endodontist and owner of Stretford Road Dental Practice, along with its referral clinic M41 Indo, in South Manchester, having spent ten years as a general dentist before making…

  11. #355 The Caesar Method — Patrycja Galonzka

    · 1 h 39 min

    Patrycja Galonzka joins Payman as business manager at Aspire Smiles in Warwick, having worked her way up from trainee dental nurse to the top of the practice after moving to the UK from Poland at nineteen. She talks…

  12. #354 Connect The Dots — Agne Malisauskiene

    · 1 h 33 min

    Agne Malisauskiene joins Payman as the clinical lead at the Baltic Academy of Aesthetic Dentistry and one of the world's best-known minimally invasive composite teachers, having trained thousands of dentists from her…

  13. #353 The Conference Kid — Shyun Patel

    · 2 h 09 min

    Shyun Patel joins Payman as a final-year dental student at Liverpool, best known for founding BDSA, the biggest undergraduate dental conference the UK has seen, and for buying his own practice before he's even…

  14. #352 Lift the Shield — Adrian Dray & Kautham Haran

    · 1 h 43 min

    Two CareStack men, one origin story that starts in a Covid ward. Adrian Dray talks Payman through the lead-management deal that nearly bankrupted him, and how that near-miss set him up to bring an American cloud…

  15. #351 The Legacy Builder — Neil Sikka

    · 1 h 33 min

    Neil Sikka joins Payman to reflect on a career that has moved from single-surgery NHS dentistry in Bethnal Green to building a ten-practice London group, selling to Bupa, and now helping shape clinical strategy across…

  16. #350 Dentistry 2040 — Andrew Bower

    · 57 min

    Recorded live at Bupa Dental Health Is Live, this Dental Leaders episode sees Payman joined by Andrew Bower from Philips Oral Healthcare for a sharp look at dentistry in 2040. The conversation moves from AI, robotics…

  17. #349 Doing the Right Thing — Ian Dunn

    · 1 h 57 min

    Ian Dunn didn't set out to become a periodontist. A chance encounter with a stranger in a hospital corridor, a course he took on a whim, and the absence of anyone else doing the job in Liverpool — that's how a…

  18. #348 Agony Uncle — Sina Gilannejad

    · 1 h 45 min

    From pizza shop to Maxfax theatre — Sina Gilannejad's route into dentistry is anything but straightforward. Born in Northern Ireland to Iranian parents, Sina brings a rare blend of warmth, self-awareness, and hard-won…

  19. #347 Bring the Energy — Meghan Chard

    · 1 h 48 min

    Meghan Chard is many things at once — principal dentist, practice owner, mum of three, and quietly passionate evangelist for childhood airway health. In this episode, she sits down with Payman for a wide-ranging…

  20. #346 First Principles — Henry Totterdell

    · 1 h 25 min

    What happens when a mechanical engineer spends a decade fixing factories, then walks away from it all to start dental school at 34? Henry Totterdell joins Payman to tell that story. He talks about the years spent…

  21. #345 Do the Thing — Ali Al-Hassan

    · 2 h 03 min

    Ali Al-Hassan is the walking embodiment of work hard, play hard — a young dentist who's gone from associate to super associate, practice co-owner and globe-trotter, all while building a following that brings patients…

  22. #344 The Package Deal — Ashley King & Sophie Lovett

    · 1 h 57 min

    Ashley King and Sophie Lovett run the international side of Pearl, the AI company that reads dental radiographs — and they turn up as a self-confessed package deal. The chat starts with what the tech actually does (a…

  23. #343 Serendipity — Tara Renton

    · 2 h 10 min

    Professor Tara Renton OBE brings four generations of dental history — and a career built on curiosity rather than ambition — to her conversation with Payman. From navigating undiagnosed dyslexia and a father who…

  24. #342 Looking for the Edge — Mike Gray

    · 1 h 54 min

    Mike Gray's path to dentistry was anything but straightforward — and that's precisely what makes this conversation so compelling. A former semi-professional mountain biker who raced the World Series across three…

  25. #341 Underestimated — Rawa Jawad Quinn

    · 1 h 55 min

    Rawa Jawad Quinn is a dentist-turned-tech founder whose restless energy and refusal to be underestimated have shaped every chapter of her career. In this episode, she tells Payman about growing up in Chelsea after her…

  26. #340 Exit at the Peak — Andy Acton

    · 1 h 36 min

    Andy Acton returns to the Dental Leaders hot seat for a proper deep-cut conversation about the business of owning a dental practice — from first purchase right through to the exit. Payman and Andy cover the current…

  27. Mind Movers #49 — Vanita Rattan

    · 1 h 07 min

    In this lively and layered episode of Mind Movers, Vanita Rattan joins Rhona and Payman to talk about medicine, entrepreneurship, motherhood and the sheer force of personality it takes to build something different. She…

  28. #339 Crack On — Ali Hashemizadeh

    · 1 h 32 min

    At just 27, Ali Hashemizadeh is doing things most dentists twice his age haven't managed — two private associate roles, a growing reputation as an endodontist, and the kind of self-awareness that usually takes a decade…

  29. #338 Show, Don’t Tell — Grant Goodstein

    · 1 h 37 min

    Grant Goodstein isn't a dentist — and that might be exactly why this episode is so refreshing. An American tech exec turned practice owner, Grant moved to London for love (a Hannah Montana-inspired trip to LA, a dating…

  30. #337 Extraordinary Experiences — Mehy Lo Presti

    · 1 h 50 min

    Mehy Lo Presti joins Payman on the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation that's equal parts origin story and quiet manifesto. Raised in the heartland of La Mancha by a Palestinian father and Italian mother, Mehy…

  31. #336 Boss Moves: Doing Good by Doing Well — Andy Sloan

    · 1 h 41 min

    Prav is back in the host's chair for a conversation that's quite literally close to home — Andy Sloan is his boss. Andy is the MD of Agilio, the dental software and compliance platform, and a man who has overseen well…

  32. #335 Hard Reset — Zain Remy

    · 1 h 52 min

    This week, Payman sits down with Zain Remy, a Newcastle-based practice owner whose path to dentistry was anything but straightforward. After missing out on dental school the first time round, Zain took the pharmacology…

  33. #334 A Little Jesus — JW Oliver

    · 1 h 16 min

    This week, Payman chats with JW Oliver — serial entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and the man behind Support DDS, the largest dental insourcing company in the US. JW's story begins well below the poverty line in…

  34. #333 The Four Pillars — Mike Hesketh

    · 2 h 28 min

    What happens when a Royal Marine Commando dentist who spent six months being ambushed on every patrol in Helmand Province turns his hand to building dental businesses? You get Mike Hesketh: serial practice owner,…

  35. Mind Movers #48 — Neelima Patel

    · 1 h 07 min

    Mind Movers is back — and what a return. Rhona is fresh from maternity leave (and a rather eventful ICU stay) and she's brought a guest who needs little introduction: cosmetic dentist Neelima Patel, known to fans of…

  36. #332 Action, Result — Bilal Ahmed

    · 1 h 37 min

    Most dentists are brilliant clinicians and hopeless with numbers — and Bilal Ahmed has built a career filling exactly that gap. A chartered accountant and tax adviser who stumbled into the dental world through his…

  37. #331 The Minefield — Nasser Syed & Chez Bright

    · 1 h 28 min

    Nasser Syed is a man who doesn't really do stillness. With a background in oral surgery and conscious sedation, he's pivoted from five clinical days a week to running a growing group of practices, training dentists,…

  38. Everyone Else Is Taken - NAIL-IT with Payman Langroudi

    · 41 min

    What happens when you turn the microphone on the man who's spent years behind it? In this episode of the NAIL-IT podcast, Rana and Bav get Payman Langroudi — host of Dental Leaders and Clinical Director at Enlighten —…

  39. #330 Analytics and Aortas — Daniel Jones

    · 1 h 22 min

    Payman chats with Daniel Jones, the Cambridge-educated entrepreneur who's bringing analytical rigour to dental practice management. Daniel shares the dramatic health journey that redirected his path from investment…

  40. #329 Sandhurst to Scotland — Amber Aplin

    · 1 h 36 min

    Payman chats with Amber Aplin, who's carved out something genuinely different in the Scottish Borders. From military dentist to biomimetic practice owner, Amber's journey takes in Germany, Iraq, private equity, and…

  41. #328 No Ego Zone — Payvand Menhadji

    · 1 h 18 min

    This week Payman chats with Payvand Menhadji, a newly qualified specialist periodontist who's navigating the delicate balance between clinical excellence and impending motherhood. At 30 weeks pregnant, Payvand…

  42. #327 Start, Scale Exit & Life — Prav Solo

    · 35 min

    In this solo episode, Prav Solanki shares a no-nonsense reflection on business, health, family and personal discipline as he looks ahead to 2026. After a turbulent end to the year involving a family health scare, he…

  43. The Horton Hangout — Laura Horton & Leanna Best

    · 1 h 31 min

    The tables turn this week as Payman hangs out with Laura and Leanna on The Horton Hangout. What starts as a chat about the challenges of being interviewed rather than interviewing quickly evolves into something…

  44. #326 True Kindness — Niki Keyhani

    · 1 h 31 min

    This week, Payman chats with Niki Keyhani, a newly qualified specialist prosthodontist who's already built something remarkable. Seven years out from qualification, she's opened a squat practice, completed her…

  45. #325 Clinical Psychology — Richard Porter

    · 2 h 13 min

    Richard Porter joins Payman to explore the meeting point of clinical dentistry and psychology. From his early struggles adapting to London dental school after growing up in rural Kent, to his current work exploring…

  46. #324 Course Correction — Zaid Esmail

    · 1 h 35 min

    In this episode, orthodontist Zaid Esmail opens up about what really matters in patient care—and it's not just straight teeth. From calling every patient the week after fitting braces to navigating the tension between…

  47. Mind Movers #47 - Anne-Sophie Flury

    · 1 h 37 min

    This expansive and deeply reflective episode features Anne-Sophie Flury — neuroscientist, psychology graduate, former PhD researcher, and wellness educator — whose work bridges hard science with lived human experience.…

  48. #323 Driven — Chiara Burgio

    · 1 h 18 min

    Chiara Burgio's path to dentistry started with a Parisian psychoanalyst and a ten-minute stare. What followed was an international training odyssey—from Madrid to Milan, Brazil to NYU—that shaped her approach to…

  49. #322 100 Practices — Deepa Patel

    · 1 h 14 min

    In this episode of Dental Leaders, Payman chats with Deepa Patel, a locum dentist with the unique experience of working inside over 100 different practices. Having held every role from nurse and receptionist to…

  50. #321 All In — Adeel Ali

    · 1 h 39 min

    This week, Payman sits down with Adeel Ali, an implantologist who's taken the kind of risks most dentists only talk about. Seven years qualified and he's already built multiple UK practices, mastered full-arch…

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