Best prav Podcasts (2024)

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#235- Let the Leads Flow! Prav Solanki 52:02

10d ago52:02

52:02

Payman reunites with bestie and occasional show host Prav Solanki for a long-awaited update on his mission to bring effortless enquiry conversion to dental clinics. Prav briefs us on the story of Leadflo from its early barebones launch to becoming the most advanced dental CRM on the market. Packed with Prav’s trademark insight on sales psychology, …

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Mind Movers #23 — Amber Rose Gill 1:14:10

10h ago1:14:10

1:14:10

Reality star, TV presenter, and writer Amber Rose opens up about life as Love Island contestant and winner. Amber shares the story of how she was cast on Love Island and how subsequent attention and criticism led to what she considers her lowest point. Amber, always true to herself, shares her current career pursuits in entertainment, writing, and …

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#236- The Confident Dentist — Barry Oulton 1:21:15

2d ago1:21:15

1:21:15

Payman chats with dental coach and communication expert Barry Oulton. Barry shares his journey into dentistry, despite his artistic nature, and how his father influenced his career choice. He discusses his education in the UK and the US, overcoming limiting beliefs and the challenges of running a practice. Enjoy! In This Episode [00:01:10] Backstor…

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Mind Movers #22 — Sarita Stefani 1:12:06

8d ago1:12:06

1:12:06

Rhona catches up with long-time friend Sarita Stefani, co-founder of Amelis, a platform that makes egg freezing and fertility treatments more accessible and affordable for women. They delve into Sarita's remarkable journey as a female entrepreneur, highlighting her resilience and determination, especially during the challenging fundraising process …

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#234- The Technician — Simon Caxton 1:27:44

18d ago1:27:44

1:27:44

Dental technician Simon Caxton shares his unconventional path into dental technology, describing his hands-on learning style, passion for the craft, and drive to excel. Our conversation takes a deep dive into the current landscape of dental labs in the UK. We explore the challenges in finding skilled technicians, the transformative impact of digita…

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#233- Facio Ergo Sum with Michael Alatsaris 1:17:10

23d ago1:17:10

1:17:10

This week’s episode reaches spots other podcasts miss as Payman sits down with dentist-turned-inventor Michael Alatsaris. Michael shares his journey from a dissatisfied clinician and practice owner to a fulfilled product designer and entrepreneur, discussing the highs and lows of the painstaking process of bringing an innovative new toothbrush to m…

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Mind Movers #21 — Dr Alex Eskander 1:47:23

29d ago1:47:23

1:47:23

Mind Movers brings things home this week as Rhona has a heart-to-heart with her father, Dr Alex Eskander, a renowned obstetrician and gynaecologist. Dr Eskander shares his inspiring journey from Egypt to the UK, his experiences as a junior doctor in the NHS, and his transition to private practice. The conversation delves into important topics such …

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#232- Brimful of Asha with Selvaraj Balaji 1:31:11

1M ago1:31:11

1:31:11

Selvaraj Balaji shares his journey from growing up in rural South India to the UK, where he is now a successful implant dentist at the helm of a small group of practices and implant training academy. Selvaraj discusses the challenges of getting started in the UK, the philosophy behind his Academy of Soft and Hard Tissue Augmentation (ASHA) Club UK …

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Mind Movers #20 — Jamie Clements 1:25:42

1M ago1:25:42

1:25:42

Take a deep breath and tune in as Jamie Clements explores the transformative power of breathwork Jamie shares his journey from the tech industry to breathwork coach and founder of The Breath Space, discussing the scientific and therapeutic aspects of breathwork for improving physical, mental, and emotional well-being. He offers practical advice for…

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#231- Down Under with Pete Niesiolowski 1:22:49

1M ago1:22:49

1:22:49

Pete Niesiolowski provides a glimpse into a dental journey that has taken him from the UK to Australia, and back. Pete discusses life down under, the challenges of transitioning from NHS to private care, and thoughts on the overlap between implant provision and cosmetic dentistry. Enjoy! 01.20 - Backstory 15.20 - NHS to private practice 21.15 - Aus…

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#230- Zak Kara’s Smile Story 2:23:54

1M ago2:23:54

2:23:54

Payman Langroudi sits down with Zak Kara, co-founder of Bounemoputh-based Smile Stories, to explore the philosophy and practices behind his success. Zak shares insights into the importance of teamwork, thoughts on patient communication and why some conventional dental words and phrases off limits during patient consultations. Zak also explores pati…

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Mind Movers #19 — Emma Marshall 1:04:35

2M ago1:04:35

1:04:35

Emma Marshall, the CEO of Movement is Medicine, chats about the profound impact of movement on mental and physical health. Emma shares her journey from facing severe health challenges and exploring various mainstream and alternative therapies to discovering the healing power of movement and dance. She discusses the importance of integrating physica…

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#229- The TC-Owner—Laura Horton 2:02:17

2M ago2:02:17

2:02:17

Laura Horton relates her journey from dental nurse and TCO to practice owner and growth consultant. Laura gives a clinic-eye view on the invaluable role of TCOs in shaping patient experience within the practice, shares wisdom on team growth and development, and discusses the highs and lows of practice ownership. Enjoy! In This Episode 00.50 - Backs…

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Mind Movers #18 — Paul Sculfor 1:23:25

2M ago1:23:25

1:23:25

Mindset coach, charity founder, model and former boxer Paul Sculfor discusses the challenges of transitioning from the ring to the catwalk and thoughts on self-acceptance, sobriety and the pressure of being in the spotlight. Reflecting candidly on his struggles with addiction, Paul talks reveals how sobriety has transformed his life and relationshi…

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#228- Platinum Bond—Sarika Shah 1:11:55

2M ago1:11:55

1:11:55

Sarika Shah shares her journey from childhood in Kenya to becoming the principal of a successful Docklands-based practice. She discusses her transition to the UK for education, her decision to pursue dentistry, and the highs and lows of practice growth. Sarika explores the importance of patient care, team management, and overcoming obstacles, with …

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#227- Becoming Yolande Fisher 1:47:29

2M ago1:47:29

1:47:29

Yolande Fisher shares her compelling journey from early childhood in Cameroon to successful practice in Bristol. Her story unfolds from her early education and influences to the challenges and revelations she faced within the NHS and her transition to private practice. Alongside her clinical pursuits, Yolande delves into the balance of motherhood, …

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S3E2 Posterior Restorations with Yo-Han Choi 1:06:45

2M ago1:06:45

1:06:45

I am joined with another guest from down under with the fantastic Yo-Han Choi We cover direct v indirect and how Cerec has changed his thought process We cover a number of great cases discusing prep design, material choice and matrix systems As always a video replay is available on my instagram @dentistRupert you may need to scroll for a while thou…

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Mind Movers #17 — Ellie Bratt 1:06:26

2M ago1:06:26

1:06:26

Ellie Bratt joins Payman and Rhona for a chat about generational trauma, gender dynamics in the workplace and society, and the challenges and biases faced by women. Ellie shares her personal and professional so far, discussing her entrepreneurial spirit and the founding of Sirens social media marketing agency. In This Episode 02.00 - Background 03.…

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#226- The Discerning Dentist - Chris Tavares 1:37:03

3M ago1:37:03

1:37:03

Chris Tavares delves into philosophical and ethical aspects of dentistry, his experience as a member of The Jesuit Order, and its impact on his personal and professional development journey. Chris also shares perspectives on teaching and mentorship, NHS Vs private practice, and the a-ha moments that have informed his practice. In This Episode 01.45…

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S3E1 Anterior Composites with Richard Lee 1:06:19

3M ago1:06:19

1:06:19

Richard Lee returns for some more anterior composite goodness! Be sure to check out his first appearance if you missed it. We cover a full range of anterior composite cases and Richard gives some amazing tips and tricks. Be sure to check out the video version on Instagram!

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#225- Len D’Cruz - Legal Eagle Part 2 1:16:35

3M ago1:16:35

1:16:35

The second part of our conversation with Len D’ Cruz delves into the emotional impact of clinical errors and explores the role of the BDA in supporting dental professionals when things go wrong. Len also discusses his practice-growth journey so far and reveals why he still feels an affinity for NHS practice and patients. In This Episode 01:30 - BDA…

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#224- Legal Eagle — Len D'Cruz 52:13

3M ago52:13

52:13

Payman Langroudi presents part one of a deep conversation with Len D'Cruz, a distinguished figure in dental legal affairs. Len shares his journey from Nairobi to London, his unexpected path into dentistry, and his perspectives on the evolving field of dental law. Len talks about childhood, academic choices, and his approach to handling dental compl…

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#223- The Specialist - Aram Navai 1:32:36

3M ago1:32:36

1:32:36

Specialist endodontist Aram Navai says the number one skill for endo nurses is staying awake. In this week’s episode, Aram chats with Payman about the value of skilled nurses and the stigma around endodontics. Aram also recounts his journey to specialism in what is perhaps one of dentistry’s most intimidating disciplines and puts forward his nomina…

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Mind Movers #16 — Sophie Milner 1:13:13

3M ago1:13:13

1:13:13

Content creator Sophie Milner shares her journey from journalism student to online influencer, touching on themes of mental health, social media's impact, and the challenges of online life. The discussion also explores the nuances of online expression, gender identity, and the complexities surrounding cosmetic procedures and mental health treatment…

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#222- Therapy with Lorena Pivoda 1:11:14

3M ago1:11:14

1:11:14

Hygienist and therapist Lorena Pivoda chats with Payman about the view from the hygienist-therapist. Lorena talks about studying at Plymouth University, her first impressions of London after moving from Romania, and the friendly rivalry with her sister. In This Episode 01.16 - Backstory 06.03 - London and Romania 10.45 - Discovering dental hygiene …

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Mind Movers #15 — Simon Salter 1:02:56

4M ago1:02:56

1:02:56

An encounter with a mushroom tea master led brothers Simon and Andrew Salter deep into the mycology rabbit hole. Simon chats with Payman and Rhona about how the brothers’ DIRTEA brings ancestral adaptive medicine into the 21st century. Enjoy! In This Episode 01.43 - Backstory 17.12 - Discovering mushrooms 23.24 - Vision, action and effort 27.52 - B…

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#221- End-of-Year Reflections with Prav 46:17

4M ago46:17

46:17

Prav welcomes 2024 with a special solo show exploring teamwork, health and wellness, and thoughts on improving the sales process and patient journey. Prav also discusses ‘the wheel of life’ strategy for balancing family, friendships, work-life, and more, inviting listeners to set and share goals for the year ahead. In This Episode 00.49 - Team 02.3…

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Mind Movers #14 — Amy Neville 43:15

4M ago43:15

43:15

Amy Neville chats about her work as a model, influencer and fashion blogger. She describes her experience with hyperemesis gravidarum—an extreme form of morning sickness—and how her social media followers rallied when she needed support. In This Episode 01.58 - Backstory 11.48 - Motherhood and identity 19.56 - Hyperemesis gravidarum 25.55 - Privile…

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#220- Louis Mackenzie Memorial Episode 1:48:40

4M ago1:48:40

1:48:40

Dipesh Parmar introduces a special podcast originally broadcast in June 2022 with guest Louis Mackenzie who tragically passed away in December. With Louis’ passing, the dental community has lost one of its most engaging, inspirational, and well-loved figures. Our thoughts are with Louis’ family, friends, and all who knew him. In This Episode 05.18 …

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#219- On The Move with Miranda Steeples 1:28:42

4M ago1:28:42

1:28:42

A glittering career as a bingo caller and entertainer looked like fate written in stone for Miranda Steeples—until someone dared to suggest she might be better suited to dental hygiene and therapy. Miranda chats about the road from entertainment to therapy and the presidency of the British Society of Dental Hygienists and Therapists (BSDHT) via a n…

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#218- George the Dentist 2:06:51

4M ago2:06:51

2:06:51

If you hang around the dental community on Instagram, you’ll probably have come across this week’s guest. Known online as @GeorgeTheDentist, George Cheetham’s down-to-earth educational content has earned him an army of loyal followers. George chats with Payman about balancing his prolific social output with running three practices. He also reveals …

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#217- Orthodontia with Hesham Ali 1:41:43

5M ago1:41:43

1:41:43

Payman chats with Hasham Ali about his journey from the Middle East to Manchester, UK, where he now practices as a specialist orthodontist. Hesham discusses the value and challenges of professional networking, what it takes to turn GDPs into competent orthodontists, and why the term specialist orthodontist will always be a secondary identity. In Th…

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Mind Movers #13 — Tara Francis 59:54

5M ago59:54

59:54

In this week’s Mind Movers, Tara Francis recounts a tumultuous year of study at dental school while struggling to live up to her parents' high expectations, followed by the eventual realisation that dentistry wasn’t her calling. Tara also explores the challenges of delegating and letting go in business, career lows and highs, and the many links bet…

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#216- Bucharest to Brum with Oana Luisa Mateescu 1:35:46

5M ago1:35:46

1:35:46

Mydentist associate Luisa Mateescu says she inherited a can-do attitude from her father—a shrewd entrepreneur with a head for numbers. Not content to stay in her native Romania, Luisa followed her heart to the UK, diving headfirst into mastering new skills and tech. Luisa recounts her story so far, chatting about the contrast between UK and Romania…

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#215- Extra-Curricular with Sahil Patel 1:33:31

5M ago1:33:31

1:33:31

Sahil Patel says he was disillusioned with dentistry by his first year in dental school. But finding a dusty old scanner in the technician’s room at his university changed everything, igniting his curiosity to venture off the curriculum and delve into digital dentistry. In this episode, Sahil recounts the ups and downs of his journey from associate…

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Mind Movers #12 — Dr Sunni 1:24:45

5M ago1:24:45

1:24:45

If you had a feeling in your gut that today’s podcast is for you, you’d be right. Sunni Patel’s journey from optometrist to leading wellness, lifestyle and nutrition coach was the result of a brush with ill health. Sunni chats with Rhona and Payman about the challenges of getting and giving diagnoses, the links between nutrition, gut health and wel…

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#214- The Great British Dream with Craig Welling 1:33:56

5M ago1:33:56

1:33:56

FMC’s Craig Welling discusses his journey from sales rep to managing director at the leading dental communications organisation. Craig gives the lowdown on the equity-backed management buy-out at FMC, gives his view on the group’s hotly debated awards and Top-50 list, and reveals why you should never play ping pong with Payman Langroudi. In This Ep…

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Mind Movers #11 — Henry Wade 1:31:37

5M ago1:31:37

1:31:37

Fitness fashion and lifestyle content creator Henry Wade chats with Rhona about his journey to being a successful content creator and leading a life in the social spotlight. Henry also chats about navigating controversy online, the search for validation, and why kindness is the best antidote to haters and trolls. 02.05 - Henry’s story 04.21 - Learn…

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#213- Breaking the Mould Kostas Karagiannopoulos 1:36:23

6M ago1:36:23

1:36:23

Since leaving Greece in the mid-90s to study dentistry in London, Kostas Karagiannopoulos has carved a name as one of the leading practitioners of injection-moulding composite bonding. He chats with Payman and Prav about the experimentation and ‘painful mistakes’ that helped him find his way and how a hedonistic year at university almost stopped hi…

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#212- Mayfair Ladies - Victoria & Ariane Sampson 58:23

6M ago58:23

58:23

The last time we spoke with dental sisters Victoria and Ariane Sampson, they discussed tentative plans for practice ownership. Fast forward two years and those plans are now a reality as Victoria and Ariane open the doors of the Mayfair-based Health Society. Payman catches up with the pair as they explain why their holistic approach to oral and gen…

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#211- The Tactician - Tanay Kulkarni 1:06:29

6M ago1:06:29

1:06:29

You don’t have to be a driver to be driven. So says this week’s guest, Tanay Kulkarni, who took a national sales rep role with Bryant in his first year of dental school—before even earning his driver’s license. Tanay chats with Prav about how boredom with the first-year dental syllabus at King’s College led to him pursuing the role and his subseque…

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#210- Mind Moving with Sheetal Jain 1:02:28

6M ago1:02:28

1:02:28

Dentist have some of the highest rates of suicide, addiction and mental health problems. It is a stigma and a taboo both in the profession and in society Our guest is Sheetal Jain a dentist and mother of 3 young children who has suffered with an eating disorder and alcohol dependence and is now on a journey to recovery In a frank and sensitive disc…

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Mind Movers #10 — Artur Zolkiewicz 1:20:52

6M ago1:20:52

1:20:52

Artur Zolkiewicz is one of the country’s most in-demand personal trainers. In this week’s Mind Movers, he sits down for a chat with Rhoma and Payman on the discipline of martial arts, a lack of positive role models for young men, and how he deals with the stereotypes around being a fitness practitioner. Artur, Rhona and Payman also chat about the p…

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#209- The Postgraduate - Asad Rahman 1:52:03

7M ago1:52:03

1:52:03

Few disciplines in dentistry divide clinicians like endodontics, but Asad Rahman knew it was his calling by year three of dental school. In this week’s episode, Asad talks about falling in love with endodontics, the road to expertise and becoming qualified to the hilt as an antidote to imposter syndrome. Asad also chats about his role with the Port…

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#208- The FMR Guy - Devang Patel 1:32:22

7M ago1:32:22

1:32:22

Known to friends and colleagues as The FMR Guy, Dr Devang Patel is considered an authority on the science of full mouth rehabilitation, whose courses and lectures have helped hundreds of clinicians get to grips with complex treatment. In this week’s episode, Devang chats with Prav about how it all started, recalling his unorthodox entry into dental…

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#207- Book Launch Special - Mahrukh Khwaja 22:23

7M ago22:23

22:23

Payman goes live this week from the busy launch event of Mahrukh Khwaja’s new book, Resilience and Well-being for Dental Professionals. He was lucky enough to catch Mahrukh for a whistlestop chat on the process of writing the book, the importance of factoring well-being into work and team culture, and it matters now more than ever. In This Episode …

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#206- The AI Guy - Ophir Tanz 1:05:32

7M ago1:05:32

1:05:32

Emerging AI technologies are set to transform dentistry—and this week’s guest is at the vanguard of the seachange. Ophir Tanz says artificial intelligence won’t replace dentists but will support and free them to focus on patients and clinical time. His latest project, Pearl, is already providing AI diagnostic support to a profession that carries ou…

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S2E31 DFT special with Raabiha Maan and Yewande Oduwole 1:07:23

7M ago1:07:23

1:07:23

Raabiha and Yewande join me to dicuss how they got the most out of their DFT years and how you can do the same We discuss how to approahc your first patients, how to get the most out of your training days and ES relationship and how to look tp the future.By Rupert Monkhouse

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#205- Remembering Uchenna Okoye 1:17:35

7M ago1:17:35

1:17:35

Following the sad news of her untimely passing on September 15, 2023, here’s a chance to remind ourselves why Uchenna Okoye was one of the UK dentistry’s most beloved personalities. Originally broadcast in December 2020, the episode touches on Uchenna’s London Smiling group of clinics and ITV and Channel 4 TV roles for which she will be remembered.…

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S2E30 Dental Practice Marketing with Prav Solanki 1:15:23

7M ago1:15:23

1:15:23

I finally manage to get Prav Solanki on to talk all things dental marketing! Prav helps us with our marketing at Woodborough House so I knew this would be a great episode! Thos of you who listen to the Dental Leaders Podcast will know Prav well!By Rupert Monkhouse

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