Dental Leaders Podcast Prav Solanki & Payman Langroudi

Clinical dental technician Michael Joseph recounts his journey from sales rep to clinical dental technician and lab owner.

Michael touches on the dentist-lab relationship and communication, keeping abreast of new tech, and the life-changing business and personal impacts of lab life under COVID restrictions.

Enjoy! 



In This Episode

00:02:00 - Michael's journey to becoming a dental lab technician

00:06:25 - Marketing, growth and business models

00:16:10 - Dentist-lab relationships

00:23:40 - Veneers and aesthetics

00:26:00 - Running a lab

00:41:35 - Downsides and challenges

00:51:50 - Parental influence

00:56:20 - The COVID pandemic

01:03:00 - Working with dentists

01:13:55 -  Social media and education

01:23:00 -  Five-year plan

01:27:15 - The future of dental technology

01:31:00 - Fantasy dinner party

01:31:55 - Fitness and flow

01:36:40 - Last days and legacy



About Michael Joseph

Michael Joseph is a clinical dental technician and founder of London-based BiteRite Dental Laboratory providing nationwide restorative support.

Rhona and Payman meet Talitha Price, the founder of the successful hair extension business Fox and Vamp. 

Talitha shares her entrepreneurial journey, from her early days in the beauty industry working for Virgin Atlantic and major cosmetics brands to starting her own salon and product line.

The conversation delves into the challenges and triumphs of building a business, including the loneliness of being a sole founder, the importance of having a supportive partner, and the difficulties of juggling motherhood and entrepreneurship. 

Talitha also opens up about her personal struggles, growth, and overcoming her lowest moments.



In This Episode

00:02:00 - Starting in business

00:09:20 - Entrepreneurial spirit and intuition

00:19:20 - New business challenges

00:27:25 - Transition from service to products

00:32:40 - Motherhood, family and business

00:44:00- Low points 

00:49:45 - The Prince's Trust charity

00:51:30 - Vision and challenges

00:58:45 - Teamwork, support, and vulnerability

01:00:20 - Family health crisis

01:01:40 - Unhappy clients

01:06:55 - Provide a brief episode summary



About Talitha Price

Talitha Price is the founder of Chelsea’s Fox and Vamp hair salon and hair extension products.

Rory Boyd shares his journey to being a specialist prosthodontist and owner of Dublin’s Belfield Clinic. 

Rory discusses the value of work-life balance, adopting new tech, and growing and managing his referral-based practice. 

Rory also discusses his involvement with the Irish Dental Association and his efforts to advocate for the profession. 

Enjoy!



In This Episode

00:02:50 - Backstory

00:11:30 - Choosing dentistry

00:17:00 - SPOcast Show Notesutside interests

00:21:20 - Postgraduate training

00:43:50 - Specialists Vs general practitioners

00:46:50 - Simplicity and education

00:50:35 - New technologies

00:57:15 - Irish Dental Association

01:04:45 - Blackbox thinking

01:11:40 - Advances in dentistry 

01:27:55 - From research to adoption 

01:31:30 - Belfield Clinic

01:43:10 -  Fee setting

01:48:50 - Aha! moments

01:54:35 - The IDA and lobbying

01:58:25 - Fantasy dinner party

02:00:05 - Last days and legacy



About Rory Boyd

Rory Boyd is a specialist prosthodontist and owner of the Belfield Clinic specialist practice in Dublin, ROI. In 2019 Dr Boyd became the President of the Irish Dental Association Metropolitan branch and currently sits on the Irish Dental Association committee.

Rhona chats with celebrity personal trainer Sana Shirvani about her journey in the fitness industry. Sana shares her experience working long hours and taking on clients' stress, as well as the pressure she faced from her conservative father to pursue a traditional career. 

Sana candidly shares the mental health challenges she faced after her cousin's suicide and her own battles with depression and addiction.



In This Episode

00:00:05 - Stress and negative energy

00:06:55 - Becoming a personal trainer

00:32:35 - Women’s fitness

00:38:40 - Eating and body image

00:50:25 - Ozempic

00:53:05 - Mental health challenges

01:02:00 - Gender, dating and relationship dynamics

01:07:10 - Sexual harassment

01:13:15 - Scaling and growth



About Sana Shirvani

Sana Shirvani is a London-based personal trainer with a background in strength and conditioning who supports busy people to take control of their health, fitness and wellness.

Kevin Shannon discusses leaving dentistry to focus on his dental software startup, DigitalTCO.

Kevin shares how his frustration with the inefficiencies of dental note-taking and a difficult patient complaint inspired him to create DigitalTCO, which uses AI to automatically generate clinical notes and consent forms from audio recordings of patient consultations. 

He taught himself to code to build the software, which is now used by over 350 dental practices.

Enjoy!



In This Episode

00:01:10 - Backstory

00:16:10 - Discovering dentistry

00:20:35 - Dental school

00:22:25 - Early jobs

00:27:30 - Frustrations

00:38:00 - Digital TCO

00:56:35 - Digital TCO vision

01:00:50 - Technical aspects

01:05:20 - Scaling and growth

01:09:25 - Last days and legacy



About Kevin Shannon

Kevin Shannon is the founder of DigitalTCO, the dental notetaking software used by hundreds of UK practices.

Founder and host of the award-winning Sex Talks Emma Louise Boynton joins Payman and Rhona for a frank exploration of sex education and communication. 

The conversation touches on cultural taboos around sex, gender relations and inequalities, to provide an open and nuanced exploration of the complex intersections between sex, intimacy, shame, relationships and well-being.

Enjoy!



In This Episode

00:04:00 - Journalism and career

00:14:50 - Sex therapy and education

00:30:35 - Cultural taboos and shame

00:39:00 - Dating

00:41:55 - Grieving and adolescence

00:44:05 - Gender and equality

00:52:55 - Faking it

00:54:40 - Changing attitudes

00:56:35 - Sex addiction, body image and social media

01:03:55 - Dating apps and true love

01:06:00 - Mental health

01:08:20 - Male sexuality and shame

01:12:20 - Future vision



About Emma Louise Boynton

Emma Louise Boynton is a broadcaster, writer, and founder and host of the award-winning Sex Talks series, which aims to break down the barriers surrounding open and honest discussions of sex.