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EPISODE · Jan 29, 2026 · 46 MIN

S4 Ep 3 : Can Uncertainty Be the Start of an Exceptional Career? Dr Amit Patel

from Conversations with Dental Friends · host Rachael

This week on Conversations with Dental Friends 🤍I’m joined by periodontal hero Dr Amit Patel to talk all things perio, implants, and what it really looks like to build a meaningful career in dentistry — even when the path isn’t linear.In this episode, we talk about:• why the journey into dentistry (and specialism) is rarely straightforward• how “meandering” can actually shape your best career moves• key developments in perio and implant dentistry, and what they mean in practice• taking your training further without burning out• the power of finding (and backing yourself within) the right networkHuge thank you to Amit for his generosity, patience, and openness, this conversation felt just as important for me personally as it will for anyone listening.You can find out more about emdogain hereYou can find out more about pocket x here Chitosan brushes for Peri-implantitis here Diabetes & Periodontitis here Gut Microbiome & Perio here to find out about Crystal Marruganti you can click here You can find out more about heart disease and perio here You can get some vitamin D with K2 here You can find out about Osetocom here You can find Perio with Deepak here You can find Perio Campus here You can click here for more info about the ADI Here for the BSP Here for BSDHT Here for europerioADI thrive ever here Thankyou to Oral B for Sponsoring this episode Make sure you’re following the podcast wherever you listen. You can also follow Amit at @amitspecialistinperiodontics and sign up to our newsletter at conversationswithdentalfriends.substack.com for more conversations like this.You can grab my FREE dental career planning workbook by commenting or DM’ing me the word LINK - I’ll send it straight over.Massive thank you to Oral-B for sponsoring this episode 🤍You can catch up on all seasons now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.See you next week ✨

This week on Conversations with Dental Friends 🤍I’m joined by periodontal hero Dr Amit Patel to talk all things perio, implants, and what it really looks like to build a meaningful career in dentistry — even when the path isn’t linear.In this episode, we talk about:• why the journey into dentistry (and specialism) is rarely straightforward• how “meandering” can actually shape your best career moves• key developments in perio and implant dentistry, and what they mean in practice• taking your training further without burning out• the power of finding (and backing yourself within) the right networkHuge thank you to Amit for his generosity, patience, and openness, this conversation felt just as important for me personally as it will for anyone listening.You can find out more about emdogain hereYou can find out more about pocket x here Chitosan brushes for Peri-implantitis here Diabetes & Periodontitis here Gut Microbiome & Perio here to find out about Crystal Marruganti you can click here You can find out more about heart disease and perio here You can get some vitamin D with K2 here You can find out about Osetocom here You can find Perio with Deepak here You can find Perio Campus here You can click here for more info about the ADI Here for the BSP Here for BSDHT Here for europerioADI thrive ever here Thankyou to Oral B for Sponsoring this episode Make sure you’re following the podcast wherever you listen. You can also follow Amit at @amitspecialistinperiodontics and sign up to our newsletter at conversationswithdentalfriends.substack.com for more conversations like this.You can grab my FREE dental career planning workbook by commenting or DM’ing me the word LINK - I’ll send it straight over.Massive thank you to Oral-B for sponsoring this episode 🤍You can catch up on all seasons now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.See you next week ✨

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