S6 Ep 1 : Are You Seeing the Patient or Just the Tooth? Find Your Focus with Dr Ambrish Roshan

In this episode of Conversations with Dental Friends, I’m joined by Dr Ambrish Roshan, dentist, educator and dental photography enthusiast, for a conversation about finding your direction in dentistry, building a career around the things you genuinely enjoy and why photography can completely change the way you practise.Ambrish shares the story of moving from Singapore to Ireland to study dentistry, the challenges he faced as an international graduate trying to enter the Irish workforce, and how taking a leap of faith has shaped his career.We talk about:📸 Why dental photography is so much more than before-and-after photosAmbrish explains how documenting each stage of treatment has become one of his most valuable learning and reflection tools, allowing him to identify where things went wrong and continually improve his clinical work.🦷 Treating the patient, not just the toothFrom his early training in implant dentistry to his current restorative work, Ambrish talks about the importance of looking at the patient as a whole and understanding what they actually value when planning treatment.💬 Putting the patient in the driving seatWe discuss listening to patients, understanding their priorities and balancing the three big costs of treatment: time, biology and money. Ambrish shares how he approaches consultations and why understanding a patient’s values can completely change treatment planning.📷 Creating a simple photography workflowAmbrish talks us through his approach to photographing new patients, including his baseline photographic records, how he uses photography to communicate with patients and why he believes taking 15–20 photographs doesn’t need to take more than two minutes once you have a system.🎓 Investing in yourself and learning through reflectionWe talk about his postgraduate training, the photography course that changed his approach and why sometimes the biggest learning comes from reviewing your own work rather than simply completing another course.📱 Social media, photography & attracting the dentistry you want to doAmbrish shares how posting his clinical photography organically led to patients finding him and explains why showcasing the work you want to do can be such a powerful marketing tool.🤝 Working with dental brandsWe also chat about becoming a KOL, choosing brands that align with your values and why authenticity and genuinely using the products you talk about are so important when building trust with your audience.And, of course, we talk about what’s next for Ambrish, including his plans for composite and photography education and some exciting projects coming later in 2026.🔗 Find AmbrishInstagram: @dr.ambrish.roshan Courses / education: EduDental.ieDON’T FORGET ADD RACHAEL10 AT CHECKOUT FOR 10% OFF 💡 Mentioned in this episodeFocus Photography Course – Minesh PatelMichael Crilly Michael Crilly episode IvoclarDMG / IconInvisalignIf you would like to sign up for Oral-B iO testdrive click here To Sell Is Human – Daniel H. PinkDon’t forget Ambrish has very kindly offered a 10% discount off his upcoming photography course with the code RACHAEL10Click the course link and add the discount code here ⸻🦷 This episode is proudly supported by Oral-B🦷 This episode is also supported by NSK