#256 Il Maestro — Giovanni Martino

Payman Langroudi chats with Giovanni Martino, a young Italian dentist practising in the UK. Giovanni shares his journey from studying dentistry in Italy to working in the NHS and private practice in the UK. Giovanni discusses the importance of continuing education, challenges and opportunities in dentistry and how his musical background has influenced his approach to dentistry. In This Episode 00:03:55 - Background with the Delta Academy 00:05:50 - Teaching and learning 00:08:45 - Work and the UK 00:14:00 - Music and dentistry 00:21:10 - Patient communication 00:28:25 - Study in Italy and Spain 00:37:35 - DJing 00:43:00 - Fatherhood 00:51:30 - UK Vs Italian dentistry 00:57:55 - Unrest in the UK 01:04:35 - Patient-driven orthodontics 01:15:45 - Adhesive dentistry and "aha" moments 01:25:25 - Thoughts on practice ownership 01:37:35 - Standardization and corporate dentistry 01:40:10 - Blackbox thinking 01:44:20 - Fantasy dinner party  01:45:54 - Last day and legacy About Dr Giovanni Martino Dr Giovanni Martino graduated with a Diploma in Dentistry from the University of L'Aquila, Italy, in 2017. He now practices in Bristol, UK.