#60 - Gentle Giant - In Conversation with Avi Sachdev

If anyone was born to be a dentist, it’s this week’s guest. Avi Sachdev is a surgeon with Croydon’s Gentle Dental Group, which he co-owns and runs with dad Kam, brother Mish and other family members. The eight-clinic group is the very definition of a family-owned business.  Avi lets us in on what working with family, talks us through life under lockdown and shares ideas about how UK dentistry could benefit from a more unified approach. Enjoy! “Always use Enlighten.” Avi Sachdev In This Episode 29.00 - Family business11.52 - Running the group16.42 - Avi in lockdown21.40 - New whys24.20 - Acquisitions28.06 - Family, roles and recruitment31.54 - Advice to associates37.49 - Clinical tips41.25 - CEREC43.34 - Blackbox thinking54.18 - Croydon Dental Seminars57.14 - In an ideal world01.05.20 - No-fear mentality01.07.40 - Avi’s plans01.13.34 - Last day and posterity About Avi Sachdev Avi Sachdev graduated from King’s College London and gained his MFDS from the Royal College of Surgeon in Edinburgh. He went on to complete a master’s degree with the University of Kent. He is a surgeon at Gentle Dental, a family-owned group of eight clinics based in Croydon.