#161- Lazy So-and-So - Hatem Algraffee

Dr Hatem Algraffee has gone from being a confessed lazy student to one of the busiest clinicians in the profession.   After completing two master’s degrees as one of the UK’s first periodontal specialists, Hatem took on 13 jobs simultaneously—and then things got even busier!   He discusses some of the niche and specialist skills needed to get ahead in perio, reveals why you don’t need to specialise in 2022, and predicts a bright holistic future for the discipline.   In This Episode 01.32 - Being busy 02.44 - Backstory and dental school 10.47 - Why periodontics? 22.33 - Specialist and niche skills 39.45 - New periodontal grading 44.30 - Periodontics and physical health 50.57 - Grafting and predictability 54.53 - Regulation and the future of perio 01.00.50 - Blackbox thinking 01.06.08 - Practice, training and family life 01.14.44 - If I had $1BN 01.19.29 - Fantasy dinner party 01.22.22 - Last days and legacy About Hatem Algraffee Hatem Algraffee graduated from the Royal London Hospital in 1996 and went on to specialist training at Guy’s Hospital and King’s College, where he completed two master’s degrees.   In 2004, Hatem founded the Perio Academy centre for periodontal training. He now divides his time between specialist practice and training.