#176- Designer Dentist - Saaqib Ali

From humble beginnings in a two-up, two-down in Birmingham, Saaqib Ali has gone on to create the city’s largest practice with a list of over 52K patients.   In this week’s episode, Saaqib talks about how his upbringing has shaped his definition of success. He reveals how he capitalised on the lull in business during lockdown to pull ahead of the competition and discusses how kindness pays off in practice for team members and patients.     Enjoy! In This Episode 03.50 - Backstory and upbringing 29.06 - Rishi Sunak 32.32 - University and discovering dentistry 46.29 - Defining success 01.03.26 - Post COVID 01.13.10 - Culture and kindness 01.24.07 - Retaining associates 01.34.50 - Blackbox thinking 01.55.31 - Fantasy dinnerparty About Saaqib Ali Saaqib Ali graduated from Guy’s Hospital London in 1999. He is the principal dentist at Sherwood Dental practice—one of the Midlands’ largest mixed practices.