#51 - Endo-Geekery with Rob Jacobs

Dentistry was always in the stars for today’s guest, Rob Jacobs.    Rob’s father Tony is a prominent dentist and founder of the GDPUK website and forum, so you could say dentistry was destiny.   In this episode, Rob gets geeky about his passion and specialism - endodontics. He also talks family and lets us in on what happened during hid dad’s recent brush with COVID.    Enjoy! In This Episode 01.02 - COVID life and lockdown 02.17 - On dad and growing up 10.49 - What makes a great endodontologist? 15.21 - Insta-endo 19.01 - Heroics, referrals and day-to-day endo 25.42 - On pricing 32.17 - COVID and family values 46.30 - Future and practice ownership 51.03 - Rob’s black box moment 56.09 - To specialise or not to specialise? 01.02.15 - One thing you need to know about endo 01.07.16 - Rob’s last day on earth About Rob Jacobs Mancunian Rob Jacobs gained his bachelor of dental surgery from Newcastle University in 2012 and went on to work in Manchester as a general dentist.   In 2015, Rob embarked on specialist training in endodontics at Liverpool University, where he also completed a doctorate-level research project on patient-reported outcomes.   Rob currently practices in Garstang, Lancashire.