Dentistry's next decade, in conversation.
Long-form conversations with the clinicians, founders and innovators deciding what comes next for our profession. Hosted by Dr Simon Chard and filmed in person in Walton-on-Thames.
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Where the profession meets its future.
In dentistry, a contact point is where two surfaces meet. That's exactly what this show is: the meeting point between the profession and the people shaping where it goes next.
AI is reading radiographs. Patients research everything before they walk in. NHS contracts, private equity and burnout are changing how we work and who we work for. Each week Simon sits down, face to face, with someone at the centre of that change and asks the questions dentists actually want answered. No scripts, no sales pitches, no rushing.
New conversations every Monday.
EP 27
Who Are You Treating? Dr Katie To on Wellness Dentistry, Root Canals & Working With Doctors
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Every conversation since launch in May 2026, newest first. Tap any episode to watch on YouTube, or listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
EP 26
We're Not Taught To Be Radiologists
Dr Alex Sanders On How AI Is Solving Dentistry's Diagnostic Gap
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EP 25
You Don't Need All The Gadgets To Be Good
Alessandro Devigus On The Future Of Tech in Dentistry
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EP 24
The Whole Point Of Our Career Should Be To Stop Full-Mouth Rehab
Tif Qureshi On Lifetime Dentistry
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EP 23
The Robot That Preps Veneers
Galip Gürel on Lupin & the Future of Cosmetic Dentistry
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EP 22
I Called The Wellness Program Or I'd Be Dead
Brett Kessler On Addiction & Burnout in Dentistry
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EP 21
No One Wanted To Do Perio
Reena Wadia On Building The UK's Largest Periodontal Clinic
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EP 20
It's Never Been So Cheap To Lie
Adrian Dray On The Trust Recession Coming For Dentistry
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EP 19
They Told Us Veneers Were Unethical
Sam Jethwa On The Porcelain Revolution
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EP 18
It Takes More Discipline To Stop
Jamie Clements On Burnout, Breath And Why Rest Feels Like Risk
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EP 17
Your Value May Be Less Than You Think
Dev Patel On Salaried Dentistry
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EP 16
NHS Dentistry Is Going Backwards
Eddie Crouch, Chair Of The BDA
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EP 15
Nobody Asks The Price
Sameer Patel On Educate, Don't Sell
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EP 14
Are Dentists Over-Treating Patients? Martin Wanendeya On Implants, Ethics & 22 Years Of Ten Dental
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EP 13
Saliva Is Just As Important As Blood
Victoria Sampson On The Oral Microbiome Revolution
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EP 12
They Nearly Took Our Houses
Payman Langroudi On Building Enlighten
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EP 11
Quality Dentistry Doesn't Scale
Christian Coachman On The Michelin-Star Mindset
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EP 10
A Quarter Of Your Calls Go Unanswered
India Healy O'Connor On AI In Dentistry
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EP 09
Why Public Speaking Is a Dentist's Superpower
Dr Mehy Lo Presti | Straight to the Point
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EP 08
In a Way, I'm Anti-Toothpaste
Dr James Goolnik On Fixing the Root Cause
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EP 07
Straight To The Point
The 3 Signs Every Dentist Is Missing In Kids | Dr Steffen Decker
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EP 06
We Were Treating The Wrong Thing The Whole Time
Dr Steffen Decker On Why Airway Changes Everything
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EP 05
Comfort Is Killing You
Dr Richard Porter On Why The Hardest Things Are What Make Life Worth Living
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EP 04
I Bought 120 Dental Practices - Here's What Actually Adds Value
Andy Sloan On Selling & Systems
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EP 03
All Dentistry Fails
Lincoln Harris On Skill, Stress & The Next Decade of the Profession
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EP 02
The Tinder Effect Is Killing Your Practice
Dr Mehy Lo Presti On The Future Patient Experience
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EP 01
There's Never Been A More Exciting Time To Be A Dentist
Introducing Contact Point
Watch on YouTube →Snapshot from the Contact Point RSS feed and YouTube channel, latest episode 26 October 2026. Thumbnails are the episode artwork from the Contact Point YouTube channel.
Previous guests include Christian Coachman, Galip Gürel, Eddie Crouch, Brett Kessler, Tif Qureshi and more.
24 guests so far, from the UK, Europe and the US. Tap a face to watch their episode.
Christian Coachman
Galip Gürel
Eddie CrouchChair, BDA
Brett KesslerPast President, ADA
Tif Qureshi
Payman Langroudi
Reena Wadia
Alessandro Devigus
James Goolnik
Victoria Sampson
Martin Wanendeya
Sam Jethwa
Steffen Decker
Mehy Lo Presti
Lincoln Harris
Alex Sanders
Katie To
Adrian Dray
Sameer Patel
Dev Patel
Jamie Clements
India Healy O'Connor
Richard Porter
Andy Sloan
Have a story the profession needs to hear? Apply to be a guest →
Would you like to be a guest on Contact Point?
We're looking for clinicians, team members and industry leaders with something real to say about where dentistry is heading: a hard-won lesson, a new way of working, or a story the profession needs to hear.
- Long-form, honest conversations with Dr Simon Chard
- Filmed in our studio in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
- Published on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more
Prefer email? Write to admin@drsimonchard.com.
Dr Simon Chard.
A peer, not a presenter.
- Cosmetic dentist and co-owner, Rothley Lodge Dental Practice
- Past President, British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
- Digital dentistry lecturer for more than ten years
- Co-founder, PÄRLA Oral Care
Simon has spent fourteen years in dentistry and only ever works with brands he uses and believes in. Contact Point is where he brings that curiosity to the people he most wants to learn from.
Would you like Dr Simon to give a talk on the future of dentistry?
Keynotes, panels and practice-team talks on where dentistry is heading: AI and digital workflows, the patient of the future, prevention, airway and the oral microbiome, and building a practice and a personal brand that lasts.
- Past President, British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
- Digital dentistry lecturer for more than ten years
- Insights from 24+ long-form conversations with the profession's leaders
Prefer email? Write to admin@drsimonchard.com.
See Simon and the team at Rothley Lodge.
Rothley Lodge Dental Practice is Simon's family practice in Staines-upon-Thames, offering cosmetic, implant, restorative and orthodontic dentistry, a two minute walk from Staines station.
Rothley Lodge Dental Practice15 Cherry Orchard, Staines-upon-Thames TW18 2DE
01784 453448
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| Monday | 8am to 5pm |
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| Tuesday | 8am to 6pm |
| Wednesday | 8am to 6pm |
| Thursday | 8am to 5:30pm |
| Friday | 8am to 4:30pm |
| Saturday | 8am to 1pm |
| Sunday | Closed |
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