Aly Tejani - Going for Gold E152

DENTOLOGY - The Business of Dentistry

This week we chat to Aly Tejani, Acquisitions and Operations Director at A&U Dental, an independent and family-owned dental group that was set up in 2016 and now has 7 practices under its ownership.

Aly discusses his transition from earning an Economics degree at the University of Warwick to pursuing a career in the dental sector after joining his family business in 2016.

He talks about some of the challenges and complexities that many small group owners face when managing multiple locations and the extent to which robust systems, comprehensive data and automation need to be relied on.

Finally he chats about his current responsibilities within the family business and shares what he finds most fulfilling about his role.

Topics:

- Your early career days

- What was the appeal of moving into the dental sector?

- Was the plan to always move in to the family business?

- What challenges do many small group owners face when managing multiple locations?

- To what extent are systems, data and automation relied on?

- Is the dental profession as you expected or have there been some surprises?

- What is the most fulfilling part of what you do?