
How The Young Dentist and AI Are Shaping the Next Generation of Clinicians
The TechDental Podcast · 2025-10-14 · 20 min
Episode notes
Many dental students graduate highly skilled in clinical techniques but underexposed to the wider realities of business, technology and communication that shape modern practice. While education has advanced, too few opportunities exist for young clinicians to learn the professional and entrepreneurial skills needed to lead with confidence. In this episode of The TechDental Podcast, host Dr Randeep Singh Gill speaks with Afeef Hadi, co-founder of The Young Dentist and one of the most promising emerging voices in UK dentistry. Now in his second year at King’s College London, Afeef is already helping students bridge the gap between dental school and real-world practice through community, collaboration and technology. He shares how his experience developing an AI-powered documentation concept, MedEcho, shaped his belief that innovation can enhance patient care, and why communication, branding and networking are fast becoming core skills for the next generation of clinicians.