The Trainer: Vishaal Shah qualified from St. Bartholomew’s and The Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry in 2003. Vishaal began his career as an associate in a small sea side town where he spent the following 7 years. He went on to become the clinical director at Dentality in 2010 where he converted a moderately run part time practice into a thriving clinic offering all treatment modalities.
Vishaal had two main goals from the very beginning; to gain further knowledge in all treatment modalities which would gear him towards a more comprehensive approach to his clinical practice and to be involved in teaching and training colleagues at different stages of their careers. Over the years, he has gained a tremendous amount of experience in both NHS and Private dentistry but believes that his experience of working in the NHS has provided him with a solid foundation needed to build on his existing skills.
Vishaal attained his Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Bedfordshire and is currently a honorary clinical lecturer for undergraduate dental students at St Marys University
He has previously lectured at the BDA for the BACD and is due to launch a beginner’s course shortly where his aim will be educate his peers by imparting his knowledge and experience of Implant Dentistry to date. He is currently pursuing a Masters in Implant Dentistry at Edge Hill University which he hopes will continue to further his knowledge and experience in this chosen field.
The Practice: Vishaal initially acquired the practice at a previous location within the town centre, but after three years, Dentality was re-housed into a brand new, purpose built state of the art ground floor premises which has been extremely well received by the local community.
When designing the practice, Vishaal had incorporated his goal to make Dentality a reputable training practice with education facilities which include a lecture theatre, small group teaching room, a phantom head training room and large surgeries which would enable several clinicians to attend to a patient at the same time.
A dedicated team of 12 individuals means that the practice is well staffed and specific team members have been recruited to help our FD to gain as much experience as possible during their time with us.
Vishaal runs monthly study clubs which are attended by both newly qualified and experienced clinicians. These study clubs are geared towards meeting with peers, discussing cases, presenting lectures and learning about dentistry in general.
Equipment available to use includes Intra Oral Camera, Digital Radiography, Digital OPG Machine, Fibre-optic Handpieces, Digital SLR Camera, CEREC Red-Cam and Blu-Cam, TV Monitors, Patient education tools and Videos.
The Area: Hoddesdon is accessed primarily from the A10 and the A414. Hoddesdon is located approximately 6 miles from the M25, 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Hertford, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Waltham Cross and 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Bishop's Stortford. Broxbourne train station (1 mile away) serves Liverpool Street in 30 minutes.
Hoddesdon is a growing town with a huge amount of redevelopment. Several new businesses have recently opened in the town which includes a Cookery School next door to the practice run with the help of Michelin Star Chefs.
A gym has also recently opened in the town centre along with several new restaurants. A large retail park is located approximately 2 miles down the A10 which houses several High Street Stores as well as the famous Paradise Wildlife Park which is also located approximately 3 miles from the practice.
Other Points of Interest: Approximately 3 miles from the practice there is the beautiful Hertfordshire Golf Club which has a driving range, spa and gym. It is open to the public but membership can also be purchased for the time you are with us
Hoddesdon is also home to Rye House raceway which is one of the largest Go Karting Tracks in Europe. Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button have both been known to have trained here in their early years prior to Formula 1
Hoddesdon is surrounded by a huge number of Golf Clubs, Hotels, Spas and other sporting amenities where most if not all sports can be catered for.
Weekly markets operate on Wednesday's and Friday's along with themed markets every 6 weeks. Last year, one of the legs of the Ladies Cycling Championships passed through Hoddesdon. Vishaal is a member of the local business forum and attends regular meetings to help make the town more attractive to new businesses and residents.