This webinar will provide an overview of how structured mentoring supports clinical decision making and skill development in implant dentistry.
It will examine the impact of mentoring on patient outcomes, complication reduction, and risk management to highlight its importance in ensuring dentists work within their competence and in line with professional standards set by the General Dental Council.
It will also promote the integration of mentoring into continuing professional development (CPD) and personal development planning (PDP) and encourage a culture of reflective practice, peer support, and continuous improvement in implant dentistry.
Learning outcomes
- Critically evaluate how mentoring improves case selection, risk assessment, and treatment planning in implant dentistry
- Recognise how mentorship supports safe progression from straightforward to complex implant cases
- Apply principles of reflective practice and supervised learning to reduce complications
- Describe how mentoring enhances patient communication, expectation management, and consent processes in implant cases
- Identify common communication pitfalls in implant dentistry and how mentorship mitigates them
- Explain the role of mentoring in improving team-based implant workflows (GDP-specialist-lab)
- Demonstrate how structured mentoring contributes to leadership development and safer delegation
- Recognise the mentor’s role in fostering clinical governance and peer learning environments
- Evaluate the ethical responsibilities of undertaking implant dentistry with or without mentoring
- Understand how mentoring supports working within competence, indemnity requirements, and patient-centred care
- Reflect on how mentorship strengthens professional accountability and patient trust
- Develop a framework for incorporating mentoring into a PDP
- Apply the plan–do–reflect–record cycle to implant training pathways.
Dentistry Webinar - Live Webinar
17 June 7:00pm, London UK
‘I need an implant mentor!’ Everything you need to know
Speaker: Wail Girgis, John Carney, Manoj Bhatia, Sahar Ahmadiani
The speakers
Manoj Bhatia
Manoj has completed his initial dental education (BDS) in 1995 and his MSc (implant dentistry) in 2011. His work is exclusively limited to implant dentistry, and he has been placing and restoring implants since 2001.
Dr Bhatia’s special interest is implant dentistry. He has completed his diploma (2009) and master’s (2011) in the same from the University of Central Lancashire (Preston, UK) and is an associate fellow of the College of General Dentistry. In addition, he has attended various advanced courses nationally and internationally including the master’s course in bone grafting and sinus lift from the University of Bern (Switzerland).
Dr Bhatia is one of only a few dental surgeons to hold an MSc in implant dentistry. He has placed and restored many implants from the straightforward to more complex cases. His case portfolio includes a complete range of cases including full mouth rehabilitation, sinus lifts and bone grafts.
He is a senior clinical teacher (implant dentistry), a clinical supervisor and an examiner at the University of Central Lancashire. Additionally, he runs a referral unit for implants in Rugby and Halesowen and is involved in mentoring clinicians in their practices in dental implant placement. He is an implant mentor for VSS Academy, Rodericks Dental, Osstem UK. Finally, he is a visiting implant dentist in Kinver, Kenilworth, Solihull, Croydon and Aldridge. He is a key opinion leader for Osstem UK.
Through his company MB Implants Limited, he runs an Implant mentoring program and has trained and supported many dentists and dental practices in the field of implant dentistry. He has mentored dentists starting in the field of dental implantology to those who need advanced case mentoring (full arches and sinus lifts). He runs courses in dental implants and is involved in implant research.
In the field of general dentistry, he has been a FD trainer with West Midlands Deanery.
His other interests away from dentistry include travelling, golf and swimming. He is also involved in alternative healing and is a trained reiki master.
Wail Girgis
Wail is a clinical director at Devonshire House and a specialist prosthodontist. He provides general dental care for a broad patient base and, as a specialist prosthodontist, is especially skilled in the replacement of missing teeth, the restoration of natural teeth and in complicated and simple restorations of the whole mouth.
Wail trained at King’s College Hospital Dental School, London and went on to complete an MSc degree in conservative dentistry at the Eastman Dental Hospital, London where he taught thereafter as a clinical lecturer. Wail went on to teach at the International Centre for Excellence in Dentistry on the implant certificate course. He is a member of the International Team for Implantology for whom he is a clinical lecturer. Wail joined Devonshire House in 1998 and is now a clinical director.
John Carney
John Carney is a highly accomplished clinician with a distinguished career spanning dentistry, maxillofacial surgery, implant dentistry and dental education. He graduated from the University of Liverpool with first class honours in physiology in 2006 before completing his BDS in 2010. His commitment to advancing his clinical expertise led him to undertake maxillofacial senior house officer training at Aintree University Hospital between 2011 and 2012, during which he also achieved his MFDS in 2012.
Driven by a passion for surgical excellence, Dr Carney continued to expand his skills through advanced postgraduate training. He completed his MSc in clinical implant dentistry in 2023 and subsequently earned a diploma in periodontal surgery in 2024 under the mentorship of the renowned Professor Massimo De Sanctis in Paris.
From 2023 to 2025, Dr Carney served as co-lead of the ITI Study Club in Preston, fostering a collaborative learning environment for clinicians and promoting best practices in implant dentistry. He has also contributed significantly to the development of early-career dentists through his work as a foundation trainer, supporting newly qualified practitioners as they transition into clinical practice.
Alongside his clinical development, Dr Carney has been an active contributor to the profession. He has served on both his local British Dental Association (BDA) section committee and the national Young Dentists Committee, advocating for professional standards, education, and mentorship.
Clinically, he gained extensive experience as an associate dentist across multiple practices in Cumbria before taking the significant step of purchasing his first practice in 2019. His leadership and commitment to high-quality patient care have been central to his work as a practice owner.
In 2025, Dr Carney joined VSS Academy as educational lead, where he plays a pivotal role in shaping advanced clinical training and supporting the next generation of dental professionals. His blend of academic achievement, surgical expertise, and dedication to teaching positions him as a respected figure within the dental community.
Sahar Ahmadiani
Sahar Ahmadiani (DDS) is a highly experienced cosmetic dentist and Invisalign provider based in London, specialising in smile design and minimally invasive dentistry. She is a principal dentist at Melo Dental Aesthetics in Acton and has a history of dental practice ownership, including the Harleston Dental and Aesthetic Clinic in Norfolk.
Her specialties include advanced cosmetic dentistry, smile design, and Invisalign (over 1,000 cases completed) with over 6 years in dentistry, focusing on tailored, natural smiles.
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