Aug 25, 2021
In the first episode of a special two-part show, Prav gets together with dentist, educator and rugby fanatic Dr Ian Buckle.
Ian talks about his early days in a Christian Brothers’ school and finding his feet in NHS practice.
Ian talks us through his conversion to aesthetic, cosmetic and minimally-invasive dentistry, the journey into teaching and his new Complete GDP training course with IAS Academy.
“When the student is ready, the teacher appears.”
01.51 -
Backstory
12.35 - Drive and motivation
19.59 - Dental school &
education
26.34 - Highs and lows
29.37 - Into work
34.21 - A change of tack
44.51 - Complete dentistry & the cosmetic
wave
50.51 - Into teaching
55.42 - Orthodontics and minimally-invasive
restoration
58.12 - The Complete GDP
Ian qualified from Liverpool University in 1985 and spent time in NHS practice before setting up Buckle Advanced Dental Care in the Wirral.
He is a prolific educator who has run courses with The Dawson Academy and IAS Academy, who has also designed practical training on the core curriculum.
He is also a prolific international speaker who hosts regular study clubs and seminars.
Ian has committed to spending one-third of his time teaching and the remaining time in clinical practice.
He is a member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD), The British Dental Association (BDA) and the Association of Dental Implantology (ADI).