What inspired you to transition from clinical dentistry and teaching to entrepreneurship, and what challenges shaped Precision Dental Clinic’s early years?

I went from being a clinician and teacher to an entrepreneur, blissfully unaware that running a dental clinic involves a lot more than teeth!

My husband, Dr Punit Thawani, and I started Precision Dental in 2016 because we wanted to practise dentistry on our own terms, ethical, conservative and patient-focused.

What followed was a rather expensive MBA in real life! Suddenly, I was learning about finances, recruitment, marketing and why the plumbing breaks down on your busiest days at the clinic.

Ten years and over 9,000 patients later, the biggest reward isn’t the numbers. It’s seeing families grow with us, sometimes across three generations.…