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Dental Leaders Podcast

#309 Against the Odds — Kash Qureshi

17 Sep 2025

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From knife crime in East London to owning one of the capital's most successful dental laboratories, Kash Qureshi's story is one of remarkable transformation. At just 15, a violent altercation became the catalyst that changed everything, pushing him from a dangerous path towards an apprenticeship that would define his future. Now owner of Swiss Dent and a thriving denture clinic, Kash shares the raw realities of growing up on the streets, the technical mastery required in dental technology, and the leadership skills needed to build a business. This conversation explores how early adversity can forge unstoppable resilience, and why sometimes the most unlikely backgrounds produce the most determined entrepreneurs.In This Episode00:03:50 - Street life and knife incidents in Walthamstow00:07:10 - Finding dental technology through newspaper adverts00:11:15 - Apprenticeship training and specialisation paths00:14:25 - Why crown and bridge got outsourced to CAD/CAM00:17:00 - Clinical dental technician qualification and denture work00:26:05 - Transition from employee to business owner00:30:05 - Acquiring Swiss Dent with zero personal investment00:34:00 - Cold calling and door-to-door client acquisition00:39:30 - Clinical insights: overextended special trays revelation00:42:10 - Swiss system for aesthetic denture setups00:48:55 - Immediate loading implant techniques01:08:25 - Managing 100-200 cases daily at the laboratory01:18:25 - Blackbox thinking01:24:25 - Cash crisis: when payroll meets empty accounts01:26:40 - Fantasy dinner party01:39:35 - Last days and legacyAbout Kash QureshiKash Qureshi is the owner of Swiss Dent laboratory in London and operates a clinical denture practice. Starting as a 16-year-old apprentice at the very lab he now owns, Kash has grown the business from 7 to 18 employees whilst developing expertise in prosthetics and digital denture technology. He qualified as a clinical dental technician at 23, making him one of the youngest in the country at the time, and now trains dentists in digital denture techniques.

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