The Sports Dentistry Podcast

Podcast by John and Umair

The Sports Dentistry Podcast

Hosted by John and Umair, they will be diving deep into all things oral health and athletic performance, giving you exclusive insights, practical tips, and interviews with some of the top names in the sporting world 🦷💪 🥇 This is the first-ever podcast of its kind, bridging the gap between sports and dentistry. Whether you’re an athlete, coach, or just passionate about staying in peak condition, we’ve got you covered! Get ready for expert advice, behind-the-scenes stories, and everything you need to take your game to the next level 🏅

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Latest episodes

07 May 2025

Episode 8 - Rũta Turčinskienė (BaSOMA)

A look back following the release of Episode 7 with Clara Padilha

We introduce Rũta Turčinskienė, founder of BaSOMA (Baltic Sports Dentistry and Medicine Association). We discuss how she got in to Sports Dentistry, what her current scope of practice is in relation to Sports Dentistry and the new association she helped set up in the Baltics, with its first conference on the 6th and 7th June 2025 in Vilnius, Lithunia.

Dental Truama UK - https://www.dentaltrauma.co.uk/Index.aspx

Tickets for the following events can be purchased at these links;

UK Sports Dentistry (Manchester) Tickets - https://www.sportsdentistryuk.com/

EA4SD (Dusseldorf) Tickets - https://www.ea4sd.com/copy-of-3rd-ea4sd-symposium-programme

AA4SD (Washington DC) Tickets - https://www.academyforsportsdentistry.org/symposium-2025

BaSOMA (Lithuania) Tickets- https://basoma.org/#tickets

IASMeD (Italy) Tickets - https://www.iasmed.it/

SPONSOR- ION8 https://www.ion8.co.uk

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30 April 2025

Episode 7 - Clara Padilha

We look back following the release of Episode 6 with Serpil Djemal (Dental Trauma UK)

We hear a remarkable story about John's first trip to Brazil for the Olympic Games in 2016

We introduce Clara Padilha, a Sports Dentist from Brazil, who is heavily involved with her local undergraduate teaching dental hospital, where they see aspiring athletes. We discuss the future with regards to digital workflow with respect to face masks.

Tickets for the following events can be purchased at these links;

UK Sports Dentistry (Manchester) Tickets - https://www.sportsdentistryuk.com/

EA4SD (Dusseldorf) Tickets - https://www.ea4sd.com/copy-of-3rd-ea4sd-symposium-programme

AA4SD (Washington DC) Tickets - https://www.academyforsportsdentistry.org/symposium-2025

BaSOMA (Lithuania) Tickets- https://basoma.org/#tickets

SPONSOR- ION8 https://www.ion8.co.uk

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01:39:52

23 April 2025

Episode 6 - Serpil Djemal (Dental Trauma UK)

A look back following the release of Episode 5 with Anthony Lovat from Opro Mouthguards.

We discuss Joey Barton's recent rant on how having dental treatment has caused footballers to pick up injuries

We introduce Serpil Djemal, head of Dental Trauma UK and discuss the current hot topics with regards to dental trauma and where clinicians and public can access materials to help them through dental trauma cases

Dental Truama UK - https://www.dentaltrauma.co.uk/Index.aspx

Tickets for the following events can be purchased at these links;

UK Sports Dentistry (Manchester) Tickets - https://www.sportsdentistryuk.com/

EA4SD (Dusseldorf) Tickets - https://www.ea4sd.com/copy-of-3rd-ea4sd-symposium-programme

AA4SD (Washington DC) Tickets - https://www.academyforsportsdentistry.org/symposium-2025

BaSOMA (Lithuania) Tickets - https://basoma.org/#tickets

SPONSOR - ION8 https://www.ion8.co.uk

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01:35:43

16 April 2025

Episode 5 - Anthony Lovat (OPRO Mouthguards)

A round up following the release of Episode 4, Thanos Stamos.

We welcome Anthony Lovat, the founder of OPRO mouthguards. We discuss his journey from starting out creating custom made mouthguards for schools in Herefordshire to becoming arguably one of the best known mouthguards in the world supplying every corner of the globe.

We discuss what the challenges have been and what the future holds.

Tickets for the following events can be purchased at these links;

EA4SD tickets Dusseldorf (https://www.ea4sd.com/)

UK Sports Dentistry (https://www.sportsdentistryuk.com/)

SPONSOR - https://www.ion8.co.uk/

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01:25:41

09 April 2025

Episode 4 - Thanos Stamos

A review following the release of the interview with Byron Blasco

An interview with Thanos Stamos, one of the co founder's of EA4SD (European Association 4 Sports Dentistry)

We ask him how his interest in Sports Dentistry began, how the EA4SD formed and his vision for the future

This year's EA4SD event is being hosted in Dusseldorf, Germany, on 21-22nd November 2025 (https://www.ea4sd.com/copy-of-3rd-ea4sd-symposium-programme)

UK Sports Dentistry Association 2nd conference booking link is now LIVE. Friay 12th September, Manchester (England) 2025 (www.sportsdentistryuk.com)

SPONSOR- ION8 (https://www.ion8.co.uk/)

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01:15:38

02 April 2025

Episode 3 - Byron Blasco

A review following the release of the interview with Fiona Davidson

Introduction to our first sponsor, ION8 (https://www.ion8.co.uk/)

Interview with Dr Byron Blasco who has a wealth of experience in Sports Dentistry.

Originating from Toronto, Canada, Dr Blasco has worked in Las Vegas, Nevada, for over 20 years and is currently the Sports Dentist to at least 8 Las Vegas based professional sports teams.

Dr Blasco is also the current president of the American Association of Sports Dentistry, with this year's conference being held in Washington DC, from 26th-28th June 2025 (https://asd.memberclicks.net/2025_conference_registration#!/)

We look ahead to our next guest on the pod

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