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In this episode of DentalBytes, Marc Wagner sits down with Dr. Amreesh Khanna, a Calgary-based dentist, entrepreneur, educator, and founder involved in both Adept Dental Education and OraQ AI.

Dr. Khanna shares his journey from dental school at the University of Alberta, to a general practice residency in New York, to practice ownership in Calgary — including the major challenge of surviving the Calgary flood just one year into owning his first practice. That experience became a turning point, pushing him deeper into the business side of dentistry, leadership, mentorship, and data-driven practice growth.

The conversation dives into the importance of mentorship, the difficulty of implementation after continuing education courses, and why dentists need support not only clinically, but personally and professionally. Dr. Khanna also shares how his education platform helps clinicians align their personal, professional, and financial goals while building confidence chairside.

Marc and Dr. Khanna also explore the rapidly growing role of AI in dentistry, including clinical decision support, data interoperability, patient communication, medical-dental integration, privacy, compliance, and the future of AI-powered healthcare. Through OraQ AI, Dr. Khanna is helping clinicians better understand patient risk, communicate more clearly, and make more informed decisions without replacing the human clinician at the centre of care.

This is a thoughtful, forward-looking conversation about where dentistry is heading — and why collaboration, education, ethical innovation, and optimism matter more than ever.

Key Topics Covered

• Dr. Khanna’s early entrepreneurial influence from his father
• His dental training at the University of Alberta
• General practice residency in New York
• Building a surgical-focused clinical career
• Practice ownership and the impact of the Calgary flood
• Learning the business side of dentistry through adversity
• The role of mentors, coaches, and advisory boards
• Why implementation is often harder than education
• Adept Dental Education and one-on-one mentorship
• Personal, professional, and financial goal alignment
• The rise of AI in dentistry
• OraQ AI and clinical intelligence
• Risk assessment and patient communication
• Data interoperability and integration challenges
• Privacy, compliance, Health Canada, and FDA considerations
• AI as a clinical decision support system
• Why clinicians should understand both the power and limits of AI
• The future of medical-dental integration
• Staying excited, educated, and empowered in a changing profession

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