Shalin Mehra is a general dental practitioner with over 25 years’ experience providing NHS and private dental care. He is Chair/Founder of Roderick’s Dental, a clinically led group with over 120 dental practices and a dental lab providing NHS and Private care. Throughout his career Shalin has been closely involved with the training and development of future dentists. He began as a vocational trainer for newly qualified dentists before going on to set up the Northampton Vocational Training Scheme. Shalin qualified as a Dentist from The University of Dundee in 1984 (B.D.S). He began work as General Dental Practitioner in Northampton and in 1989 became a partner in the practice.