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Graduating from Dental College Shimla, Vishal went onto do his Masters at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Orthodontics and Dentofacial. However, he soon realised that aesthetic dentistry was an increasingly important part of his work. “Being an orthodontist I was already an aesthetic dentist and I realised that in order to finish my cases properly following all the smile designing principles I need to upgrade my skills into macro and micro-aesthetics and thus started the journey into the world of composites and ceramics,” he recalls. “My practice focuses on Bio-mimetics of which composites and ceramics form an indispensable part. When faced with problems like caries, tooth wear or erosion where there is already loss of tooth material, we need to strive for the solution that will preserve as much of the tooth as possible.”

Unsurprisingly as an aesthetic dentist, Vishal has a special interest in composites. “I have realised that use of composites in the dental practice is not just a change in materials and technique, it brings a paradigm shift of change in treatment philosophy,” he says. “It becomes more about tooth conserving dentistry, where less is more. Documentation of cases have always been something that I love to do. It helps me to analyse and improve my work and allows me to share my work on lot of social media platforms like, Facebook and Instagram. Apparently, various groups on these platforms liked my work and in recognition of my work, StyleItaliano group made me
certified StyleItaliano trainer for direct restoratives.” In addition to being a certified StyleItaliano trainer, Vishal is a Key Opinion leader for 3M, Garrison maxtrix systems, Lm Arte instruments, a writer of clinical publications, and runs a clinical practice in India.

He is one of the admins of RIPEGLOBAL (Restorative Implant Practice Excellence) Facebook , which is a recognition of quality dentistry that he shares in the group. In appreciation of his work globally , he’s now one of the faculty involved in teaching dentists across the world doing Fellowship in Restorative dentistry under the aegis of RipeGlobal Fellowship programme. However, despite the accolades, he says what defines him best is that he is a dentist and that good dentistry makes him happy.

With a teaching career spanning over a decade, Vishal conducts Continuous Dental Education courses on various aspects of aesthetic dentistry with special emphasis on direct Composite restorations and Indirect ceramic restorations under the aegis of ‘Chai Coffee and Dentistry’.

Vishal travels regularly to teach and will be making the long journey from India to Perth in October to present two courses over consecutive days: Anterior Composites – Doable, Predictable and Repeatable, and the following day, Posterior Composites – Doable, Predictable and Repeatable.

Vishal says the two-day course curriculum is designed in a way to give an insight and confidence to the participants about doing direct composites in a predictable and repeatable way. “Success is not doing something good once but every time you do it,” he says. “I will be sharing with participants the various mantras you need, to achieve excellence with direct composites repeatedly.

“I am absolutely certain that at the end of two days I would have changed the way clinicians have been approaching direct composites giving them confidence to do difficult cases with ease and confidence following simple yet effective principles,” he adds. “Direct composites are all about skill and it being a skill-oriented course, we will share tips to enhance your skills based on sound clinical knowledge. We will cover all the problems and their solutions related to Posterior and Anterior composites as outlined in the course. So, if you are not happy with the contours, contacts, occlusal anatomy, shade match, grey margins, demarcation lines, finishing and polishing and you are looking for predictable and repeatable way of doing direct composites, this is the not to miss course for you.”

Vishal says at the end of the course, clinicians should feel empowered with abilities to provide their patients with long-lasting treatments in a more conservative way.

When asked about what the future holds for him, Vishal says he is enjoying his present. “I want to inspire people to be better version of themselves in work as in personal lives, work towards balanced success,” he says. “My life goals are happiness-oriented, and I do things that make me happy and when I am happy, I am successful.”

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