Out with the old, in with the new

With a family history in dentistry, no one was surprised when brothers Rajan and Neal Mehta decided to follow in their father’s footsteps. Attracted to the clinical challenges of dentistry but also the potential of running their own business, both studied at Cardiff University with Raj graduating in 2010 and Neal, four years later.

Both keen to establish themselves in their own right, it wasn’t long into their dental careers when they decided to seek out a practice of their own. With London being desirable but unaffordable, the search for the right premises took them west to the quintessentially English cathedral city of Salisbury and a practice in need of an overhaul.

Originally established in 1985, Sarum Dental Practice was housed in an old building which was formerly a confectionery and betting shop. Neal remembers, “Our first impressions were of a long established practice with equipment that needed updating but despite this, the place seemed well organised and the practice had a good feeling about it. We thought it had potential and it just seemed this was the right opportunity for us.”