Young dentist of the year

For ER it was George Clooney in the spotlight as Dr Doug Ross. For Grey’s Anatomy, Patrick Dempsey stole the show as Dr Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd.

But if a medical drama were to be made about the world of dentistry, there is only one person who could take up the mantle.

Affan Saghir ticks all the boxes to be the star: a professional in his field, dazzling smile, scrubs up well (pun intended), beloved by everyone he treats, and goes above and beyond to prioritise his patients’ wellbeing. In fact, he has been quoted as saying that he would “happily see patients seven days a week”and that his job “has never been work for him” – now that’s someone who’s found their calling.

For the majority of us, our childhood dreams of ‘what we want to be when we grow up’ will change a great deal, often to the point where we are doing something completely the opposite as an adult. But for Affan, he always knew that his future lay in dentistry.