The Home of Calm & Gentle Dentistry

Saturday 7th December 2024 saw yet another memorable award winning night for the co-owner of multi award winning Blackburn based dental practice; Bank View Smile Studios. The Forttuna group hosted their Global Edition of the Health and Wellness awards on board the iconic and record breaking QE2 ship docked in Port Rashid, Dubai, UAE. The glittering ceremony was attended by the ‘Best of the Best’ in their respective fields from across the world.

Dr Khalid Master had the privilege and honour to receive a bespoke, golden ‘Oscar’ like trophy as the winner of the prestigious title of UK’s Best Dentist. This particular award was for a unique individual from the professional sector who is not only exemplary and well respected in their field, but also someone who had made a successful transition into the business world by creating a remarkably flourishing practice. Furthermore, Dr. Master was commended for his altruism through his constant and ongoing contribution to dental education and for his role as Chairman and Founding Trustee of Abu Hanifah Foundation; a UK registered not for profit charity focussing on producing the next generation of exemplary role models, who lead meaningful, purpose driven lives, going on to make pioneering contributions to their immediate society and ultimately the world at large.      

The awards were designed to showcase and honour the ingenuity, dedication and excellence of health and wellness leaders from across the globe. A staggering 354,000 applications were screened, from them 18,000 participants met the standard. 9,000 interviews were conducted with clinicians from 81 countries and 94 winners were finally chosen from 47 countries to attend the event.

On announcing the winner, Dr Khalid Master was introduced as “…having a perfectionist attitude to detail, coupled with a calm and gentle chair side manner. He is passionate about sharing his vast knowledge and expertise, educating the current generation through mentorship and inspiring the next generation of young dentists through work shadowing and careers advice.”

In receiving the award, Dr Khalid said “…I’m graciously accepting this award on behalf of my profession, one that I’m even more passionate about than when I graduated. I’m deeply appreciative of my team at BVSS (both past and present) as well as all the clinician’s and colleagues who I’ve worked with and learnt from. I’d like to dedicate this award to my family and parents; both of whom have passed away; my father died young, 21 years ago and my mother 2 years ago this very day. Without instilling the values of continuous excellence and tireless work ethic respectively, none of this would have been achievable. I owe more than a debt of gratitude to them both.”