From the lab to the chair.

From the episode's English subtitles, a translation of the Russian conversation. Questions are the host's.

1. 0:04HostWhere did your journey in dentistry begin?
2. 0:07Dr AbbasovLike everyone, I had a toothache. They pulled my teeth, and it really hurt. I asked my dentist if it could be done without pain. And he said: grow up, become a dentist, and do it painlessly yourself.
3. 0:23HostWhy did you first train as a dental technician?
4. 0:26Dr AbbasovIt just happened. I was scared to apply to university, because my Russian wasn't very good. So I went to college to train as a dental technician. Once I qualified as a technician, I found the courage to apply to university.
5. 0:44HostWhen did you realise you wanted to be a dentist?
6. 0:48Dr AbbasovWhen I was spending day and night in the lab, working a lot as a technician. And the most let's say, unfair part: I made things with my hands, but never saw the patients' emotions.
7. 1:03HostWhat was hardest on the road from technician to dentist?
8. 1:06Dr AbbasovWorking and studying at the same time. It was very hard to find time to study. And I had to keep working, because I couldn't stop my practice.
9. 1:19HostDoes your technician experience help you as a dentist?
10. 1:22Dr AbbasovOh, it helps very, very much, because I see the whole picture. Not just that. A dentist usually sees only what happens in the mouth. I see the whole process: how it's made in the lab, how it's built. How it… These are the things that will affect the bite in the future.
11. 1:45HostDoes it give you a different sense of aesthetics and of treatment?
12. 1:51Dr AbbasovDirectly. Without a technician's knowledge, I probably wouldn't see half of what I see.
13. 1:57HostWhich area of dentistry interests you most today?
14. 2:01Dr AbbasovProsthodontics, that is, restorations. Veneers, crowns and so on, and also partly surgery, which I find very interesting.
15. 2:12HostWhat can you say about digital technology in dentistry?
16. 2:16Dr AbbasovDigital technology has made dentistry much easier for doctors, especially for someone like me, who came from the lab, because right in the clinic we make crowns. We call it single visit. And the patient leaves with a new tooth just two or three hours later.
17. 2:36HostWhat kind of doctor do you want to be for your patients?
18. 2:39Dr AbbasovMore than anything, I want to be a friend to my patients. Simply a good companion. And then I'll solve all their problems.
19. 2:48HostAnd the final one: If you had to start over today, would you choose dentistry again?
20. 2:55Dr AbbasovDefinitely, because I've tried other fields, like business and so on. What I do best is treating people.