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Dr Nadeem Harunani: no photograph is held, so the Dentistry For You monogram is shown instead.
Clinician

Dr Nadeem Harunani

Partner (dentist and admin director), Dentistry For You

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Quoted in the press, across 1 topic since 14 Oct 2025

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Dr Nadeem Harunani: key facts

Kind of voice
Clinician
Role
Partner (dentist and admin director)
Organisation
Dentistry For You
Press coverage
Quoted in the press
Most recently quoted
4 Jun 2026
First quoted
14 Oct 2025

03  Profile

Who Dr Nadeem Harunani is

Dr Nadeem Harunani is a dentist and one of the partners at Dentistry For You, a UK dental group. The group's website says it was established in 1986 and lists Esmail Harunani, Murtaza Kanani and Nadeem Harunani as its partners.

His practice listing gives his qualifications as BDS (Bristol) and several Royal College membership and fellowship diplomas, and he is on the GDC register (GDC No. 191839). Local press has described him as the company's admin director. In press coverage he has talked about opening new NHS practices in Portsmouth and Somerset.

He has said NHS dentist recruitment is hard because many dentists have moved to better-paid private work, and that slow NHS contract awards limit supply.

Notable achievements

  1. 01

    Took part in the ceremonial opening of Wellington Dental Care, an NHS practice run by Dentistry For You. NHS Somerset described it as the first launch in Somerset for ten years. Source ↗

  2. 02

    Was pictured, as a Dentistry For You partner, at the ceremonial opening of Crewkerne Dental Care, a new NHS practice in Somerset (13 July). Source ↗

  3. 03

    Dentistry For You was awarded NHS contracts for new practices in Portsmouth, which received about 3,000 registration calls in five days. Source ↗

04  The signal · where Dr Nadeem Harunani sits on dentistry access

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One of the voices most often quoted in the press on dentistry access.

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  1. Eddie Crouch portraitEddie CrouchUnionChair of the Principal Executive Committee (BDA Chair), British Dental AssociationLeading
  2. Shiv Pabary portraitShiv PabaryClinicianChair, General Dental Practice Committee, British Dental AssociationLeading
  3. Jason Wong portraitJason WongRegulatorChief Dental Officer for England, NHS England (joint appointment with the Department of Health and Social Care, based in NHS England)Leading
  4. Dr Esmail HarunaniBusiness leaderPrincipal Director, Dentistry For You (Harunani & Co Group of Dental Surgeries)Leading
  5. Professor Jamie ReadAcademicDean of Lincoln Medical SchoolLeading
  6. Dr Nadeem HarunaniClinicianPartner (dentist and admin director), Dentistry For YouLeading
  7. Theresa ThorpSector leaderexecutive director of regulation at the GDCLeading
  8. Albert YeungSector leaderChair of the BDA Scottish CouncilLeading

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05  On the record · press

What Dr Nadeem Harunani has said

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  • bbc.com
  • somersetlive.co.uk

Where Dr Nadeem Harunani has been quoted

  1. Third Somerset NHS dental practice opens to meet demandbbc.com · 4 Jun 2026
  2. Wellington’s new dental practice to offer more NHS appointments before Christmassomersetlive.co.uk · 21 Oct 2025
  3. 'Wonderful' new NHS practice opens in 'dental desert' Wellingtonbbc.com · 14 Oct 2025

How we found the articles that name Dr Nadeem Harunani: we searched news for these terms.

  • NHS dentistry
  • NHS dentist
  • dental access
  • dentist shortage
  • dental desert
  • dental contract
  • dental charges
  • dental check-up

Also searched with “NHS dentistry” in each of 8 national papers, and in the Guardian by editor tag, and in trade press by category. Every term for Dentistry access

Verbatim

“Having opened in Wellington last year, we're already aware of the overwhelming demand in the area.”
admin director of DentistryForYou · Dentistry access · bbc.com · 4 Jun 2026 · Read the article
“My family started this business in 1986, and we've always offered NHS services. We feel that everyone should have the ability to have access to both NHS and private treatments.”
dentist at Wellington Dental Care · Dentistry access · somersetlive.co.uk · 21 Oct 2025 · Read the article
“We wanted to see if we can help in reaching out and provide dental access under the NHS.”
from firm Dentistry for You · Dentistry access · bbc.com · 14 Oct 2025 · Read the article

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06  Sources

References for this biography

  1. Pair of new dentists' practices for Portsmouth revealed - as massive demand sparks 3,000 registration calls in five days. Names him as Dr Nadeem Harunani of Dentistry For You. Records his comments on NHS dentist recruitment, private-sector pay and slow NHS contract awards.
  2. New dental surgery is officially opened - Around Wellington. Describes him as Admin Director of Dentistry for You at the opening of an NHS practice in Wellington, Somerset. Gives his appointment figures for the practice.
  3. New dental surgery launches in Wellington - Around Wellington. Calls him the company's admin director and quotes him on NHS and private appointments.
  4. Making a dental difference to thousands - Western Gazette. Names him as a partner at Dentistry For You at the Crewkerne Dental Care opening in July.
  5. Village Dental Practice - Dentistry for you. Lists him as a partner, with his qualifications and GDC number 191839.
  6. Mid Essex Dental Care - Dentistry for you. Says Dentistry For You was established in 1986 and names Esmail Harunani, Murtaza Kanani and Nadeem Harunani as the partners.
  7. Dentistry For You Natureza - Care Quality Commission. Lists Dr Mohamed Nadeem Esmail Harunani as Registered Manager and Nominated Individual for a Dentistry For You practice run by DFY (Marham) Ltd.
  8. Nadeem Harunani - Director - DentistryForYou (LinkedIn). LinkedIn profile showing him as Director at DentistryForYou since 2010, with education at the University of Bristol. This matches his BDS (Bristol) on the practice site.
  9. Contact: Dentistry For You - Leigh on Sea - Care Quality Commission. Shows dentistryforyou.co.uk as the group's website.

07  Contact & links

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Doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and other registered clinicians quoted in a clinical capacity. Citations are counted by an automated scan of UK press coverage and may be incomplete. Roles, biographies and contact details are researched and human-reviewed before they appear here; anything not yet reviewed is simply absent rather than shown unverified. This profile was last updated on 3 Nov 2026. See the methodology for how this page is built, or email contact@bridgeheadcommunications.com to correct anything on it.