Clinical Board, Governance, Oversight, and Cross-Case Review
- Most dental clinics are governed by a single owner-clinician.
That arrangement works for routine cases and small practices; it does not work for cross-border full-arch implant rehabilitation at scale.
Why This Page Exists
Most dental clinics are governed by a single owner-clinician. That arrangement works for routine cases and small practices; it does not work for cross-border full-arch implant rehabilitation at scale. The Clinical Board is the governance structure that makes the rest of our published commitments operationally credible, every protocol referenced on the Promise page, every safety standard on the Safety page, every clinician roster decision on the Doctors page goes through this board.
At Stunning Dentistry
The Clinical Board sits above the day-to-day clinical hierarchy. Even the founder is a member, not the chair, the chair rotates annually per the SD-GOV-01 charter. Decisions taken at board level are minuted, dated, and signed; those minutes are the source of truth when a protocol change ripples through the patient-facing pages.
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Composition and Term Schedule
The board has five members:
- Founder seat (permanent): Dr. Priyank Sethi
- Surgical seat (3-year term): currently Dr. Ravi Sharma
- Prosthodontic seat (3-year term): currently Dr. Kiran Madhav
- Diagnostic seat (3-year term): currently Dr. Anjali Rao (Radiology)
- Patient-safety seat (3-year term): currently Dr. Manish Verma (Anaesthesiology)
Term-bearing seats rotate per the published schedule. Where a seat-holder is unable to complete a term, a documented succession process runs, the next-most-senior clinician in the relevant specialty steps up; the appointment is confirmed in writing within fourteen days; the page is updated within the calendar week.
The chair rotates annually among the five members on a published calendar.
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Members
Dr. Priyank Sethi · Founder Seat · Lead Prosthodontist
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Credentials: MDS Prosthodontics (KLE University, 2008); PhD in Dentistry (Manipal University, 2014); FICOI; AACD.
Board responsibility: Founder seat, permanent. Chair in odd-numbered calendar years.
Specific oversight: Strategic clinical direction, founder-clinician final sign-off on procurement above defined thresholds, brand-pillar policy approval.
Conflict-of-interest disclosure: Founder and majority shareholder of Stunning Dentistry; not paid an additional fee for board membership.
Dr. Ravi Sharma · Surgical Seat (term: Aug 2024 – Aug 2027)
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Credentials: MDS Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (AIIMS Delhi, 2010); FIBOMS.
Board responsibility: Surgical-protocol oversight, partner-hospital liaison (AIG, Apollo), surgical-staffing approval.
Specific oversight: SD-AO4-01, SD-FMR-05 (placing-surgeon side), SD-OMS-04, SD-EMRG-01 (surgical components).
Conflict-of-interest disclosure: Honorarium clinician at AIG Hospital Gachibowli; relationship disclosed during partner-hospital review cycles.
Dr. Kiran Madhav · Prosthodontic Seat (term: Jan 2025 – Jan 2028)
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Credentials: MDS Prosthodontics; Certified Dental Technician (USA); EAO Fellow.
Board responsibility: Prosthodontic-protocol oversight, in-house digital-lab supervision, materials and biomaterials approval, lab-supplier QA.
Specific oversight: SD-FMR-05 (countersigning prosthodontist side), SD-LAB-02, SD-MAT-04.
Conflict-of-interest disclosure: None disclosed.
Dr. Anjali Rao · Diagnostic Seat (term: March 2024 – March 2027)
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Credentials: MDS Oral Medicine and Radiology; FIAOMR.
Board responsibility: Diagnostic-protocol oversight, CBCT and imaging policy, radiation-safety policy, third-clinician read on cases meeting the documented threshold.
Specific oversight: SD-DIP-02, SD-RAD-01, SD-INFC-03 (diagnostic components).
Conflict-of-interest disclosure: None disclosed.
Dr. Manish Verma · Patient-Safety Seat (term: June 2025 – June 2028)
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Credentials: MD Anaesthesia (KEM Hospital); ISA member; ACLS Instructor.
Board responsibility: Patient-safety oversight, anaesthesia-protocol approval, emergency-drill schedule and review, partner-hospital escalation owner.
Specific oversight: SD-SAFETY-03 (full manual), SD-EMRG-01 (full ownership), SD-INFC-03 (anaesthesia components).
Conflict-of-interest disclosure: None disclosed.
At Stunning Dentistry
Conflict-of-interest disclosure is a live document. Members declare any new external relationships (paid speaking, advisory roles, equipment endorsement, consulting) within thirty days of the relationship beginning. The disclosure register is reviewed at every quarterly governance cycle and is available to patients on request.
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What the Board Reviews
Monthly Clinical-Case Review
Cases meeting any of the following criteria are presented to the board: full-arch cases with bone density below the published graftless threshold; zygomatic cases; cases with significant medical comorbidity; cases where a clinician has flagged uncertainty; cases where outcomes have deviated from the expected trajectory at follow-up; cases where a complaint or feedback has triggered review.
Each presented case is summarised in a one-page brief; the board votes on (a) approval of the planned protocol or revision, and (b) whether the case-class warrants a protocol update for future cases. Both votes are minuted.
Quarterly Governance Review
The four pillars (Promise, Safety, Doctors, Awards) and their underlying audits are reviewed quarterly. Discrepancies between published commitments and operational reality are identified, remediation owners assigned, and remediation deadlines documented. The minutes of these reviews drive the public-page updates.
Annual Policy Review
Once per year (calendar Q1), the board reviews every protocol of the form SD-*-* against current clinical evidence, regulatory updates, and operational learning. Protocols that are confirmed remain in force; protocols that require change move into the revision queue with named owners and deadlines.
At Stunning Dentistry
A documented protocol with no clinical-board review in the last twelve months is automatically flagged in the operational dashboard. We have never carried more than three flagged protocols at a time; the pattern of flags drives the agenda for the next quarterly governance cycle.
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Decision Quorum and Tie-Breaking
Routine clinical-case review requires three of five members for quorum. Governance decisions and policy approvals require four of five. The chair has a single vote, there is no casting vote. Tied votes default to no change (i.e., a protocol cannot be modified by a 2-2 vote with one abstention; the proposal returns at the next session with additional information or revision).
Members may participate by secure video conference; presence in the room is not required.
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How to Engage the Board
Patients, partner dentists, or staff who need to raise an issue with the board (rather than a specific clinician) can email board@stunningdentistry.com. Communications received are logged, acknowledged within forty-eight hours, and either resolved at the next monthly review or escalated to a session-specific item with a named lead.
Patients who want to attend a board session as observers (not common, but supported for specific cases) should request via the same email. Observer attendance is at board discretion and is documented when granted.
Lead Clinicians On Your Case
The named bench you are paired with on day one of diagnosis:
- Lead Prosthodontist, owns the prosthetic plan, the digital articulator mount, the definitive material choice, and the year-1 occlusal review. Signs every case decision.
- Lead Implantologist, owns the surgical plan, the CBCT review, the insertion-torque + ISQ readings, and the immediate-loading decision.
- Periodontist, owns the soft-tissue assessment, peri-implant maintenance protocol, and any flap surgery.
- Maxillofacial Surgeon (zygomatic / advanced atrophy cases only), owns the anatomical planning, GA decision, and intra-op nerve mapping.
For the full specialist bench, including who is on call after you fly home, see Our Specialist Team.
At Stunning Dentistry
Your file is opened by name on day one. The lead clinician's signature is on the diagnostic plan, the surgical record, the prosthetic try-in, the definitive delivery, and every annual review thereafter. If a clinician on your file leaves the practice, your file is reassigned in writing within seven days, and the receiving clinician contacts you directly. Anonymous "the SD team" responsibility is not how clinical ownership works here.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why a five-member board rather than a single founder-clinician?
Cross-border full-arch implant rehabilitation involves multiple specialties (surgery, prosthodontics, radiology, anaesthesia, infection control). A single decision-maker cannot give every speciality genuine representation. The board structure ensures every speciality has a seat and a vote.
Why are term lengths 3 years?
Long enough to drive policy continuity and complete a strategic cycle; short enough to refresh perspective and avoid hardening of decision patterns. Aligned with NABH-recommended governance rotations.
Are board minutes public?
No, board minutes contain individual case discussions covered by patient-confidentiality. Aggregated governance findings are summarised in the annual clinical-board report, which is available to patients on request.
Can the founder override a board decision?
No. The founder-seat-holder has one vote of five and cannot unilaterally change a protocol. The structure is documented in SD-GOV-01.
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