Mohammad Tariq Bashir

Tariq Bashir graduated from the University of Glasgow Dental School in 2005 and has held various Senior House Officer positions in hospitals throughout Scotland before settling at the Visage Cosmetic Dental Clinic in Glasgow.

He has been practising there since 2008 and his main interests lie in minimally invasive and biomimetic dentistry, toothwear and endodontics.

Tariq has travelled extensively and learnt from renowned clinicians, including Newton Fahl, Pascal Magne, Didier Dietschi and John Kois.

In 2018, he became the first graduate from Scotland at the prestigious Kois Center in Seattle. He completed the intensive nine-step treatment planning, occlusion and restorative-focused Kois curriculum. 

Tariq has also been awarded an MSc in endodontology from the University of Chester. In the past, he has held a visiting general dental practitioner (GDP) role in the Restorative Dentistry Department of Glasgow Dental School and was one the Education Committee for the British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (BACD).

In 2018, he co-founded the popular Scottish Dental Study Club (SDSC) with his wife Dr Saimah Ahmed. The club has aimed to promote clinical excellence for all clinicians and help deliver the highest standards of care for their patients. The club has brought top names in dentistry from around the world and continues to do so with some renowned clinicians lined up for 2024. 

Tariq is also involved in postgraduate teaching and mentoring through his own popular composite ‘resin’ training courses and is an opinion leader for various dental manufacturers. He also features regularly in the dental media and was invited by BBC Radio Scotland to host the first Ask the Dentist programme and has since featured regularly.

Find out more about Tariq at his website, or the Scottish Dental Study Club at scottishdentalstudyclub.co.uk.