1973 - 2021

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Morad Milanifar was born in Tehran, Iran in 1973, and qualified as a dentist from Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London in 1997. He worked as an associate dentist for a few years, gaining further credentials with international courses before setting up his own multi-surgery practice in Central London.

His unrelenting fervour and unbreakable passion for dentistry meant Morad was always seeking the newest technologies and techniques to provide his patients with the highest standard of care. His enthusiasm for staying at the forefront of his field took him far and wide to learn as much as he could, and he was always keen to impart his wisdom, tips and tricks to us all.

We both made our first ever forays into dentistry as teenagers with a fortnight each of work experience at Morad's practice. Seeing his boundless energy, unbridled creativity and zeal for dentistry inspired us and countless others to follow suit. His energy was electric and his enthusiasm infective. He was generous with his time and his knowledge, and his colleagues and patients will never forget this.

Morad had an insatiable curiosity for how things worked, always asking 'why?' with his cheeky grin and a Coca Cola to hand. He would take machines apart and put them back together to better understand them. He loved documentaries about the human body and about nature. He painstakingly cultivated over many years a hugely impressive garden of tomatoes, peppers and herbs which were enjoyed by all.

He was a wonderful son, grandson, brother, uncle, cousin, nephew, friend and dentist. His love for dentistry enthused many future generations of clinicians. He will be remembered by us all as an inspirational, inquisitive, generous, strong-hearted man and he is dearly missed.

Ariane Sampson and Victoria Sampson