Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Thomas (Dental Surgeon)

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The result was delete. ♠PMC♠ (talk) 08:50, 22 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Thomas (Dental Surgeon)

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I am afraid I do not see from the article why this person is notable. There are dozens of thousands of dental surgeons in the world, and I do not see how this one stands out. Ymblanter (talk) 07:52, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Medicine-related deletion discussions. Ymblanter (talk) 07:52, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of India-related deletion discussions. Ymblanter (talk) 07:52, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. This article was created and considered notable due to the contributions that this particular dental surgeon has made in his specialized field of maxillofacial surgery, particularly in India where he established the first specialized dental implant clinic and craniofacial implants for facial disfigurements, etc... His expertise is also recognized internationally, due to his contributions in UAE, Ireland, UK, and USA. Do you have any suggestions to improve the article in order to make the notability more clear? - HJafri (talk) 09:07, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Per nom. Absolutely no notability whatsoever. Fifthavenuebrands (talk) 09:32, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

~~Keep~~. Dr. Biju Thomas is a noteworthy dental surgeon in India and in Dubai. Sources have been provided in the article to validate the authenticity of the individual. - ~~ — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mirza Irfan Baig Barlas (talk • contribs) 10:35, 15 November 2019 (UTC) — Mirza Irfan Baig Barlas (talk • contribs) is a confirmed sock puppet of HJafri (talk • contribs). [reply]

Delete My dentist is notable where he works, he has also established a dental practice; he has worked in hospitals (and registrar and "associate specialist" are not exactly senor positions) etc etc etc.. That doesn't make him anything special and worthy of a Wikipedia article and nor does it for Thomas. There is nothing in this article to indicate that its subject is notable per Wikipedia's norms. Emeraude (talk) 12:30, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Wikipedia is not the phone book. Graywalls (talk) 14:20, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. There are lots of good dental surgeons with their own practice. That is not enough in itself to have an article. There is also more than a whiff of promotion in the page. SpinningSpark 20:40, 15 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Of the four sources, one doesn't mention him, two are profiles of him from either his own clinic, or somewhere he's worked, so are not WP:INDEPENDENT, the only other source is the Irish Examiner article which seems to be an interview of with him and of one of his patients, so also wouldn't be considered independent. A search for any other sources of him is difficult as it seems to be a relatively common name. YBm2XrpCP (talk) 00:39, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete and the article creator just got blocked today as a sock. Also shameless promotion. WP:NOTRESUME Lightburst (talk) 02:13, 16 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Delete I'm sure he's a fine dentist, but notable he certainly is not. Best, GPL93 (talk) 19:30, 18 November 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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