Stephen had a hard week in dental school, and in this episode of Teeth Time, he dives into the reason his week was such a challenge and how to overcome the various hardships dental school throws at the dental student. Today, Stephen talks about how various appointments in the clinic didn't go how he expected them to. He discusses failure and managing expectations. He dives into patient management, rapport building, and clinical tips that will help you avoid disaster in dental school.  Dental school is not always an easy road. Often the road is bumpy and muddy. Dentistry can be a hard pro ..read more

It has been almost a year since Stephen has produced an episode of The Teeth Time Podcast. Today, the silence is ended! Stephen is back to discuss his third year of dental school and how life in the fast lane has been treating him. In this episode Stephen discusses in detail the difficulties of D3 year including handling patients and their needs, maintaining progress in graduation requirements, balancing stuying, learning dentistry, and much more. Stephen also dives into a detailed look at his newest love in the fitness space: weight training. He discusses his recent migration from strict dis ..read more

This is a special one!! For episode 020 of Teeth Time, Stephen brings on new dental school graduate and operator of the Instagram page @DentalLyfe, Dr. Sameh Soliman, DMD, MPH. Dr. Sameh recently graduated from ASDOH and brings his perspective and plans to the podcast.  Stephen quickly discovers that Sameh is as genuine as they come and has all the right outlooks on life and the importance of dentistry as a profession. Sameh's musings of "treating patients like you would treat your mom" and "being a lifelong learner" ring true with Stephen, and the two have long discussion about being gr ..read more

Stephen reflects alone on the podcast today about 1 year ago when he was looking ahead at beginning his time in dental school. The time before the big first day of dental school is exciting because of the freedoms it allows. One can truly discover what aspects of their life are most important and focus on these things.  In this episode of Teeth Time, Stephen gives book recommendations, speaks about his relationship with physical fitness, and recognizes the importance of keeping records of life by journalling. In this discussion, Stephen suggests many ways in which a student can live a fr ..read more

Stephen is BACK with another episode of The Teeth Time Podcast OMGGGGG!!! In this episode, Stephen sits down alone to discuss what his life has been like as a D2 over the past few months. He gets into a description of the life balance he has found as both a dental student and content creator on Youtube. Importantly, in this episode, Stephen sets his expectations for D3 year straight. After concluding his second year of dental school, Stephen and his classmates will embark on a new journey treating live patients in a real dental clinic. In many regards, things will be going from 0 to 100 very q ..read more

Dr. Calvin Harris is a pediatric dentist in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Harris completed dental school and pediatric dental residency at the University of Tennessee College of Dentistry. During his residency, he received two additional years of specialized, hands-on training in preparation for meeting the unique needs of infants, children, and teens. This extensive training included working with children with special needs, sedation dentistry, and hospital- based dentistry at LeBonheur Children's Hospital and St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. He now works as a pediatric dentist at Pediatric D ..read more

Bart Voto is a D1 at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and he joins Stephen today to discuss his experiences as a pre-dental student, the importance of the DAT and how he prepared, his decision to attend Harvard for dental school, and how is NHSC scholarship has impacted his life and will shape his future.  Stephen recently released a YouTube video that discussed the possible ways one could pay for dental school. The NHSC scholarship was one of the options discussed. In this episode of the podcast, Bart fully explains the parameters of the NHSC scholarship and talks about why it was ..read more

Now this is a special one!! Stephen sits down (literally) with his younger brother, Nick, in this episode of The Teeth Time Podcast. Nick is a graduate of The University of Tennessee  and was recently accepted into the College of Veterinary Medicine at UT. Nick joins the podcast to talk with his brother about his unique journey as a pre-vet student.  In this discussion, Nick and Stephen discuss pre-vet life, important experiences, the need to find your "Why?", admissions failures and successes, and so much more about the pre-vet experience. This conversation shines light on the pre ..read more

On Saturday November 20th, 2021, Stephen ran in the first half marathon of his life. Today's episode of Teeth Time is the full story. Stephen begins by describing his long-time relationship with running which was one that was not conducive to electively running in a half marathon. During the pandemic, however, Stephen's opinions on running changed, and, almost two years later, he reached the peak of his running career by completing the Nashville half marathon.  Stephen details the ins and outs of half marathon prep, race morning, the race itself, and the aftermath of the massive run. He ..read more

Joel Meyerson is one of the fastest growing creators in the dentistry and dental school admissions scenes. In this episode of The Teeth Time Podcast, Stephen sits down with Joel to discuss life as a dentist and creator.  Joel is known for his work on DAT Bootcamp and his own company, Roadmap Prep. Together, these two services offer a comprehensive program to prepare pre-dental students for the dental school admissions process.  In their discussion, Joel tells Stephen about how he became a dentist and details the stories of his various business ventures with Bootcamp and Roadmap Pre ..read more