The Teeth Time Podcast

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 manage...

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, ba...

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 dent...

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 conclud...

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 child...

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 pa...

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 pr...

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...

In this episode of Teeth Time, Stephen interviews Jasmine Ahrar, third year dental student and YouTuber. Jasmine is completing her training at the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health. Her journey to the dental profession is far from the traditional route, and in this episode, she brings an entirely new perspective to the table. Jasmine discusses finding dentistry in an unexpected place and...

Ari Rezaei is the cofounder of DAT Bootcamp, the largest DAT prep resource in the country. On today's episode of Teeth Time, Ari joins Stephen to discuss the creation of DAT Bootcamp and how it has evolved into the modern-day Bootcamp.com, an online academic resource which serves to assist students through their entire professional education.  Ari describes the process of working on building...

For the first time in his tenure on Teeth Time, Stephen is talking with someone who is not a dentist or dental student. Colin Carr is the founder and CEO of CARR, a nationwide commercial real estate company that exclusively represents the unique needs and interests of healthcare providers. CARR is the nation’s leading healthcare real estate advisor with a team of almost 150 experts that span coast...

Episode 011 is here and today's special guest is UK dental student RainaOnTheCusp. Raina is a student at The University of Sheffield. Massive shoutout to Raina for working on scheduling this meeting with me to discuss the differences between dentistry in the UK and dentistry in the US. While a lot of it is much different, there are more similarities than you might think! In the episode, Steph...

The podcast has reached double digits, and to celebrate, Stephen is having his longest conversation yet with Michigan dentist, Dr. Adam White. Dr. White uploads YouTube videos on his channel Beyond Dentistry, and he brings to the podcast years of experience in dentistry and content creation.  In their conversation, Adam discusses his practice makeup. Stephen also asks Adam about the most significa...

On Episode 009 of Teeth Time, Stephen has a candid and heartfelt discussion of his first year of dental school. He speaks about the highs and lows of a pivotal year during which he learned a lot and experienced even more. Find out what Stephen thinks are the most important things to focus on as a dental student in your first year, or simply meditate with Stephen about the effects of the COVID pand...

On episode 008 of The Teeth Time Podcast, Stephen sits down with fellow dental student and YouTuber, Tehaum Saood aka OneMissionDMD. In their conversation, Stephen and Tehaum compare the first and second years of dental school and detail the changes that occur in the coursework. Tehaum explains how he began his time on YouTube and where he plans to take his channel. He also gives the meaning behin...

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 abou...

Haley Schultz is a second-year dental student at The University of Michigan School of Dentistry, and today on Teeth Time, she sits down with Stephen to discuss life as a dental student and content creator. Haley details her path to dentistry, the steps she took to become a dental student, and her major hopes and dreams for her profession in general dentistry. Haley also talks about how content cre...

In this episode of The Teeth Time Podcast, Stephen gets back to the basics and hosts the show on his own. Stephen details the latest in his journey through dental school. He describes learning composite dentistry for the first time and the difficulties of filming in lab. Stephen also comments on his current outlook on online dental school and how he is managing it, and he previews an athletic ende...

Jack Han is a beast of a content creator! In this episode of The Teeth Time Podcast, Jack and Stephen sit down and discuss life as first year dental students and content creators.  Jack is known for his dental school vlogs on YouTube and vibrant instagram page. Jack's content will have you inspired to become a dentist, and his infectious smile will leave you motivated to reach your goals. In...

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 den...

Sometimes, someone else's story can truly help us along in our own journey. Today, I'm bringing you the full unabridged version of my story with dentistry. In this episode of The Teeth Time Podcast, I take you along the journey with me from childhood to dental school. I explain the ups and downs of my life and how they have combined to bring me to this point. This is episode 002! Enjoy!!

Welcome to the The Teeth Time Podcast!! I am super excited to bring you this new experiment in my creative endeavors.  What is TTP? As a dental student and young person, I have a lot of thoughts and ideas. I have decided that it is time to stop keeping all of these thoughts to myself. This podcast will be my creative way of letting you further into the life of a dental student. We will talk about...