The Teeth Time Podcast Stephen P. Ray

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 profession and not every week in dentistry will feel like a win. What is important is staying grounded and being thankful for the chance to be a dentist. Stephen is diving deep this week. Enjoy it. It's teeth time. 

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 distance running to a more muscle building focus in the gym getting into topics like time under tension, higher volume, and the mind muscle connection. 

Finally, Stephen updates you on his YouTube channel and his plans for the future. There is a year of material to cover in only around 30 minutes. Strap in! It's teeth time. 

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 grateful for life's circumstances, dreaming big, and grinding to see results in every realm. 

Dr. Sameh finishes his discussion with Stephen by revealing, for the first time, his plans for his future in dentistry. You don't want to miss what he will be doing! It's teeth time!!

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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 quickly, and Stephen is here to discuss whether or not he is ready for this change. What goes into dental treatment in a dental office and how does this compare to what is expected of a dental student? These are the types of questions Stephen answers in this episode!
In the next few weeks, there will be more episodes of the podcast in which Stephen will bring on new guests, but for now, enjoy Stephen's solo discussion and update. It's teeth time!!

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 Dental Care in Memphis.

In this episode of Teeth Time, Stephen discusses the pediatric dental specialty in detail with Dr. Harris. Stephen asks of his history, seeking to discover what aspects of Dr. Harris led him to choose pediatrics. Their discussion involves details about Dr. Harris's dental school experience, the importance of mentors, general dentistry and specialties, opening up a second dental practice, treating children, and so much more. Enjoy this informative episode! It's teeth time!!

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 so important for him to become an NHSC scholar. 

You can find Bart on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/studentdentist_bart/

Enjoy this discussion! It's Teeth Time!!