Full Podcast: Dr. Nicholas Kim – Long Island Dentists Podcast #2 x Dose of Dental #177
Description
Top 5 Topics:
- 72 Hours in the OR: The Reality of Flap Surgery
- The Truth About Surgeons and Lawsuits
- From Residency Struggles to Surgeon Success
- Living Like a Resident After Graduation
- Imposter Syndrome on Day One
Quotes & Wisdom:
(a) Teamwork keeps the ‘machine’ running. — 08:27 –08:58
(b) Patient-first means every small task matters. — 10:01 –11:16
(c) The emotional cost of flap failure. — 12:33 –13:10
(d) Learn wherever you land. — 15:29 –16:38
(e) Surgeons aren’t villains—we took an oath. — 20:20 –21:07
(f) No surgery is 100%—own complications, manage them. — 21:43 –22:14
(g) Make the call schedule as a team. — 09:31 –10:01
(h) Live like a resident (a little longer). — 39:57 –44:50
(i) Track cash flow; delay gratification. — 44:50 –45:26
(j) First-day jitters are normal—you belong. — 54:11 –54:39
Questions:
“Tell me about your experience in residency more—your program did a lot of flaps… tell me more about that.” — 11:28
“Did you ever consider going into head & neck surgery?” — 16:41
“What day works best for a weekly oral boards prep for all of us?” — 32:02
“Hospital privileges—did you look into that?” — 34:16
“Which city did you like better—Boston or Philly?” — 03:26
“What did you look at buying right after graduating?” — 39:31
“What’s your evening wind-down before Day 1?” — 52:20
Now available on:
- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel
- Long Island Dentists Podcast #2
- Dose of Dental Podcast #177
- 9.2025
United States
