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Hi, I'm Dr.

Last episode 29 January 2026. Quiet since then.

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Dentistry can be lonely — but it doesn’t have to be. Nekky Jamal and Akhil Chawla believe there’s so much more to dentistry than what meets the… mouth. On Hi, I’m Dr., they dive into the real, unfiltered side of the profession: the struggles, triumphs, and lessons that come with life in and around the dental chair. This is not a clinical podcast — it’s about the people behind the profession.Nekky Jamal is the founder of Wayside Dental, a thriving 21-operatory practice in Lloydminster, Alberta, and the creator of Third Molars Online, an award-winning course that teaches dentists the art and science of wisdom tooth extractions. Akhil Chawla is the founder and CEO of Shair Dental Inc., a tech-driven platform revolutionizing access to dental care by seamlessly connecting patients with trusted local providers. With experience as a former management consultant at a Big 4 firm and a background in practice transitions through Sage Dental Partners, Akhil brings a fresh, entrepreneurial perspective to the dental world — and plenty of stories from his time in dental school.

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121 episodes in the feed on 8 November 2026. Showing the 100 most recent. The rest are in the feed.

—121 – Why Are So Many Dentists Broke?29 January 2026 · 1:02:04
—120 – How to Build an Instrument Empire2 January 2026 · 55:30
—119 – How to Design Your Dream Practice12 December 2025 · 1:00:39
—118 – Negotiating a Higher Associate Pay2 November 2025 · 38:09
—117 - Just Say No to the DSO15 October 2025 · 46:10 · Bob Spiel
—116 - The OG Dental Entrepreneur1 October 2025 · 53:40
—115 - Should you sell to Dentalcorp?7 September 2025 · 1:03:49
—114 - Digital Dental Dollars with Dr. Saro Babaian22 August 2025 · 47:48
—113 - What You Need to Know Before Selling to a DSO9 August 2025 · 43:12
—112 - How Top Producers Increase Their Billings with Dr. Spencer Greer25 July 2025 · 49:30
—111 - From Bitewings to Blockchains with Dr. Kamea Lafontaine14 July 2025 · 1:18:07
—110 - Rookie Dental Playbook: Top Tips for New Grads28 June 2025 · 44:51
—109 - The Truth Behind Sales Reps in Dentistry with Brad Switzer16 June 2025 · 40:07
—108 - Daily Dental Discipline with Josh Cooperband31 May 2025 · 40:17
—107 - Associateship 10117 May 2025 · 59:10
2106 - The Pediatric Politician with Dr. Omar Mohammad5 May 2025 · 36:50
1105 - The Return27 April 2025 · 21:01
—104 - Striving for Excellence with Jordan Sanders11 June 2024 · 44:10
—103 - Burnout Breakdown: How to Cope and Thrive4 June 2024 · 35:36
—102 - From Goals to Greatness: Insights from Mikey Wellygan28 May 2024 · 28:11
—101 - How to Build The Office of Your Dreams with Troy Dashney21 May 2024 · 50:47
—100 - Honoring Dr. Cohn's Impact on Dentistry14 May 2024 · 36:19
—99 - Green Dentistry: Building a Sustainable Future with Dr. Amanda Hoffmeister30 April 2024 · 40:40
9898 - Charting Your Path: Embracing the Unknown with Nekky and Akhil23 April 2024 · 35:05
9797 - Finding Purpose Beyond the Practice: A conversation with Dr. Amreesh Khanna16 April 2024 · 54:09
—96 - Thriving Beyond Doubt: Nekky and Akhil's Journey with Imposter Syndrome9 April 2024 · 28:56
9595 - Cryptocurrency Confessions: Tales of Triumph and Tribulation19 March 2024 · 45:47
—94 - Threads of Freedom: Exploring the Power of Embracing12 March 2024 · 36:45
—93 - Living a Life Without Regret: The Unfiltered Journey of Nekky and Akhil5 March 2024 · 41:18
—92 - Charlotte's Dental Pioneer: Dr. Sonia Chopra26 February 2024 · 30:32
—91 - From the Operatory to the Stage: The Remarkable Story of Emil Liakhovetski20 February 2024 · 31:06
—90 - Bite-sized Wisdom with Dr. Nik Sharma13 February 2024 · 41:07
—89 - A Conversation with Kale Wudrich of Rumley Periodontics"6 February 2024 · 34:40
—88 - Crafting Radiant Smiles with Dr. Nicole Robins30 January 2024 · 51:28
—87 - How to Create The Perfect Startup (Dr. Scott Kollen)23 January 2024 · 50:48
—86 - Beyond the Chair: Dr. Sandra Garcia Martin's Journey in Dentistry and Passion Pursuits16 January 2024 · 35:10
—85 - Reflecting on Growth: Top 5 Lessons of 20239 January 2024 · 1:15:47
—84 - Crossing the Border - How a Canadian becomes an American Dentist (Brian Cohen)2 January 2024 · 54:32
—83 - Endodontics and Mentorship: A Dialogue with Dr. Gary Glassman26 December 2023 · 44:02
—82 - Teaching Innovations in Dentistry (Avi Patel)19 December 2023 · 40:56 · Avi Patel
—81 - The Dental Hip Hop Artist (Divroop Panfer)12 December 2023 · 48:29
—80 - Not Your Typical Dentist (Dr. Amrita Sandhu_Gill)5 December 2023 · 45:11
—79 - Max's World: Exploring Dental Aesthetics and Patient Care with Max Li28 November 2023 · 42:18
7878 - How to find your niche in dentistry with Hilarie Ng21 November 2023 · 40:30
7777 - Dr. Anil Kishen's Journey in Dental Research14 November 2023 · 50:41
—76 - Behind Every Great Dentist: The Office Manager (Patricia Brockhoff)8 November 2023 · 22:33
—75 - The Privilege Of Being A Dentist (Dr. Amanda Morel)1 November 2023 · 23:21
—74 - Minty Fresh Profits: How To Keep Your Practice Cash Flowing (Chad Hepburn)25 October 2023 · 22:33
—73 - Walking Your Runway As A Dentist (Dr. Ian Chang)17 October 2023 · 55:30
—72 - Bridging the Gap: Networking in Dentistry (Elliot Pobjoy)10 October 2023 · 14:57
—71 - The Trailblazer's Toolkit (Dr. Aisling Whitaker)3 October 2023 · 49:57
—70 - Forming Dental Roots in Mozambique (Dr. Joel Rosenbloom)25 September 2023 · 55:32
—69 - Tooth Troopers: Tales from Across Borders19 September 2023 · 43:47
—68 - Magic Tricks Of The Denture Trade (Mark Chan)11 September 2023 · 20:15
—67 - Dentists' Chair Insights: Communication and Growth (Dr. Sunny Gill)5 September 2023 · 57:40
6666 - Mentor to Student: Duality of Dental Education (Dr. Elliott Schwartz)29 August 2023 · 27:03
—65 - Teeth To Tech: A Dentist's Digital Trek (Dr. James Younger)21 August 2023 · 51:36
—64 - Night Sweats As A New Dentist (Dr. Kyle Lesko)15 August 2023 · 51:04
6363 - The Right Numbers To Watch (Theresa Smith)1 August 2023 · 1:07:53
6262 - Unlocking Your Practice's Full Potential (Micheal Dinsio)25 July 2023 · 54:16 · Michael Dinsio
6161 - The Number One Mistake New Owners Make (Dr. Brian Baliwas)18 July 2023 · 58:16
6060 - Knowing Your Roots (Dr. Manor Haas)11 July 2023 · 55:45
5959 - A Fun Fund (Dr. Jordan Sanders)4 July 2023 · 1:00:55
5858 - Building 20 Practices Without Focusing on Numbers (Dr. Jan Jaffer)27 June 2023 · 1:03:39 · Jan Jaffer
5757 - Smile, Sudes & Startups: The Dental Entrepreneur's Brewed Journey (Dr. Derek Nordstrom)20 June 2023 · 1:12:52
5656 - Making More Money Running 1 Practice vs 30 (Dr. Micheal Rondinelli)13 June 2023 · 1:15:38
5555 - What It Feels Like Being Married to The Dr. Gordon Chee6 June 2023 · 1:08:31
—54 - Whole Life Insurance Explained (Josh Fernando)31 May 2023 · 1:03:30
—53 - Tips for Practising in the US as a Canadian Grad (Dr. Kristina Carnogursky)23 May 2023 · 1:09:10
—52 - DIY Investing as an Oral Surgeon (Dr. Wendall Mascarenhas)15 May 2023 · 56:23
5151 - Why Mental Health is Plaguing Dentistry (Dr. Kyle Stanley)9 May 2023 · 1:09:58 · Kyle Stanley
5050 - The Endodontist Who Can Find MB2 in 45 Seconds (Dr. Rodrigo Cunha)2 May 2023 · 1:35:14
4949 - Who's More Important in a Cosmetic Case The Dentist or Lab Tech (Dani Farago)25 April 2023 · 1:42:25
4848 - Hi I'm Almost Dr. Emily Ikert (University of Saskatchewan Dental Student)18 April 2023 · 59:35
4747 - Starting a Dental Practice Before 30 as a Woman (Dr. Mackenzie Naylor)11 April 2023 · 1:03:52
4646 - How Paste dental is Reinventing the Dental Office (Dr. Derek Chung & Dustin Carrinngton)4 April 2023 · 47:40
—45 - Hi, I'm Almost Dr. Clara Zhou (University of Toronto Dental Student)28 March 2023 · 1:17:25
4444 - Introducing Hi, I'm Almost Dr.28 March 2023 · 19:19
4343 - Picture Perfect Composites (Dr. Sunny Virdi)21 March 2023 · 1:01:58
4242 - Upgrading the Patient Experience with Head Massages and Eye Masks (Dr. Sanya Arora)14 March 2023 · 1:10:35
4141 - Studying an Hour a Day after Dental School (Dr. Jaewoo Cho)7 March 2023 · 44:58
4040 - Can a RDH Hire a Dentist in an Independent Practice? (Irene Michelle Iancu)28 February 2023 · 1:04:18
3939 - The Story Behind The Morning Floss (Dr. Bruce Freeman)21 February 2023 · 1:18:31
3838 - Learning Drilling Before Billing (Dr. Hesham Sherghin)14 February 2023 · 1:20:37
3737 - The Dentist Who Published in the Globe and Mail (Dr. Sanjukta Mohanta)7 February 2023 · 1:13:25
3636 - Rebuilding Your Practice and Staff at 59 (Dr. Paresh Shah)31 January 2023 · 1:13:19
3535 - Canadian Dental School Conference Recap24 January 2023 · 1:00:07
3434 - Starting an Implant-Only Practice (Dr. Ho-Young Chung)17 January 2023 · 1:01:33
3333 - Growing a Dental Startup from $0 to $1.3 Billion (Dr. Bill Dorfman)13 January 2023 · 29:41
3232 - Introducing Hi, I'm Dr.13 January 2023 · 6:30
3131 - How to Network with Successful Dentists (Dr. Dan Hagi)30 December 2022 · 24:13
3030 - Ceramic Implants (Dr. Dan Hagi)28 December 2022 · 22:10
2929 - Taking Risks Early in Your Career (Dr. Dan Hagi)26 December 2022 · 17:06
2828 - The Cost of Building a Dental Practice (Woody Bongard)23 December 2022 · 15:14
2727 - A - Z of Building a Dental Practice (Woody Bongard)21 December 2022 · 14:49
2626 - Using VR to Build a Dental Practice (Woody Bongard)19 December 2022 · 20:28
2525 - How to Build a 24 Op Practice while Choosing a Path of Service (Dr. Nekky Jamal)17 December 2022 · 19:20
2424 - Millions in Debt and Buying a Flooded Practice (Dr. Nekky Jamal)14 December 2022 · 27:08
2323 - Determining What is Within Scope as a Young Dentist (Dr. Nekky Jamal)12 December 2022 · 23:04
2222 - What Young Dentists Should be Thinking about with Socialized Dentistry (Canada Dental Benefit)5 December 2022 · 21:29

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