Drs. Matthew Pham and Poolak Bhatt: Assessing Scope, Pay and Location to Find the Right Job out of Residency

Everyday Oral Surgery

Welcome back to Everyday Oral Surgery! Today, we have two guests with us to explore a few key topics. Join us as Drs. Matthew Pham and Poolak Bhatt weigh in on finding your first job after completing your studies. You’ll hear about Dr. Bhatt’s educational Instagram page, started while recovering from a car accident, and Dr. Pham shares some consistent insights he shares on his weekly phone calls with dental students. We touch on opioid dependence, point listeners in the direction of a helpful resource that could help you find a job in the area you want to live in, and talk about salary, collection percentages, and call stipends. Drs. Pham and Bhatt agree that it’s never too early to start interviewing, even if you’re still studying, before outlining some red flags to look out for when you’re choosing where to work. Hear a hopeful message reminding you just how much you have to offer, and much more when you tune in today.

Key Points From This Episode:

• Welcome to Drs. Matthew Pham and Poolak Bhatt.
• An overview of Drs. Pham and Bhatt’s educational and career background.
• The story of how Dr. Bhatt started his educational Instagram page while recovering from a car accident.
• How he found a job in a rural area as a result of his well-researched content on Instagram.
• Dr. Pham weighs in on the difficult time he watched Dr. Bhatt go through during his recovery.
• Dr. Pham’s weekly phone calls with dental students mapping out their next steps.
• Four considerations when choosing a job straight out of your studies.
• Why mentorship has been so integral to Dr. Pham’s career.
• Opioid dependence and how easy it can be to fall down its black hole.
• A resource to equip yourself as you seek a suitable role.
• Leveraging your network to find a suitably located job.
• Why it is important to be honest when you are addressing scope.
• Salary, collection percentages, and call stipends.
• Why it’s never too early to start interviewing, even if you are still a student.
• Red flags to look out for and how to identify them.
• Dr. Bhatt’s advice to lean on people who have been through the same thing as you have.
• The role of mentorship and learning from senior doctors.
• Which forceps each doctor would use to remove Tooth 7.
• Why Dr. Pham loves Rocky, and Dr. Bhatt’s number one is Apocalypse Now.
• Quotes that have altered each of their lives.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Poolak Bhatt on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/omaxface/
Dr. Matthew Pham on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/phamomfs/

Dr. Matthew Pham on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/mtpdds/

OMS Careerlines — https://www.healthecareers.com/aaoms/search-jobs/

Comfort Crisis — https://www.amazon.com/Comfort-Crisis-Embrace-Discomfort-Reclaim/dp/0593138767

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Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-hirsch-126210bb/
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