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Carrie Webber [00:00:10] Welcome to the Jameson Files. I'm Carrie Webber and I'm your host. We're so glad to have you with us. Thank you so much for tuning in. To listen more about the stories that we share with dentists across the country. And lessons learned that can hopefully help you on your journey to pursuing your ideal practice vision. I am so excited to be with my dear friend, Dr. Maurice Miles of Maryland today.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:00:37] Thank you for having me.
Carrie Webber [00:00:40] Thank you for being here. I've had the privilege of knowing you for several years now, and it's just a joy for those of you listening or watching. Dr. Miles has an amazing story of where he's come and how he has become such a significant leader, a mentor in dentistry. You have a clear love for helping other young dentists identify their vision, for their journey and helping them to be successful. You know, a lot of amazing people. You're a connector of sorts because you have a true passion for the craft and for the profession that is dentistry.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:01:18] Thank you.
Carrie Webber [00:01:18] And so you have a lot in your journey of coming to clarity for what your ideal practice is and where and how you were pursuing that. A lot of changes on your journey.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:01:31] A lot of changes.
Carrie Webber [00:01:32] A lot of changes.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:01:32] And diversion.
Carrie Webber [00:01:35] A lot of diversion, a lot of success. But with that success, there are a lot of challenges that you've had to face. So I'd love to just have you share with the audience your story, how you got into dentistry, where you find yourself now. And let's talk through some of the amazing decisions that you had to make and the clarity that you've come to the dentist that you are today.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:01:58] So thank you for having me again, Carrie. I've known Carrie and Jameson for over six years. Interestingly enough, there has been some transition in my dental profession. You know, I'm from Jamaica, went to college in Jackson, Mississippi, came to come to Howard University. The dentist was there and was all fired up about doing things and changing things. And when I went to dental school, I was going to be oral surgeon and they busted up my first year and then I got sick and it hit me. So my transition changed. I spent a year in the hospital. It came out, had a new vision and what I wanted.
Carrie Webber [00:02:36] Wow.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:02:37] I love dentists and I love people. So I joined the elite. This is for the young dentist.
Carrie Webber [00:02:43] Right.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:02:44] The first practice you walk into is probably not going to be the practice that you end up in. Our eyes are so bright eyed and bushy tailed and we just want to get in there and think when they change the world and you really know who you are until 10, 15 years and sometimes you get early success and sometimes that could be the don't follow where your true potential is. So I got into a really good practice, had a very good mentor, better than most people I know. It was a practice for maybe ten years, before six years before I became a partner. And even though it was a good mentor, the partnership and the work, because it wasn't for me. I learnt a lot from the partner at that time. Things to do, things not to do. But somewhere along the line I got a clear vision. So while I'm in private practice, I'm very involved in organized dentistry, do a lot of stuff and organize friends to serve on my dental board of the dental board president. And then I'm an examiner there and I'm sitting on this board, that board and I have a passion for dentistry. So I took that to Jamaica. So I'm always traveling, I'm always doing something. So I'm trying to balance that and balance a family and doing a lot of things.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJCWDujoY04
Carrie Webber [00:00:10] Welcome to the Jameson Files. I'm Carrie Webber and I'm your host. We're so glad to have you with us. Thank you so much for tuning in. To listen more about the stories that we share with dentists across the country. And lessons learned that can hopefully help you on your journey to pursuing your ideal practice vision. I am so excited to be with my dear friend, Dr. Maurice Miles of Maryland today.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:00:37] Thank you for having me.
Carrie Webber [00:00:40] Thank you for being here. I've had the privilege of knowing you for several years now, and it's just a joy for those of you listening or watching. Dr. Miles has an amazing story of where he's come and how he has become such a significant leader, a mentor in dentistry. You have a clear love for helping other young dentists identify their vision, for their journey and helping them to be successful. You know, a lot of amazing people. You're a connector of sorts because you have a true passion for the craft and for the profession that is dentistry.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:01:18] Thank you.
Carrie Webber [00:01:18] And so you have a lot in your journey of coming to clarity for what your ideal practice is and where and how you were pursuing that. A lot of changes on your journey.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:01:31] A lot of changes.
Carrie Webber [00:01:32] A lot of changes.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:01:32] And diversion.
Carrie Webber [00:01:35] A lot of diversion, a lot of success. But with that success, there are a lot of challenges that you've had to face. So I'd love to just have you share with the audience your story, how you got into dentistry, where you find yourself now. And let's talk through some of the amazing decisions that you had to make and the clarity that you've come to the dentist that you are today.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:01:58] So thank you for having me again, Carrie. I've known Carrie and Jameson for over six years. Interestingly enough, there has been some transition in my dental profession. You know, I'm from Jamaica, went to college in Jackson, Mississippi, came to come to Howard University. The dentist was there and was all fired up about doing things and changing things. And when I went to dental school, I was going to be oral surgeon and they busted up my first year and then I got sick and it hit me. So my transition changed. I spent a year in the hospital. It came out, had a new vision and what I wanted.
Carrie Webber [00:02:36] Wow.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:02:37] I love dentists and I love people. So I joined the elite. This is for the young dentist.
Carrie Webber [00:02:43] Right.
Dr. Maurice Miles [00:02:44] The first practice you walk into is probably not going to be the practice that you end up in. Our eyes are so bright eyed and bushy tailed and we just want to get in there and think when they change the world and you really know who you are until 10, 15 years and sometimes you get early success and sometimes that could be the don't follow where your true potential is. So I got into a really good practice, had a very good mentor, better than most people I know. It was a practice for maybe ten years, before six years before I became a partner. And even though it was a good mentor, the partnership and the work, because it wasn't for me. I learnt a lot from the partner at that time. Things to do, things not to do. But somewhere along the line I got a clear vision. So while I'm in private practice, I'm very involved in organized dentistry, do a lot of stuff and organize friends to serve on my dental board of the dental board president. And then I'm an examiner there and I'm sitting on this board, that board and I have a passion for dentistry. So I took that to Jamaica. So I'm always traveling, I'm always doing something. So I'm trying to balance that and balance a family and doing a lot of things.