Summiting Life: Highpointing Adventures and Oral Surgery Insights, with Dr. Samuel Scroggins

Everyday Oral Surgery

Balancing having a family and career as an oral surgeon can be quite difficult and today’s guest is no stranger to this struggle. Dr. Samuel Scroggins joins us today to share how he manages to find the highs in life while running his own private practice, raising eight children, and going on incredible highpointing adventures. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about our guest’s background and training, what made him interested in highpointing, why he loves it so much, and his plans for his next adventure. We then delve into how he got through residency with his large family before he explains why he chose to open a private practice in a small town and the benefits of doing so. We even discuss how having eight children has helped Dr. Scroggins be a better surgeon! Finally, our guest answers our rapid-fire questions and leaves us with some wonderful words of wisdom about making the most out of life. Thank you for listening in!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Welcoming today’s guest, Dr. Samuel Scroggins.
• A brief history of Dr. Scroggins’ training and current practice setup.
• What highpointing is and how Dr. Scroggins got into it.
• Dr. Scroggins’ plans for his next highpointing adventure.
• How he got through residency while raising a large family of eight children.
• Dr. Scroggins shares some tips for building a practice in a small community.
• The benefits of working in a small town as an oral surgeon.
• Dr. Scroggins tells us about the best book he’s read in the last year.
• How having eight children helps him be a better surgeon.
• The kinds of tools Dr. Scroggins prefers for extractions.
• A movie Dr. Scroggins watched recently and loved and a standup comedian he likes.
• Dr. Scroggins shares his favorite quote with listeners.

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Dr. Samuel Scroggins on LinkedIn — https://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-scroggins-8063b220/

Dr. Samuel Scroggins Email — [e-mail]

Southwest Virginia Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery — https://swvirginiaoralsurgery.com/

KLS Martin — https://www.klsmartin.com/

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Outlive — https://www.amazon.com/Outlive-Longevity-Peter-Attia-MD/dp/0593236599

Everyday Oral Surgery Website — https://www.everydayoralsurgery.com/

Everyday Oral Surgery on Instagram — https://www.instagram.com/everydayoralsurgery/

Everyday Oral Surgery on Facebook — https://www.facebook.com/EverydayOralSurgery/

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