Nicole Saldua, DDS
General Dentist
Dr. Nicole Saldua is a general dentist who graduated from the University of Washington School of Dentistry in 2018 and started her career serving in community health before working in a mix of private practices. She recently relocated to sunny Arizona so her kids can live outside year-round and so she’s not freezing her butt off at every future soccer or T-ball game. Nicole launched her Instagram to make dentistry feel less intimidating for both dentists and patients, using real talk, practical tips, and absolutely zero fluff.
Aug. 27, 2026
A Special List of The Special Lists: Celebrating One Year
To celebrate the show's first anniversary, Cameron Full, Dr. Jason Souyias, and Dr. Michael Seda bring you a special list of moments from year one. The reward for good work is... more work. And solving one problem just shows you the next one. Dr. Souyias opens with the lesson that killed his autopilot fantasy: he fixed a four-month consult backlog, got it down to three weeks, and immediately found the next fire. On teams and leadership: Dr. James Woodyard's masterclass in handling a complaine...
Guests: James Woodyard, DMD , Jennifer Hirsch Doobrow, DMD , Rob Ritter, DMD , Mitchel Godat, DDS , Chris Catalano, DDS , Jason Stoner, DDS , Krupa Patel, DMD, MS , Rashed Din , Nicole Saldua, DDS , Leonard Cochrane, DMD , Deana Cook, DDS, MS, MBA , Jeffrey Burch, DMD , Amit Patel, DDS , Mike Gergen , David Lee Hill, JR., DDS , Justin Zalewsky, DMD , Geri Gottlieb , Tracey Nguyen, DDS , Andrew Skasko, DDS , Gregg Kinzer, DDS, MSD , Adam McClellan, DDS , Andrew Jowett , Josh Austin, DDS , Hunter Dawson DMD, MSD
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Dec. 18, 2025
Special List #10: The Side of Dentistry No One Teaches You with Dr. Nicole Saldua
Dr. Nicole Saldua is a general dentist known for her shockingly candid Instagram takes on the human side of dentistry—the loneliness that can creep in, the challenge of calming anxious patients, and dentistry’s failures to explain care in a way real people actually understand. For her, clarity comes from simple language, strong analogies, and frameworks that make consent feel collaborative, not scary. She also explains the emotional rhythm of the day: the “room whiplash” of going from heavy co...
Guest: Nicole Saldua, DDS