
Your favorite podcast host, Dr. Joel Berg, is back with AAPD’s newest Podcast Series, Newly Erupted! Created for residents and early career dentists, this series aims to focus on topics that will help you kick start your career in the dental field, all handpicked by residents themselves!
Listen below, or with iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and TuneIn.
Newly Erupted is generously sponsored by Elevate Oral Care.

Do you have an idea for a topic that you would love to hear on Newly Erupted? Email cshennan@aapd.org with your suggestion!
Latest Episode
Betting on Yourself and Your Success
Dr. Max Sulla shares his journey to the pediatric dental profession after coming to the United States as a refugee when a child. He speaks to the impact the support of his family and mentors had on his practical and business knowledge, as well as the importance of organized dentistry on building his network of peer support.
Dr. Sulla discusses the benefits he found to exploring various business models before setting up his own office locations, including carefully selecting a partner and office team. He stresses the importance of finding a team that balances one another and all-in together on the larger goals.
Guest Bio:
Dr. Max Sulla is a gentle, caring pediatric dentist who uses the most advanced materials and procedures available. He practices comfortable, health-centered dentistry with a strong emphasis on getting to know each of his patients. In addition to his technical proficiency, Dr. Max is a careful listener and will explain beforehand what treatment is best for your child’s individual needs. Dr. Max Sulla received his D.D.S. from the NYU College of Dentistry followed by his Pediatric Dentistry degree at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.
He is one of a few trained laser dentists offering procedures for infants, toddlers and children relating to their airway, eating and speech issues offering laser lip ties and tongue tie releases without placing patients under general anesthesia utilizing CO2 laser that allows for procedure to be quick and painless. Mothers of so many newborns are thankful for making their breastfeeding experiences improved.
A member of multiple accredited organizations, Dr. Max is a past president of the NJ Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and a AAPD Council member and currently serves as a public policy advocate for children on behalf of both organizations as well. Additionally, Dr. Max has been selected as a “Top Dentist” by New Jersey Monthly from 2009 to 2021. Currently, he serves as a President of NorthEast Society of Pediatric Dentistry where he oversees professional support to our affiliate states and provinces through communicating issues, supporting their CE courses and meetings, and providing leadership and other training opportunities. In addition, he lectures to both dentists and pediatricians about importance of Pediatric Oral Health.
*The views expressed are solely those of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the AAPD or the sponsor(s).