Presentation: From Chairside to Worldwide: Turning Expertise into Influence in the Digital Age

Dr. Wuhan talks about Building Trust, Authority, and Opportunity Through Podcasts, social media, and content creation. Last year, Dr. Serv Wahan, was featured in Seattle Met magazine, for his dental podcast. With over 42K followers on Instagram and he is ranked in the top 10% of videos on Spotify.

Before Covid, Wahan had taught third- and fourth-year dental students in lecture halls at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. During the pandemic, he shifted some of those would-be lessons to Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, where a broader audience of dental and medical professionals, students, and even the curious, not-easily-grossed-out general public could join the conversation. In 2024 he launched a podcast, and episodes have run the gamut: common medical emergencies in dental settings, sedation concerns with redheads (who may require more anesthesia) and cannabis users, or the nitty-gritty on how to treat jaw dislocations.  Today, his podcast is very highly rated all over the world. In fact, The Wahan Experiment is heard in 72 counties and it is highly ranked in the US, Cananda, Australia, Mexico and Poland. His total audience grew by 266% in 2025.  All this and he still works full-time as an Oral Surgeon with OM3 Oral Surgeons in Everett.  Dr. Wahan will talk about how he got his start in podcasting, topics he has covered, the responses he has received from his audience and some of the most challenging – and fun – aspects of his hobby in dental education.

About our Presenter: Dr. Wahan joined OM3 Oral Surgeons in 2007. He has been an affiliate instructor at the University of Washington since 2009 where he trains dental students and oral surgeons. He grew up in the Seattle area, attended Newport High School, and received his BA in Zoology at Washington State University. He moved to Boston to complete his dental training at Tufts Dental School. Dr. Wahan then moved to Pennsylvania where he completed medical school and his oral and maxillofacial surgery residency at Allegheny General Hospital, a level I trauma center in Pittsburgh. He also completed two years of general surgery residency.

He is dual certified in Washington as a DMD and MD. He is board certified as a Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He is Board Certified in Dental Anesthesiology by the National Board of Dental Anesthesiology. He has been on the executive committee of the Snohomish County Dental Society since 2009 and served as President from 2013-2014.

Dr. Wahan donates his time and covers facial trauma and oral surgery call at Providence Regional Medical Center. Outside of oral surgery, Dr. Wahan has a deep passion for those on the autism spectrum and has dedicated many hundreds of hours learning about the care and behavioral management of these unique individuals.  He also enjoying watching the Seahawks.

Location: Meeting at Shawn O’Donnell’s restaurant banquet room, 122 128th Street SE, Everett, WA 98208. Free parking is located in the back.

Registration: SPACE IS LIMITED SO REGISTER EARLY. Please RSVP no later than noon on Friday, September 11, 2026        

You can:

• Contact the SCDS Office at 360-419-7444
• Email at info@scdentists.org.
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Vegetarian meals by advance request only.

COST: Complimentary for SCDS member dentists, $40 pp for all guests.
Payable by CASH or CHECK or ZELLE at the door (no debit/credit).
NOTE:  No Shows or cancellations after deadline will be invoiced $40pp