Today we’d like to introduce you to Nithin Thampi.
Hi Nithin, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?
My name is Nithin Thampi. I was born and raised in a traditional South Indian family tradition in NY. My parents immigrated into the US in the late 1980s to join their siblings and give their family a better life and provide the American dream. Growing up, I were raised as oriental orthodox Christians as part of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church. My childhood consisted of whole variety of cultural experiences including being an active participant of my parish church. From the age of 10, I have been serving as an altar acolyte assisting the priest in his Sunday duties with performing mass weekly. After graduating from Sunday school, I have since become a Sunday school teacher. My family was also very active in our South Indian (Malayalee) association for years including teaching children born in the US to be able to speak our native language of Malayalam and celebrating cultural holidays and participating in nation wide programs to promote Indian culture. Throughout my school years, I was always passionate about helping others and being able to teach and be a dependable person. I also enjoyed math, science and arts. Up until high school, I was always passionate about medicine and being able to use my skills of teaching and being a dependable person to heal. When learning about the job duties, being a surgeon to use my hands was what inclined me more into the health care career. During my high school, I had a mentor who introduced me to dentistry. Up until then, I went every six months for cleanings and went through a 3 year period of braces but otherwise had no idea what dentists do. When I learned about the variety of procedures. using my hands and performing surgery, I was instantly hooked at the idea of becoming a dentist. I went weekly for shadowing sessions for an entire summer and decided this is what I ultimately wanted to do. During my senior year of high school, I came across a new pilot program that started at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education in which applications just started entrance into the next fall. I eagerly applied with hesitation that this would be a stretch as the difficulty of getting a seat in this program was very difficult. Sophie Davis consisted of a medical program that accepted students straight into medical school from high school with the unique feature of not having them take MCATs. completing bachelors and an MD in 7 years with early clinical medical exposure from year 2 of the program Nearly 2000 high school students in the state of NY apply to the program, of which 80 students are accepted in the medical program . That year the program was open to 4 seats for dental students of which unique features including no DAT(Dental Admissions Test), completing bachelors and DDS in 7 years and completing the DDS at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. In April of 2011, I had the blessed privilege of being accepted into the BS/DDS program at Sophie Davis which sealed the deal of me becoming a dentist. My years of undergrad and dental school were transforming, There were multiple days and nights of constant studying and lab work to complete requirements in the necessary time. There were times I wanted to quit due to amount of pressure, but with the support of my family, friends, church and prayer, I was able to complete the program and earned the title of dentist in 2018. I completed a one year general practice residency at North Shore University Hospital in Long Island, NY. Since then I have practiced as an associate in multiple practices in the Boston area where I met my wife Sovmya who was studying in law school. We got married in 2022 and made the move to Dallas to be with more family and embrace the warm weather. Today I practice as an associate here in Dallas with the aspiration of becoming a practice owner and providing oral health services for the local community here. I believe my experiences as a child have shaped who I have become today. I still love showing off my culture, participating in church activities serving as an accolyte and teaching sunday school. I love to teach my patients the importance of oral health and use evidence based dentistry to fix problems of the oral cavity. Being able to smile is huge part of self confidence and reducing stress. As a dentist I hope I can be a part of helping patients show off their smile and create a comfortable and anxiety free experience for my patients.
We all face challenges, but looking back would you describe it as a relatively smooth road?
It certainly has not been a smooth road. There were countless nights where we had to sit up and study with friends for difficult exams. The classes were tough and lot of students were weed out because they could not pass the requirements. There were days I wanted to quit but my family and friends were there for support.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
My name is Nithin Thampi. I was born and raised in a traditional South Indian family tradition in NY. My parents immigrated into the US in the late 1980s to join their siblings and give their family a better life and provide the American dream. Growing up, I were raised as oriental orthodox Christians as part of the Malankara Syrian Orthodox Church. My childhood consisted of whole variety of cultural experiences including being an active participant of my parish church. From the age of 10, I have been serving as an altar acolyte assisting the priest in his Sunday duties with performing mass weekly. After graduating from Sunday school, I have since become a Sunday school teacher. My family was also very active in our South Indian (Malayalee) association for years including teaching children born in the US to be able to speak our native language of Malayalam and celebrating cultural holidays and participating in nation wide programs to promote Indian culture. Throughout my school years, I was always passionate about helping others and being able to teach and be a dependable person. I also enjoyed math, science and arts. Up until high school, I was always passionate about medicine and being able to use my skills of teaching and being a dependable person to heal. When learning about the job duties, being a surgeon to use my hands was what inclined me more into the health care career. During my high school, I had a mentor who introduced me to dentistry. Up until then, I went every six months for cleanings and went through a 3 year period of braces but otherwise had no idea what dentists do. When I learned about the variety of procedures. using my hands and performing surgery, I was instantly hooked at the idea of becoming a dentist. I went weekly for shadowing sessions for an entire summer and decided this is what I ultimately wanted to do. During my senior year of high school, I came across a new pilot program that started at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education in which applications just started entrance into the next fall. I eagerly applied with hesitation that this would be a stretch as the difficulty of getting a seat in this program was very difficult. Sophie Davis consisted of a medical program that accepted students straight into medical school from high school with the unique feature of not having them take MCATs. completing bachelors and an MD in 7 years with early clinical medical exposure from year 2 of the program Nearly 2000 high school students in the state of NY apply to the program, of which 80 students are accepted in the medical program . That year the program was open to 4 seats for dental students of which unique features including no DAT(Dental Admissions Test), completing bachelors and DDS in 7 years and completing the DDS at Columbia University College of Dental Medicine. In April of 2011, I had the blessed privilege of being accepted into the BS/DDS program at Sophie Davis which sealed the deal of me becoming a dentist. My years of undergrad and dental school were transforming, There were multiple days and nights of constant studying and lab work to complete requirements in the necessary time. There were times I wanted to quit due to amount of pressure, but with the support of my family, friends, church and prayer, I was able to complete the program and earned the title of dentist in 2018. I completed a one year general practice residency at North Shore University Hospital in Long Island, NY. Since then I have practiced as an associate in multiple practices in the Boston area where I met my wife Sovmya who was studying in law school. We got married in 2022 and made the move to Dallas to be with more family and embrace the warm weather. Today I practice as an associate here in Dallas with the aspiration of becoming a practice owner and providing oral health services for the local community here. I believe my experiences as a child have shaped who I have become today. I still love showing off my culture, participating in church activities serving as an accolyte and teaching sunday school. I love to teach my patients the importance of oral health and use evidence based dentistry to fix problems of the oral cavity. Being able to smile is huge part of self confidence and reducing stress. As a dentist I hope I can be a part of helping patients show off their smile and create a comfortable and anxiety free experience for my patients.
We’d love to hear about any fond memories you have from when you were growing up?
My favorite childhood memory was taking trips with my family to multiple states and countries including India. My parents instilled in me the love of traveling and seeing new things.
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