Dr. Gallagher's Podcast

*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* 10.14.26 - An audio elaboration of this Threads/X quote, thought, or idea I just posted: "Dentistry is becoming more of an ‘industry’ instead of a ‘profession,’ and I’m not convinced that’s a good thing." - from TikTok LIVE Q&A 128 at 31:30 Link: https://youtu.be/zme7aN8pDWQ #podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #o...

Top 5 Topics: - Is a $650,000 Dental School Tuition Worth It If It's the Only One You Get Into? - Why I Wouldn't Open a Startup, New Dental Practice in a State With a Shrinking Population - Biological and Holistic Dentistry: What to Be Careful Of - Worried About a Low GPA? Focus on Your DAT First, With DAT Prep on DentalSchoolMap.com - New York Is Opening Another Dental School?! Why Dentis...

*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 10.11.26 - An audio elaboration of this Threads/X quote, thought, or idea I just posted: "Until your main thing is so dialed in, anything else but your main thing is truly a disservice to your best potential." - from Dose of Dental Podcast #258 with @louis_spear at 16:45 Link: https://youtu.be/6nzpVrrXOpM #podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #denta...

Top 5 Topics: - “Am I Dabbling?” Why Your Main Thing Might Be Better To Stay The Main Thing - “Are They 20% Happier Though?” Moving The Goalposts On Money, Work & Happiness - Shiny Object Syndrome: Scaling Dental Practices, Private Jets & Full Arch - Retirement Plans vs Real Estate vs Bitcoin: Two Oral Surgeons Talk Investments - IV Sedation In A Dental Office: Airway, Rooms & Team Set...

*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 10.10.26 - An audio elaboration of this Threads/X quote, thought, or idea I just posted: Today is 11 days after I launched omfsweightroom.com - a study app for the Oral Surgery oral boards exam that lets you verbally review high-yield flashcards in “Drive Mode” & practice cases with benign vs malignant examiners #podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery...

*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 10.9.26 - An audio elaboration of this Threads/X quote, thought, or idea I just posted: "You gotta be able to hold a conversation in your interviews. It's not a multiple choice exam." - from TikTok LIVE #125 at 32:45 Link: https://youtu.be/ZRglVmERCCs #podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgall...

Top 5 Topics: - 6 Implants in 1 Day (and the implant plan that changed mid-surgery) - Delta Dental Pays $260 for an Impacted Wisdom Tooth ("That doesn't pay back the loans") - Another New Dental School in New York? ("We don't need another dental school in New York") - Dental School vs Medical School: Why I'm So Much Happier I Chose Dentistry - Applying to Dental Sch...

Top 5 Topics: - How To Plan Oral Surgery Externships: Location, Scope & "Reach" Programs - The Real Cost of Applying to OMFS Residency: $1,500 Per Externship, $1,000 For One Interview - “What’s Post-Call?” Resident Safety & Driving Sleep-Deprived - CBSE Dates Changed to May & November - Dental Mock Interviews, OMFS Weightroom & Using AI To Lower Costs For Students Top Quo...

Key Concepts: 1 – Plan the front teeth as a unit: 3 non-restorable lower front teeth were removed and implants were placed at sites #23 and #26 for a 4-unit bridge, which matches better than a single implant crown in the front. 2 – Trace critical anatomy first: a CBCT shows bone height and width in the front, and in the back the inferior alveolar nerve and the mental foramen have to be mapped befo...

Top 5 Topics: - How to Pay Off $260,000 of Dental School Debt: The Monthly "DEBI" Meeting - What an Oral Surgeon Looks For in a Dental Assistant - I Built DentalMockInterviews.com For Your Dental School and Residency Interviews - Anesthesiologists vs Oral Surgeons: Who Should Be Doing Sedation in the Dental Office? - Career Regrets, Residency Culture, and Knowing When to Pivot Top 16 Vie...

Top 5 Topics: - TikTok Shut Down Our LIVE: 4 Flags in 15 Minutes for "Dangerous Activity" (and I wasn't even driving) - 130-Hour Work Weeks in Oral Surgery Residency - 11 Overnight 24-Hour Calls in 1 Month on Hand & Plastic Surgery - Why Dental Offices Slow Down in October ("Use your insurance benefits before they run out") - How TikTok LIVE #1 Started: A First-Year Res...

Top 5 Topics: - Oral Surgeon Reveals When You Can Stop Worrying About Dry Socket - Orthodontist vs Oral Surgeon: Who Makes More Money? - Why Some Dentists Say No to Insurance Networks - How to Get Into Dental School With a Low GPA - Passing Boards, Then Building OMFSWeightroom.com For Other Oral Surgeons To Study The Way I Did Top 15 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE 123 Q&A: 1st – Britta...

Key Concepts: 1 – Always review critical anatomy first, tracing the sinus floor, the tooth positions, and existing implants on radiographs before starting surgery. 2 - Engaging the sinus floor 1–2 mm anchors the implant in cortical bone can be advantageous for long-term stability, but going deeper risks perforating the Schneiderian membrane. 3 - Keep at least 3 mm between implants and 1.5 mm betwe...

Top 5 Topics: - Oral Surgeon Salary Myth ("Do oral surgeons make all the money?") - 8 Implants and 9 Extractions in 1 Day - Effective vs Efficient Studying That You Need For Dental School - Here’s How I Did It: - 3.6 GPA and 21 DAT: Dr. Gallagher's Real Dental School Stats - Top 5 East Coast OMFS Programs Top 15 Viewers on DOS DIENTES Episode 13 Q&A: 1st – @h_omfs 2nd – Brittany,...

Top 5 Topics: - My Violin Concept for Getting Into Dental School & Residency - Residency Horror Stories - Will AI Replace Dentists and Doctors? - The Hidden Physical Toll of Dentistry - Corporate Takeover of Dentistry and the Job Market Top Quotes & Wisdom: 41:31 "Now I'm an oral surgery resident, why am I looking at buttholes? I had no idea this was a part of our residency. I was...

Key Concepts: 1 - X-Rays Can Deceive: #16's root was hooked toward the palate and invisible on the x-ray 2 - Identify Critical Anatomy: Trace the inferior alveolar nerve canal and mental foramen (lower), and the maxillary sinus floor, tuberosity. Check the second molar for bone loss or decay. 3 - Diagnose the Impaction Type of Teeth #16,17 4 - Lower #17: Incise, Drain, Reflect, Elevate Postero...

Top 5 Topics: - Differences Between Corporate Dentistry vs. Private Practice - Fee-for-Service Dental Practice / Going Out-of-Network - Insurance Companies Are Ripping Off Patients, And This Is How: - 33 Years of Experience vs. "1 Year of Experience Repeated 30 Times" - HIPAA, Patient Privacy & Social Media Education Top Quotes & Wisdom: [07:13] "Margin for error for people...

Top 5 Topics: - Oral Surgeon Salaries Revealed - Oral Cancer Warning Signs Everyone Should Know - The $750,000 Student Loan Disaster (Buying Rolexes While in Debt!) - Private Equity Taking Over Healthcare (Political Decoy?) Top 15 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE 119 Q&A: 1st – @arhumkkkk 2nd – K, @kkarrissaa 3rd – @nonuser165 4th – kam, @this.is.kamel0 5th – @emmac623 6th – Erin, @gobra...

*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 9.20.26 - An audio elaboration of this Threads/X quote, thought, or idea I just posted: I’m curious to learn how people value a truly private dentist setting, compared to selecting a dentist for insurance participation #podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

Top 5 Topics: - A Specialty Less People Know Of: Occupational & Environmental Medicine - Almost Dropped Out of Med School 3/4 of the Way Through — Here's What Stopped Her - 'Don't Make Social Media Content': Inside the Gray Area Between Some Schools and Student Content Creators & Mentors - The Ugly Truth About Medical Training No One Talks About: Debt, Burnout, and Unpaid H...

Top 5 Topics: - Two Sisters Who Became Oral Surgeons Together - Breaking the Boys' Club: Women Mentoring Women in Oral Surgery - The Shocking Difference Between Hospital Surgery vs. Elite Private Practice - What It ACTUALLY Takes to Pass Oral Surgery Boards - The Wild, Unexpected Path to Choosing a Dental School (Vegas $19 Flights!) Top Quotes & Wisdom: (12:58) Kristi: "You can lead a...

Key Concepts: 1 - Width vs. Length Trade-off: Apex concavity forced a shorter 8.5mm implant (10mm planned) at 3.75mm width to protect the buccal cortex 2 - Reading Anatomy Beyond X-Rays: Apical concavity wasn't visible on imaging — confirmed only by drill palpation 3 - Spacing Guidelines: 1.5mm implant-to-tooth, 3mm implant-to-implant — both maintained 4 - Aesthetic Angulation Challenges: Bone...

Topics: 💀 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 🔬Oral Pathology 📖 CBSE Exam Material 🫀Anatomy 💉Anesthesia 🚑 ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support) 🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/ #podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

Top 5 Topics: - The DSO "Trap" Warning — $500K-$700K Salary Red Flags - Are AI Agents Coming for Dentistry? (and Every Job?) - A Life-Changing Mission Trip: Sweating It Out in Jamaica - Is the ADA Failing Dentists? Membership Backlash From Dentists - The Brutal Truth About Dental School Admissions Top 15 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE 118 Q&A: 1st – GeorgeAnthony Kuttab, @geo...

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