🎙️ Clip from TikTok LIVE #90

👉 Full episode on Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube Channel

🏆 Top 5 Longest Viewers of the TikTok LIVE get a shoutout in the caption

🗓️ I do TikTok LIVE’s usually on Sunday evenings randomly between 6:00-9:30pm EST (or Monday evenings, if I’m in the OR or presenting early Monday morning) so stay tuned on my TikTok @doctorgallagher_

🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/

#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

Top 5 Topics:

- I’m an Oral Surgeon Now, And Here’s What They Don’t Tell You About Dentistry

- Why New Dental Schools Are Exploding — Here’s Why It’s Actually a Problem

- “You Don’t Have to Be a Jerk to Be a Surgeon”

- The Real Reason Dentists Specialize (It’s Not For the Money)

- Why Sedation Dentistry Is Safe — And Why Some Doctors Hate It

Top 10 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE #90 Q&A:

1st - Owen, @owen.2.4

2nd – John Goodman, DDS, @johngoodmandds

3rd – @halfkegg

4th – Diandler, @diandler143

5th – Alexis Perez Cadena, @alexisperezcadena

6th - Cody, @cody05724

7th - @summer.lovin2

8th - Goober, @matheusmaximiliantheiii

9th - @rakheebhasin

10th - Orlando, @orlando12454

Quotes & Wisdom:

13:55 — “That is absolutely wrong… you don’t have to be a jerk to be a surgeon… not in today’s day and age.”

19:05 — “If you can’t handle the complications of any procedure, you should not be doing them.”

21:05 — “It’s not better patient care… something to consider.”

29:55 — “Any career path is bad if you’re in it for the money… your values aren’t balanced with purpose.”

40:15 — “Aim for reach programs for your externships… they get to learn what you’re like… and their program name goes on your resume.”

43:05 — “You shouldn’t have to have someone convince you… get more exposure and determine which one aligns more with what you want.”

12:10 — “Show them the utmost interest… without bragging—just show growth since your interview day.”

11:40 — “If you’re going to buy a car or a watch… let your investments be the thing that buys it.”

Questions:

00:45 — “Are you from Boston? I’m trying to guess where your accent is from.”

10:05 — “Is specializing not worth it if your parent is a GP and ready to hand over their practice?”

11:20 — “I’m on the waitlist for my top dental school. Advice?”

12:40 — “Endo versus OS — stuck between the two.”

14:20 — “Thoughts on New York’s new Yeshiva Dental School, three-year fast paced program?”

23:55 — “How would I know my bottom wisdom teeth are close to the nerve in the jaw?”

27:35 — “What are your thoughts on doing procedures and providing sedation at the same time?”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

My watch in this episode = Filippo Loreti Moonphase

- 2.2026

#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

📍It’s 2026, I just took the board exam 2/3/26 and I am officially back to the grindstone of real life now! Been waiting years for this moment, I’m excited for the projects I have underway:

👨‍⚕️I work at All County Oral Surgery in Melville on Long Island, NY. I’m an associate surgeon here & working toward a personal goal of becoming a partner one day. Outside of dentistry, I have side projects & companies to bring my passions to life, including mentorship, education, and life strategy, and I obnoxiously share a lot of content on it all as I go hahahaha

👉 Keep an eye out for my weekly TikTok LIVE Q&A Session (usually Sunday evenings) and the monthly Q&A session on Instagram (end of every month). Let me know how I can help you

🌎 *** PreDent Mentor Map is now LIVE, at predentmentormap.org ! *** it’s a free resource for predental students to use for data on every dental school, and to connect with current dental students for personalized mentoring.

🙋🏼‍♂️ If you’re an organization or club at a school and you’d like to discuss a partnership, event or conference, DM me on Instagram or LinkedIn- that is the best way to contact me directly

❤️ MOST importantly: THANK YOU. Mentoring is what got me here, and it is how I’ll help you achieve your dream goals as best I can. You are a MASSIVE part of this journey to me, more than you know

🤠 Sincerely, Brendan @doctorgallagher

🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/

#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

🎙️ Clip from TikTok LIVE #89

👉 Full episode on Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube Channel

🏆 Top 5 Longest Viewers of the TikTok LIVE get a shoutout in the caption

🗓️ I do TikTok LIVE’s usually on Sunday evenings randomly between 6:00-9:30pm EST (or Monday evenings, if I’m in the OR or presenting early Monday morning) so stay tuned on my TikTok @doctorgallagher_

🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/

#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

Top 5 Topics:

- Wisdom Teeth Horror Stories

- Nerve Injury & Lawsuits: The Dental Procedure Nobody Warns You About

- 2-Stage Wisdom Tooth Removal (Coronectomy): The ‘Safer’ Option When Close To The Nerve?

- Sinus Complications After Upper Tooth Extractions

- Hidden Bone Infections: ‘Lumpy Jaw’ + The Weird Diagnosis Clue

BackTeeth Boys Band Members:

- Dr. Serv Wahan - Seattle, Washington

- Dr. Amir Tahmasebpour - Toronto, Canada

- Dr. Joe Doctora - Nashville, Tennessee

- Dr. Brendan Gallagher - Long Island, New York

Quotes & Wisdom:

(08:12) “If you do enough extractions… you’re gonna end up seeing pretty much every complication.”

(09:49) “If it’s not healing well… I usually would do a biopsy… and look for clues like sulfur granules.”

(12:31) “The scary thing about Actino… it’s commensal… you already have it—then it overgrows and infects bone.”

(34:19) “Communicate, over-communicate, communicate some more.”

(34:56–36:09) “That ‘barely peeking’ wisdom tooth is a food trap… kicking it down the road can do more harm than good.”

(38:58–39:27) “You’re young and healthy now… you don’t know what the future is gonna bring… what if it flares up in your late 60s/70s?”

Questions:

(06:21) “If you take out the distal upper molar and you get a 5–6 mm sinus opening, do you still take the adjacent tooth that’s on the treatment plan… or stop/repair and come back?”

(16:09) “For very high, fully bony maxillary third molars, what incision design(s) do you use now… and what are you trying to avoid (like recession/tearing)?”

(23:11) “With a contra-angle (after training on straight handpieces), how are you sectioning disto-angular wisdom teeth now—what’s your go-to technique?”

(32:40) “How do you guys approach coronectomy in those ‘30s/40s, nerve-intimate wisdom tooth’ cases—how do you treatment plan and consent it?”

(47:22) “If the IAN is high-riding and in your path, how do you know if the nerve is buccal vs lingual without a CBCT?”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #208

My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono

- 1.2026

#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

🎙️ Clip from the January 2025, Monthly Insta Story Q&A sessions I do at the end of every month- stay tuned the last week of the month on my Instagram @doctorgallagher 🙌

🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/

#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

🎙️ Clip from the January 2025, Monthly Insta Story Q&A sessions I do at the end of every month- stay tuned the last week of the month on my Instagram @doctorgallagher 🙌

🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/

#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

Top Topics:

- Wisdom teeth: the ‘perfect’ patient + what surgeons actually love (and fear) about the procedure

- The drill debate: straight vs contra-angle—why some tools ‘cut like butter’ and others don’t

- Sedation + numbing secrets: the #1 mistake that causes the ‘rodeo’ and how pros prevent it

- Implants talk: immediate implants, ‘sexy’ X-rays, and what makes an implant stable

Quotes & Wisdom:

“It’s quality over quantity. You don’t just need to be there to be there.” (04:40–04:53)

“Every day of the week can be productive.” (05:14–05:33)

“Thursday is the sweet spot.” (context: recovery window + efficiency) (05:14–06:09)

“I slowed down to be sure the local actually takes effect… I will not cut until it has been like 8–10 minutes.” (29:32–30:52)

“It makes the sedation smoother… if you give the local more time to work, I’ve had a decrease in rodeos.” (30:52–32:26)

“I need to start learning how to preserve bone… not just going to town with this drill just to get the tooth out.” (26:22–26:40)

“I irrigate the crap out of the extraction socket… the bone dust is what causes a subperiosteal infection.” (36:47–37:28)

“The music has to be at the level where when I’m concentrating, I can completely block it out… then it comes back on.” (1:02:08–1:02:40)

“One of the cool perks about being a surgeon… the surgeon default gets to pick the music in the OR.” (1:03:36–1:04:09)

Questions:

10:29 — “Which drill/handpiece do you use—contra-angle or straight handpiece?”

24:10 — “What’s your approach when you’re doing an immediate implant—do you use periotomes… how do you conservatively remove that tooth?”

26:50 — “Have you ever tried drilling the osteotomy first before removing the tooth/roots?”

29:00 — “For a straightforward ASA I, full bony impacted thirds—what’s your sequence of local anesthesia?”

38:10 — “Do you close your wisdom teeth with chromic? Do you close all of them—one or two stitches—primary closure… what’s your take?”

49:33 — “What are your top 3 favorite Christmas movies?”

55:56 - “What are some of your top Morgan Wallen songs?”

1:00:27 - “What’s your OR playlist?”

1:06:53 - “What kind of car do you drive?”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #207

My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono

- 12.2025

#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

📍It’s 2026, I just took the board exam 2/3/26 and I am officially back to the grindstone of real life now! Been waiting years for this moment, I’m excited for the projects I have underway:

👨‍⚕️I work at All County Oral Surgery in Melville on Long Island, NY. I’m an associate surgeon here & working toward a personal goal of becoming a partner one day. Outside of dentistry, I have side projects & companies to bring my passions to life, including mentorship, education, and life strategy, and I obnoxiously share a lot of content on it all as I go hahahaha

👉 Keep an eye out for my weekly TikTok LIVE Q&A Session (usually Sunday evenings) and the monthly Q&A session on Instagram (end of every month). Let me know how I can help you

🌎 *** PreDent Mentor Map is now LIVE, at predentmentormap.org ! *** it’s a free resource for predental students to use for data on every dental school, and to connect with current dental students for personalized mentoring.

🙋🏼‍♂️ If you’re an organization or club at a school and you’d like to discuss a partnership, event or conference, DM me on Instagram or LinkedIn- that is the best way to contact me directly

❤️ MOST importantly: THANK YOU. Mentoring is what got me here, and it is how I’ll help you achieve your dream goals as best I can. You are a MASSIVE part of this journey to me, more than you know

🤠 Sincerely, Brendan @doctorgallagher

🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/

#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE*

- An audio elaboration of this LinkedIn comment from Dr. William Behrbom, referencing the “hemisection” and “coronectomy” sectioning techniques for extraction impacted teeth:

“I use both techniques routinely depending on the angle of the tooth. The key in either technique is to get some movement, no matter how little, before sectioning. This will make removing the pieces much easier”

#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast