Top 5 Topics:

- 4-Year vs. 6-Year OMFS Residency

- CBSE Success Strategies

- Work–Life Balance in Residency

- Overcoming Fear of Blood & Surgery

- Dentistry vs. Medicine ROI

Top 6 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE #72 Q&A:

1st - Connor Yamsek, @connoryamsek

2nd – @solinomilo

3rd – Shirley’s Fine Jewelry, @shirleys.fine.jewe

4th – Joel Kabera, @joelkabera

5th – akshat, @akshatscrocs

6th - TeeJayy, @tj.evans23

Quotes & Wisdom:

“Effective studying is about getting higher grades. Efficient studying is about maintaining them while studying less and less.”

“You don’t balance work and life during residency—you build a routine and stick to it. That’s how you manage stress and pressure.”

“When you’re in high school or dental school, take it one step at a time. That’s how you overcome imposter syndrome and anxiety.”

“If you faint or get squeamish at first, don’t let that stop you. With enough reps, you build tolerance—surgery is about persistence.”

“A gap year isn’t for more tests—it’s for exploring life, work, hobbies, family, and friends. Those lessons will last longer than exam prep.”

“Older students and residents succeed too—age is never the limitation, only mindset is.”

“Don’t let faculty or colleagues bottleneck you into thinking there’s only one way forward. There are always multiple paths in life and in surgery.”

“Focus on the signal, not the noise. Distractions are constant, but your goals require clarity.”

“Ownership in dentistry gives you more responsibility, but also more freedom. You can delegate what you don’t want to do and focus on what matters.”

“Whether medicine or dentistry, the real measure isn’t just income—it’s quality of life and what kind of work you want to do every day.”

Questions:

(00:05) Should I choose a 6-year MD/OMS track or a 4-year residency?

(02:30) How did medical residents and med students treat you during training?

(07:40) What was your CBSE study schedule like while in clinic?

(11:20) What are your tips for handling D1 year in dental school?

(17:40) How do you balance work and life during residency?

(23:10) How do you get over fainting or squeamishness around blood if you want to be a surgeon?

(28:00) Is it smart to study for the CBSE during a gap year before dental school?

(31:45) Do you have advice for an 11th grader who wants to become an OMFS?

(39:00) What’s the difference between the MD/OMS route and the 4-year OMS route?

(47:20) Which has a better ROI—medicine or dentistry?

Now available on:

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- 8.2025

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📍It’s the 2nd half of 2025, I just graduated residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in June, now starting to work at All County Oral Surgery in Melville on Long Island, NY. I’ll be 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

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Topics:

💀 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

📖 CBSE Exam Material

🔬Oral Pathology

🫀Anatomy

💉Anesthesia

🚑 ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support)

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

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🎙️ Clip from the June 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 🙌

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📍It’s the 2nd half of 2025, I just graduated residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in June, now starting to work at All County Oral Surgery in Melville on Long Island, NY. I’ll be 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 #doctorgallagherpodcast #doctorgallagherspodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #doctorlife #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher

Top 5 Topics:

- ASA Classifications Simplified – understanding anesthesia risk 🩺

- Life-Saving Monitors – why every beep and wire matters 📊

- Midazolam & Fentanyl Dosing Errors – the fine line between safe and scary 💉

- Respiratory Depression in Sedation – how to recognize & act fast 🫁

- Safe Discharge After Surgery – Aldrete criteria explained ✅

*** These are live recordings of my review sessions for the oral OMFS boards that I’ll be taking in January 2025 - I can get answers and concepts wrong! Please comment, DM me, or text me with any corrections, additions, or your own board prep tips on these topics so we can learn from my mistakes. ***

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Questions & Topics:

00:00 – Introduction to anesthesia risk assessment & ASA classifications

02:34 – Minimum monitoring requirements for IV sedation

05:04 – Initial dosing of midazolam in an ASA II adult

07:25 – How to manage desaturation (SpO₂ dropping to 88%)

10:30 – The most common complication of IV sedation

12:47 – Fentanyl dosing & most worrisome side effect

15:12 – Responding to opioid-induced respiratory depression (naloxone use)

17:47 – Post-op monitoring & Aldrete discharge criteria

20:37 – Drug interactions: ACE inhibitors & sedation risks

23:04 – Propofol dosing, complications, and managing hypotension

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

My watch in this episode = Jack Mason Avigator

- 8.2025

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*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 8.18.25

- An audio elaboration of this Threads/X thought or idea I just posted:

“The OMFS Oral Board Exam is about half knowledge, but it’s half preparation — being able to verbalize quickly, concisely, and move through a case. That’s a skill we don’t practice enough.”

- From Dose of Dental Podcast #168 with Dr. Andrew Jenzer @acjenzer

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Quick Review #281 - #surgery #surgeon #doctorgallagher #oralsurgery #oralsurgeon #omfs #dentist #dentistry #dental #cephalometric

- 8.18.25

When evaluating vertical maxillary excess (VME), especially in patients with Class II malocclusion and gummy smile, a critical cephalometric parameter is the upper central incisor to palatal plane (U1–PP) vertical distance.

Why this matters: VME presents with excessive gingival display, long lower facial height, and possible open bite tendencies. Surgical correction—most often Le Fort I impaction—shortens the maxilla vertically, improving both esthetics and function.

🔹 Normal Values

• Males: ~28 mm (± 2 mm)

• Females: ~26 mm (± 2 mm)

🔹 What They Indicate

1. Normal Range

• U1–PP within ~26–28 mm (sex-dependent).

• Incisor show at rest = 2–4 mm (esthetic ideal).

2. Increased U1–PP (greater than normal)

• Suggests Vertical Maxillary Excess (VME).

• Clinically: “gummy smile,” excessive incisor show at rest, long lower facial height.

• Surgical implication: Requires Le Fort I impaction, the amount determined by the excess.

3. Decreased U1–PP (less than normal)

• Suggests Vertical Maxillary Deficiency.

• Clinically: insufficient incisor show, flat/aged appearance, possible lip incompetence.

• Surgical implication: May require maxillary inferior repositioning or restorative solutions

Surgical planning: Ideal incisor display at rest is ~2–4 mm. If preoperative U1–PP measurement and clinical exam show excess, the impaction amount equals the excess display minus the desired show. For example, a patient with 8 mm display would need ~4–6 mm impaction, depending on lip dynamics and smile line.

Intraoperative technique: After Le Fort I downfracture, the maxilla is repositioned superiorly using a prefabricated intermediate splint to ensure occlusal accuracy. External reference marks confirm the planned vertical shift. Symmetry is critical—equal bone removal from both sides prevents canting. Final fixation is performed with rigid plates (typically 4-point fixation) to lock in the position.

Summary: For VME correction, the U1–PP vertical distance is the definitive cephalometric metric to measure, plan, and execute precise maxillary impaction, ensuring both esthetic and functional success.

References:

1. Zaheer, R., Shafique, H. Z., ul Hassan, M., & colleagues. (2024).

Comparison of semi and fully automated artificial intelligence driven softwares and manual system for cephalometric analysis. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 24, 271. https://lnkd.in/eBECaHUn

2. Miloro, M., Ghali, G.E., Larsen, P.E., & Waite, P. (2022). Peterson’s Principles of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (4th ed., pp. 987–991). Springer.

3. Abubaker, A.O., Lam, D., & Benson, K. (2016). Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Secrets (3rd ed., pp. 270–273). Elsevier

4. ChatGPT.2025.

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Topics:

💀 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

📖 CBSE Exam Material

🔬Oral Pathology

🫀Anatomy

💉Anesthesia

🚑 ATLS (Advanced Trauma Life Support)

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

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

🎙️ Clip from the July 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 🙌

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