🎙️ Clip from TikTok LIVE #79

👉 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/

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🎙️ Clip from TikTok LIVE #82

👉 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/

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*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 11.1.25

Week 1 Cumulative Study Hours = 7.5

(My 100-day study challenge in preparation for the OMFS oral board exam in February 2026)

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Top Topics:

- From Childhood Dental Fear to Pediatric Dentist: How Trauma Became Purpose

- Nitrous Oxide, Crying Kids & Calm Parents: Inside the Real World of Pediatric Dentistry

- Mastering the Parent–Child Dynamic in the Dental Chair

- Mindset Over Miles: Turning a Long Commute into a Growth Opportunity

Quotes & Wisdom:

14:36 — Kimia: “Sometimes parents need more attention than the patient—and that’s okay.”

15:08 — Kimia: “These kids are hilarious; working with them is the highlight of my day.”

16:03 — Kimia: “The goal is that they have a blast at the dentist.”

23:12 — Kimia: “Mindset is the biggest one. If I treat the drive as productive time, it actually helps.”

23:24 — Kimia: “I changed small things—more sleep, breakfast, intentional listening—and the days feel better.”

28:23 — Kimia: “Behavior management is key. You have to love kids first—dentistry flows from that.”

29:33 — Kimia: “I’m entertaining the child and educating the parent at the same time—it has to stay light and fun.”

Questions:

03:49 — “Did you always know you wanted to go into pediatrics?”

06:42 — “What’s your algorithm for choosing nitrous vs local only vs deeper sedation for kids?”

12:46 — “Do you usually keep parents in the room during procedures?”

13:15 — “Teach me: what situations are better when the parent steps out, and how do you decide?”

20:38 — “What happens when an ortho wire/bracket loosens after an extraction and you get blamed—how do you handle it?”

22:24 — “Could a commute like yours lead to burnout, and how do you guard against it?”

28:15 — “How can a student recognize early that pediatric dentistry (or any specialty) is truly for them?”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Long Island Dentists Podcast #4

- Dose of Dental Podcast #191

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

- 10.2025

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🎙️ Clip from TikTok LIVE #80

👉 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 #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher

*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 10.31.25

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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/

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Top 5 Topics:

- “Death of Dental Specialties?” — Thoughts on Trends, DSOs, Debt, and the Future of Dentistry

- Work-Life Chaos: How a Father of Five Built Balance Without Burning Out

- Inside Dentistry’s Dark Secret: Insurance Isn’t Really Insurance

- Implants, All-on-X, and the Power of Simplicity: What Most Dentists Get Wrong

- The Rise of the Super GP: How Corporate Courses Are Reshaping Dentistry, But Is It For Betterment of Patient Care??

Quotes & Wisdom:

08:22 — Hunter: “There’s not a work-life balance… There’s just life, and then you do it.”

09:37–10:11 — Hunter: “If you have a spouse that stays at home… they’re a CEO… She’s a rock star. She holds us together.”

12:17–12:37 — Hunter: “My favorite thing to do is a maxillary denture and a mandibular fixed hybrid… that would be the dream practice.”

16:18 — Hunter: “With residency training, I wanted to be really good at a number of things… Proficiency leads to success long-term.”

19:02 — Hunter: “The more systems you have in the practice, by default, you will have more complications.”

31:49–32:09 — Hunter: “Referral states, ‘Extract 19 and bone graft, then send back for an implant?’ That is not patient-centered care… That is money-driven.”

32:51–33:06 — Hunter: “Dental insurance is not insurance… it’s a coupon you pay a premium for.”

33:06–33:11 — Hunter: “Don’t let that insurance ‘coupon’ dictate what you choose to do about your dental care.”

03:46 — Hunter: “Take Monday as a buffer day to decompress—then you actually get a day of relaxation.”

31:07–31:10 — Brendan: “One surgery. Fewer procedures, better experience—think comprehensive treatment planning.”

Questions:

00:51 — “What days do you work—what’s your schedule?”

01:11 — “If you could choose, would you take Monday or Friday as your day off for the weekend—and why?”

05:45 — “How do you like practicing in an oral surgeon’s office?”

08:06 — “With five kids, do you feel you have enough time for family—and how do you balance it?”

10:40 — “What do you see most commonly in your office—and what are your favorite procedures to do and why?”

13:24 — “Why a maxillary denture on top but a fixed hybrid on the mandible?”

15:29 — “Did your residency procedures carry over to practice, or did your scope shift?”

19:51 — “What implant system(s) do you prefer and why?”

20:57 — “You drafted an op-ed on ‘the death of specialty’—tell me more.”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #190

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

- 10.2025

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

🎙️ Clip from TikTok LIVE #82

👉 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 #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher

*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 10.30.25

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