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

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