Top 5 Topics:

- Outpatient Jaw Surgery: How Surgeons Are Saving Patients Time, Money & Pain

- Balancing Surgery, Family, and Fatherhood: The Reality Behind the Scalpel

- From Trainee to Facial Trauma Surgeon: How to Build a Medical Career from Scratch

- Why Practicing Under Pressure Is the Secret to Passing Medical Board Exams

- The Hidden Money in Surgery: Facility Fees, Private Equity & Surgeon Pay

Dr. Pham has a pretty outstanding practice and is a model surgeon from my perspective on a multitude of levels. He said I can share his email & insta @ here, so you can contact him directly with additional questions and to sign up for his OMFS Oral Board Exam Review Course - I’ll see you there on October 25th!

[email protected]

Link to sign up for the course: https://web.cvent.com/event/ef030011-958f-43ad-aeda-74c78249778a/regProcessStep1?rp=dda9aa36-95be-41ba-badb-33e30349b5d2

Quotes & Wisdom:

“The earlier you practice cases out loud, the more comfortable you become being uncomfortable.”

“In the beginning, I was just trying to absorb as much as I could, do as much as I could—with the end goal of making it sustainable.”

“You don’t want to do everything for a year or two, then close out all the contracts and relationships you worked so hard to build.”

“My goal is to end the clinic day earlier, still see the same patients by being efficient, and then pick up my kids from daycare.”

“Having an advanced provider handle non-surgical TMJ consults allows me to focus my time where it matters most.”

“Outpatient accredited ORs allow surgeons to collect the facility fee and make complex surgeries both sustainable and profitable.”

“Meeting people at the hospital early on built my practice—now many of my patients are physicians, nurses, and their families.”

“I was literally doing a mock board exam on Zoom from the hospital room right after my daughter was born.”

“The whole point is making your career sustainable—not just profitable, but sustainable for your patients, your practice, and your family.”

Questions:

(02:33) How many faculty/proctors are at the course, and how is it structured?

(05:12) When should someone start studying for the oral boards—and when is it too late?

(09:53) What does your week-to-week schedule look like? Do you work weekends and trauma call?

(13:47) Which is your favorite day of the week and why?

(16:25) How do you balance board prep, young kids, call, and family life?

(19:37) What’s your vision for molding your career toward more balance and efficiency?

(24:14) How did you streamline TMJ practice with a nurse practitioner “triage” model?

(26:36) How do outpatient facility fees make TMJ and orthognathic surgery financially sustainable?

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #171

My watch in this episode = Citizen Promaster Diver Day Date

- 8.2025

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