Top 5 Topics:

- Inside Oral Surgery Residency: The Grind, The Growth, The Reality

- Why Fear Makes You a Better Doctor — My Airplane Anxiety Analogy

- The Truth About Dental Schools, DSOs, and Corporate Control in Dentistry

- General Dentists Doing Zygomatic Implants — How Far Is Too Far?

- The Real Problem in Healthcare: It’s Not Doctors — It’s Insurance

Top 5 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE #82 Q&A:

1st - Goober, @matheusmaximilaintheiii

2nd – marina, @lil_parmesan_

3rd – Riley, @rileytodo1

4th – Naked Snake, @mymetalgearizsolid

5th – Upanesh Chenni, @upanesh7

Quotes & Wisdom:

“You can’t control what score you get on the CBSE — only how much you prepare for it.”

“Don’t let changing loans, politics, or the economy decide your career path — base it on how excited you’ll be to wake up and do it every day.”

“When you get into dental school, you’re locked down for years — travel now, make memories, see the world before the grind begins.”

“If you know that dentistry is for you — go. Eliminate age from the equation.”

“Insurance is the real problem — it’s what’s squeezing all of healthcare, not the doctors.”

“I don’t like flying — but that fear helps me understand how my anxious patients feel in the dental chair.”

“Finding a job isn’t hard — finding the right job is.”

“Don’t base your life on what the ADA, DSOs, or anyone else is doing — ethics and effort will always outlast trends.”

Questions:

(01:53) “What are your tips for extracting root canal–treated molar roots that keep breaking?”

(03:35) “How do you feel about general dentists placing implants, even zygomatic and pterygoid ones?”

(07:15) “Do you think the future of oral surgery private practice is bleak with all the DSOs taking over?”

(19:40) “How hard is it to find a job after graduating dental school or OMFS residency?”

(24:30) “How long did it take you to study for the CBSE, and what were your daily study hours like?”

(48:55) “How confident are you when you go into surgery or a difficult wisdom tooth case?”

(54:20) “Do you think insurance companies are technically practicing medicine by deciding coverage?”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

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

- 10.2025

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