15-Hour Surgery Days, $69,000 Salary in Residency, 3 Key Red Flags in Dentistry | DOS DIENTES Ep. 8

Top 5 Topics: - Fired on the Same Day, Then We Built DOS DIENTES Together - I Made $69K a Year and Took Home $45K — Here's How I Survived Manhattan Rent - Dentistry's Insurance Crisis: 10 Years, $17 More - Is Dentistry Dying? The 3 Red Flags No One's Talking About - The Brutal Reality of a 15-Hour Work Day as an Oral Surgeon Top 12 Viewers on DOS DIENTES Episode 8 Q&A: 1st - riya, @riya.anand5 2nd – @mel3707 3rd – @dr.hyder_m 4th – @i.ate.4.babies 5th – cdwag, @cdawg4u 6th – Moca, @7wirlz 7th – JuliaJayBird1023, @crazycatperson2021 8th – BiniyamMirkano, RDH, @biniyam_mirkano 9th – Coolname, @hanedan08_ 10th - Kaitlyn, @kaitlynmg013 11th - Absi, @3bsi._.05 12th - Kellie | Boston PhD Student, @phdbykellieg Quotes & Wisdom: 05:37 — "You're only gonna really know what job you want to do once you get enough hours of exposure to what the jobs are like." 08:30 — "Looking back, it worked out — it was very good that I did the 4-year instead of the 6-year, and here’s why:" 08:30 — "My salary now is significantly more than that residency salary — I'm thankful I'm out of residency now." 11:08 — "If I were you, I would get a workout in before I looked at those exam results — that'll help you calm down." 14:02 — "Insurance doesn't help patients, doesn't help providers, anymore." 16:38 — "I think people should travel before — because once you go into dental school, you don’t have much time to travel." 16:38 — "Enjoy life in your “gap year:” Travel. Visit friends, family, go see a place you've never been to before, work out, read books, learn new things, see new hobbies." Questions: 03:07 — "What is a ‘hot tooth?’" 05:37 — "How did you know you wanted to go into dentistry?" 05:37 — "Was there a time you were considering medicine, or was it always dentistry?" 08:30 — "Why didn't I choose the 6-year?" 14:02 — "Do you miss the general dental procedures?" 16:38 — "If you were to go back for those 2 months before dental school, what would you do differently?" 19:36 — "People say dentistry is dying — what about pharmacy?" DOS DIENTES Team: - Dr. Brendan Gallagher (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon) - Dra. Alexia Gomez (Head Surgical Assistant; Dentist of Mexico) Now available on: - Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel - @doctorgallagher_‘s TikTok LIVE Q&A 109 Watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Caliber 16 Chrono - 8.2026 #podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast