45 Minutes with Rochester Oral Surgery Director Dr. Thomas Helfst @theresidentsprofessor, Monte vs. Rochester, Protecting Anesthesia, Private Practice

Full Podcast Title: “Rochester Oral Surgery Director Dr. Helfst @theresidentsprofessor , Montefiore vs. Rochester, Protecting Anesthesia, Starting A Private Practice” Now on: - Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel - Dose of Dental Podcast #82 Watch worn in this episode = Jack Mason Hydrotimer Topics: Intro Lincoln Hospital [0:28- Private Practice in Scranton, PA in 1999 [0:37- Opened Up A Private Practice in Stroudsburg, PA in 2001 [0:49- COVID Closed My Practice in 2021 [0:59- To Montefiore With Dr. Bastidas In 2021 [1:34- Rochester OMFS Program Director Now [2:10- I Met Dr. Helfst at Monte on My Externship! [3:48- Kind Words From Dr. Helfst [4:00- Rochester OMFS is Level 2 Trauma [4:25- Trauma Shared with ENT, Not Plastics [4:25- OMFS Controls Trauma Schedule at Rochester [5:05- “How Do You Like Academics vs. Private Practice?” [5:41- Difference in Locations: Rochester vs. Bronx? [7:33- Born & Raised in West Islip, Long Island [8:36- Stony Brook Dental School [8:36- Lincoln OMFS Residency [8:36- 73 Degrees in Rochester! [9:49- Applied For Rochester OMFS Through LinkedIn [10:21- “How Does Your Wife Like the Move to Rochester?” [10:53- Wife Practices GP Dentistry in the Poconos [11:10- 3.5 Hours From Rochester [12:22- “What’s Your Favorite OMFS Procedure?” [13:10- “You Can Design Your Own Procedures in Private Practice” [14:27- “Doctors Underestimate Their Abilities Outside of Dentistry/Medicine” [15:23- “Did You Start Your Private Practice From Scratch?” [18:01- “I Was Still Holding A Pager” [19:24- “How Will You Prepare Your Residents For Private Practice, Now?” [22:16- “Thoughts on OMFS Doing Anesthesia + Surgery?” [24:11- After Anesthesia at Monte [29:24- “What Is Your Favorite Part Of Oral Surgery?” [33:04- We Still Have Pagers Here Too LOL [35:10- Taking Call At A Hospital After Residency? [35:34- “It’s Free Marketing” [36:06- “Don’t Give Up Your Skills” [38:42- “How Would You Start A Private Practice, Today?” [39:42- “Sometimes PAY CUTS Are Required, In Order To LEAD” [42:12- 3.4.24 #podcast #podcasts #dentalpodcast #dentalpodcasts #doctorgallagherpodcast #doctorgallagherspodcast #oralsurgeon #dentist #doctorgallagher #doctor #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #viral #dentalschool #dentalstudent #omfs #surgeon #doctorlife #dentistlife #residency