Inside Oral Surgery Residency, Airplane Anxiety, Dental School, DSO, Insurance Control In Dentistry

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 InsuranceTop 5 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE #82 Q&A:1st - Goober, @matheusmaximilaintheiii2nd – marina, @lil_parmesan_3rd – Riley, @rileytodo14th – Naked Snake, @mymetalgearizsolid5th – Upanesh Chenni, @upanesh7Quotes & 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 ChannelMy watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono- 10.2025#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher