Why Oral Surgeon Prefers Percentage Over Fixed Salary, Scary Wisdom Tooth Infections & Brutal Residency Hours

Top 5 Topics: - The "DOS DIENTES" Pay Structure — No Fixed Salary, All Performance - The Scary Side of Wisdom Teeth — Delayed Infections Nobody Warns You About - Residency Burnout — 14-Hour Days, On-Call Nightmares, and "Feeling Cooked" - One Chair, No Assistant: Mexico's Dental Practice Model vs. the U.S. Top 14 Viewers on DOS DIENTES Episode 10 Q&A: 1st – JuliaJayBird1023, @crazycatperson2021 2nd – @carolannchiarelli 3rd – Ahmed, @ahmed_khalil0007 4th – freescroll, @freescroll3 5th – Alejandro L, @alejandrolrs17 6th – Todd, @user956876584281 7th – Style over Fashion, @bathroom_fitchecks 8th – Adam, @realoseline 9th – kaleigh 🦢🎀, @kaleighashley 10th – itsmeeee, @smilemoreitsgoodforya 11th – @rhaartz.r33 12th – @asddenominator 13th – Maddy [handle not visible] 14th – johnporky69, @johnporky690 Quotes & Wisdom: (00:35) — "Is dentistry still worth it? Yes — but you really need to plan out the trajectory of your career: what your end goal is, what your dream is, and how you're going to get there." (00:35) — "Your career is going to involve many different factors — financial, marketing, the trade itself, and management." (00:35) — "The harder we work, the more we get paid — both of us. This isn't the Brendan show, this isn't the Alexia show — this is the DOS DIENTES show." (09:27) — "Imagine after a 13, 14-hour day, being on call, and still having to stay in the hospital all night…" (11:53) — "You have to know the anatomy — that's so important... the fundamentals don't change." (17:30) — "Feeling [like you're] being cooked never goes away — and it might stay a little longer. If you do residency, it's going to stay there with you." Questions: (00:35) — "How do I shadow dentists?" — Julia J Bird (00:35) — "Is dentistry still worth it?" — Nubbs SHK (03:45) — "Can you get an infection a month after wisdom tooth surgery?" — rhaartz.r33 (12:05) — "Orthodontist here — what's your opinion on MARPE vs. SARPE?" — freescroll (15:02) — "Do you need to get a bone graft if you're not getting an implant after having a tooth removed?" — carolann chiarelli (17:30) — "I fractured a root-canal-treated tooth below the gingiva — do I need an extraction?" — Style over Fashion (17:30) — "Should I be worried about a shot for three cavities (#11, 12, 13)?" — Sharkana321 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 113 Watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Caliber 16 Chrono - 9.2026 #podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast