Top 5 Topics:

- The Hidden Cost of Success: Working 7 Days a Week Doing Oral Surgery

- The Cases Nobody Else Wants: Inside the Hardest Wisdom Tooth Surgeries

- How One Investment Mistake Cost Over $500,000

- Why Dental Insurance Is Breaking Dentistry

- How Social Media Is Changing Dentistry Forever

Quotes & Wisdom:

9:36 — "Complications happen—even to surgeons who perform these procedures every single day. You're never the only one."

1:02:26 — "That one Instagram story disappears in 24 hours. The same educational case on LinkedIn could help thousands of professionals for years."

1:03:34 — "Use AI to organize your knowledge so you can spend more time teaching people instead of formatting posts."

1:08:00 — "I never started social media to get likes or followers."

1:08:08 — "I've been incredibly fortunate to learn from world-class mentors, so whatever knowledge was shared with me, I want to pass on to others."

1:08:56 — "If I've helped someone else's career with my content by even 5%, I'll take that every single time."

1:13:04 — "Even when you think you're avoiding the DSO model... sometimes you're still in it, whether you like it or not."

Questions:

02:03 — "How many offices do you work at in a month's time?"

29:50 — "You're working 7 days a week—how do you balance work, workouts, recovery, and the rest of your life?"

34:54 — "What's your favorite investment strategy?"

42:07 — "What's your local anesthesia protocol today, and has it changed over the years?"

47:16 — "When you're taking out 4 wisdom teeth, which one do you remove first—and why?"

52:02 — "What have you learned about preventing lingual nerve injuries that every oral surgeon should know?"

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #244

My watch in this episode = Citizen Cal 2100 Limited Edition Panda

Dr. Amir’s watch in this episode = Rolex Daytona

- 6.2026