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

Top 5 Topics:

- The Secret to 1,000+ Google Reviews & Multi-Generational Patients

- Wisdom Teeth Removal Secrets: Why Patients Cry & What Really Happens

- Work-Life Balance Warning: Why You MUST Take Vacations Early in Your Career

- Controversial Dental Implant & Surgery Hacks (Including the 'No Graft' Hot Take)

Quotes & Wisdom:

39:43 | "Early on, I was in the mindset that I couldn't take vacation. Maybe 4 years straight, I didn't take a vacation at all. By that 7th year, I looked back on the numbers and I was more productive when I took time off. Don't burn yourself out. Do burnout prevention early."

34:27 | "Recently, I haven't been grafting a lot of extractions. It heals just fine without it. And I almost feel like sometimes you put a bone graft in and it may negatively affect the healing. That's a hot take."

Questions:

07:52 | "How did you get so many Google reviews? I mean, I know you've been doing it for a long time, but what's do you have a certain process?”

30:43 | "When you put your implants in, just say first molar to first molar, like do you typically use your hand piece? I find with immediates, I'm able to really feel more. 'Cause sometimes I think when you put it in with a handpiece, you're putting it in and it may hit a bump and you'll go in the wrong direction."

24:54 | "Tell me about sitting down for your surgeries, I've heard that it helps with your back?"

~21:00 | "What's your wisdom tooth sequence here? What local carpules are you giving? What sequence and then when you start?"

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #242

My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono

- 5.2026

Top 5 Topics:

- Why Traditional Conferences Are Dying & Social Media Is Winning

- Building a Tech Side Hustle While Still Working as a Dentist

- How to Actually Monetize Your Podcast & Get Real Sponsors (No More Free Scrubs)

- Shocking 2026 Predictions: Aliens, Recession, 3-Day Work Week & UBI

- Revolutionary Toothpaste That Fixes Sensitivity & Cavities (NASA Tech Breakthrough)

Quotes & Wisdom:

On consistent content & building authority (Pat): "We can set up the greatest ads ever for you... but if you don't have the trust with Google reviews, Yelp reviews, and you don't have your organic content... everything's gonna fall flat."

On control & ownership (Pat): "Our success is in our control, and our failure is in our control. We don't have to rely on anybody else... That's what excites us."

On the future of dental marketing & conventions (Pat): "Everything is done online now. There's going to be this huge pivot where these companies are going to have to funnel funds for marketing into people like yourself. Voices of the digital space."

On young dentists & CE (Pat/Brendan discussion): "Why am I going to pay all this money [for conferences], when companies are putting on amazing symposiums, and they wine and dine you?"

On holding businesses accountable (Pat): "At the end of the day, like it holds businesses accountable. If you're gonna treat people a certain way, I should be allowed to talk about it."

On entrepreneurship & growth (Pat): "Just making a lot of content, and consistent posting."

Questions:

01:18 - "Today you were working on Dental Craft, or was this at the office?"

01:43 - "If you're in Las Vegas, How did it happen that you're mostly got clients on the East Coast?"

02:49 - "What days of the week are you working in the office? And what days of the week are you working on your side project?"

03:48 - "When you say your project with Ben, Dental Craft, do you have a one liner on what Dental Craft is?"

10:21 - "Where the attention is. If the attention's no longer at the conference, it's somewhere else. Where do you think it is?"

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #241

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

- 5.2026