Episode Details

Top 5 Topics:

- Building a Dental Practice from Scratch (Old Gym to Oral Surgery Office)

- Advanced Healing Techniques in Wisdom Teeth & Implant Surgery (PRF, Healing Abutments, No Buried Implants)

- Private Pilot Oral Surgeon: Flying Small Planes as a Hobby

- Work-Life Balance for Busy Oral Surgeons (Backyard Chickens & Fresh Eggs, Flying, Plants & More)

Quotes & Wisdom:

“I try everything I can not to bury implants. That’s the worst thing… that’s the bane of my existence.” – Mina D. Fahmy (01:13)

“This is low morbidity. If you’re going to do an IV sedation anyway, you just take some blood, spin it… it’s easy… good results… I’m a believer in PRF.” – Mina D. Fahmy (04:02)

“I did my own market research, found a building… took over an old gym… developed it into an oral surgery office… It was stressful, but it worked out.” – Mina D. Fahmy (14:54)

“I always wanted to be a pilot as a kid and decided to do healthcare and surgery and have to do that on the side. And it’s my passion.” – Mina D. Fahmy (26:14)

“These podcasts are such a great way to do that. You just catch something… even like what’s your favorite instrument, and why?” – Mina D. Fahmy (25:43)

“It’s a good life… wake up in the morning, go check on the chickens… get to work. It’s good. It’s a good life.” – Mina D. Fahmy (21:28)

Questions:

(01:23) “Have you noticed any difference in the quality of how your dental implants heal, whether you put a cover screw on or a healing abutment?”

(02:21) “What happens if you get like a torque to only maybe, 15 N/cm?”

(03:15) “Do you use PRF as well? Are you a fan?”

(06:11) “Where did you go to dental school and why you go to OMFS residency?”

(18:18) “Tell me about these chickens you got lol”

(23:45) “What are your passions outside of OMFS? … How do you maintain balance? … time is such a commodity… how do you balance life as an oral surgeon who wants to do other things?”

(26:14) “You fly airplanes?! You’re a pilot?? When was the last time you flew? What’s the longest trip you’ve done?”

(44:44) “If you had to pick one instrument in oral surgery, what would it be?”

“What’s your local anesthesia sequence for wisdom tooth cases?”

“What’s your suture technique for bone grafting or implant cases?”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #224

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

- 4.2026

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