Episode Details

Top 5 Topics:

- Brutal Reality of Oral Surgery Residency: 80-90 Hour Weeks, Work-Life Balance, and How to Survive

- Wisdom Teeth Removal Nightmares & Real Patient Advice (Bleeding, Pain, Recovery, Zyn After Surgery)

- How Much Money Do Oral Surgeons Really Make? Residency Salary vs Real World + Heavy Taxes

- 4-Year vs 6-Year OMFS Programs, MD Degree Worth It?, Implants, Zygomas & Full Scope Reality

- Dental School to OMFS: Pet Peeves, Study Hacks (Quizlet), Externships, and Standing Out

Top 10 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE #94 Q&A:

1st - Goober, @matheusmaxiliantheiii

2nd – Isssaa996, @issamo_996

3rd – Pali123_, @pali123_4

4th – LoganBryant, @loganbryant_

5th – @718na919

6th - s*., @angelsgaloree

7th - Joel, @user2618126710817

8th - Christopher Moussa, @user127894592

9th - @cbenjiiiii

10th - Balooga, @baloogaholla

Quotes & Wisdom:

“I would argue that being OCD as a surgeon or as a dentist where everything needs to be picture perfect… I think it helps in dentistry.”

“A ton of sacrifices over the years of schooling, lots of schooling, more schooling and giving up your 20s basically.”

“Quizlet baby… Get those reps in. Go get the reps in on the stair master.” (on my #1 study method)

“Stick to a good routine. You need to get your schedule down pat and stick to it. Sometimes you just gotta cut things short… I’m not gonna be able to get this or that in today and move on with the day.”

“Attitude is how people stand out on things like externships or shadowing. Hey, can I pull up those models for you? Can I assist you on this case? Coming 15 minutes early… staying until the last person.”

“When someone falls, you hustle your ass over there and pick them up… Help the person out that fell. It could be your grandmother… That’s something that still stays with me to this day.” (life lesson from Coach Nolan Adams)

“Start slow. Start with beating 100. Then double bogey golf… Start with being 100.” (golf goals that apply to other areas in life)

Questions:

~05:40 – “Can I take Zyn 10 days after wisdom tooth removal?”

~07:15 – “What’s harder to place, pterygoids vs. zygomas, and why?”

~08:45 – “How do you maintain work-life balance during residency? I’m starting July.”

~10:10 – “How common is scoring 85+ on the CBSE?”

~15:25 – “How would you stand out on an externship or when shadowing?”

~16:40 – “What are some notable 4-year OMFS programs off the top of your head?”

~18:15 – “How can you manage working 80 to 90 hours a week as an OMFS resident?”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

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

- 4.2026

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