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Top 5 Topics:- How To Plan Oral Surgery Externships: Location, Scope & "Reach" Programs- The Real Cost of Applying to OMFS Residency: $1,500 Per Externship, $1,000 For One Interview- “What’s Post-Call?” Resident Safety & Driving Sleep-Deprived- CBSE Dates Changed to May & November- Dental Mock Interviews, OMFS Weightroom & Using AI To Lower Costs For StudentsTop Quotes & Wisdom:[~07:30] "On externships, you get a tryout at their program for a week, they get a tryout with you for a week. So you could see what they're like just as much as they're seeing what you're like."[~22:05] "Spend as much time in your home program as possible to learn the ropes of OR etiquette before you go on your first externship."[~28:50] "If you go on 3 externships and you talk with 8 residents at each one, now you've got 24 opinions. You can piece together a little bit about other programs."[~41:55] "That's what program directors want. Something coming from the heart, something coming from passion, and not just throwing a dart at the board when you’re planning externships and applying to residencies."Top Questions:[05:50] "How many externships did you go on?"[10:42] "Do most places not have post-call? Is that the standard?"[34:43] "When did you wake up and start your externships, and when did you finish?"[39:57] "Are you familiar with the "reach program" term?"Now available on:- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel- Dose of Dental Podcast #257My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono10.2026#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

Key Concepts:1 – Plan the front teeth as a unit: 3 non-restorable lower front teeth were removed and implants were placed at sites #23 and #26 for a 4-unit bridge, which matches better than a single implant crown in the front.2 – Trace critical anatomy first: a CBCT shows bone height and width in the front, and in the back the inferior alveolar nerve and the mental foramen have to be mapped before an implant goes in.3 – Make up for narrow bone with length: thin implants in the lower front can be longer, and I like to place the implant 1–2 mm below the crest of bone.4 – Position the #30 implant for the crown: parallel to the tooth it's matched to, centered under the palatal cusps of the opposing maxillary first molar, and 6–8 mm distal to #29 for a 12–14 mm crown.5 – Respect torque: I like over 35 Ncm before an abutment goes on, and I stay between 45 and 65 Ncm, because too much torque causes pressure necrosis and heat transfer (a rise of more than 10°C within 1 minute degrades collagen in the bone)Key Instruments/Materials:• CBCT: measured bone height and width before choosing thin, longer implants.• Panoramic radiograph: showed the inferior alveolar nerve, the mental foramen and the implants; a 2D image doesn’t show bucco-lingual angulation.• Abutment: placed on the #30 implant the same day with stability over 45 Ncm.• 3-0 chromic gut suture: closed the #30 implant site.• 4-0 Vicryl suture: closed the grafted front site to hold the bone graft in longer; removed at about 2 weeks.* Instrument Partner Of This Project – (Looking for a partner with instruments, I'll be talking about and showing the instruments I used in each case)* Dental Implant Partner - (I place 3 different brands of implants and I'm waiting for my favorite one to partner with me on this project so I can finally reveal it...)* Bone Grafting Partner - (This could be you! You know who you are lol let me know)Top 15 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE 126 Q&A:1st – @emmac6232nd – User248, @jacob124567893rd – @hofblinders4th – @laquizexad85th – J-mar..i, @jpamplin236th – kangaroojack30, @kjacke30907th – user3094365976936, @greenlucky708th – moustafa 🎩, @risingkpopstar9th – alskfjrn, @kdkrjtheh10th – Gaby Sousou, @gaby.sousou11th – Anoopy, @anoopy_12th – ., @akona2_13th – User, @chemist_k14th – Craig, @craig413715th – Ryan, @ryanhhhhhhhhhhTop Questions:“How did you decide on dentistry?”“How much planning goes into a case before you start a procedure?”“Can you do referrals for double jaw surgery?”“How do you get good bitewings? I can't get rid of the overlaps on the interproximals.”Now available on:- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube ChannelMy watch in this episode = Citizen Ecozilla Diver (overnight on-call watch in residency)10.2026#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

Top 5 Topics:- How to Pay Off $260,000 of Dental School Debt: The Monthly "DEBI" Meeting- What an Oral Surgeon Looks For in a Dental Assistant- I Built DentalMockInterviews.com For Your Dental School and Residency Interviews- Anesthesiologists vs Oral Surgeons: Who Should Be Doing Sedation in the Dental Office?- Career Regrets, Residency Culture, and Knowing When to PivotTop 16 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE 125 Q&A:1st – Brittany, @codysmom04122nd – JuliaJayBird1023, @crazycatperson20213rd – danson🧸, @danson_official4th – Maya, @wejjdennne5th – Joel Kabera, @joelkabera6th – Khilo, @mo.khilo7th – UK, @apple.user7366548th – Ablahi, @loiytdg4569th – YoungK Supremacy, @blckbeannoodles10th – @arhumkkkk11th – @yofam88812th – george.yassaa, @georgeyassa9813th – @lauribrown714th – Scott Davidson, @scottdavidson1815th – Cavalier_Cartel, @nfpetros9816th – ME_LA_PELAS_2.0, @me_la_pelas_2.07Top Quotes & Wisdom:[17:10] "If you're in something that you regret, you need to pivot, and you need to figure out how to pivot. Sometimes it's not right away. Sometimes you need to be patient."[32:45] "You gotta be able to hold a conversation in your interviews. It's not a multiple choice exam."Top Questions:[01:21] "Doctor, what do you look for in a dental assistant?"[06:35] "How fast can you pay off $260,000 of tuition if you're a general dentist producing a pretty high volume?"[14:15] "Do you have any regrets?"[21:15] "What instrument do you recommend for a fully erupted #16?"[25:15] "Thoughts on anesthesiologists' concerns over OMFS doing their own sedation?"[31:00] "What about residency did you hate the most?"[32:15] "Dr. G, how do you stand out at interviews?"Now available on:- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube ChannelMy watch in this episode = Citizen Cal 2100 Chrono Panda10.2026#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

Top 5 Topics:- TikTok Shut Down Our LIVE: 4 Flags in 15 Minutes for "Dangerous Activity" (and I wasn't even driving)- 130-Hour Work Weeks in Oral Surgery Residency- 11 Overnight 24-Hour Calls in 1 Month on Hand & Plastic Surgery- Why Dental Offices Slow Down in October ("Use your insurance benefits before they run out")- How TikTok LIVE #1 Started: A First-Year Resident, a Laptop and an Apartment BalconyTop 11 Viewers on DOS DIENTES Episode 14 Q&A:1st – JuliaJayBird1023, @crazycatperson20212nd – Brittany, @codysmom04123rd – May, @mahasti524th – @emmac6235th – @sskocsyz2jm6th – hehehehe, @sinaomura7th – eve 💘, @xoevelyn058th – 🦢, @q.14mr9th – Logan, @loganzol10th – @dickjones3152511th – @kapil3112Top Quotes & Wisdom:[05:09] – "Hand & plastic surgery, those rotations you're on call every third day for 24 hours. I had a 24-hour overnight shift 11 times in October 2022."[08:02] – "This is our little DOS DIENTES show at the end of a long day."[09:55] – "Who knows when we're gonna die, so I'd rather use the time now, living rather than sleeping."[10:03] – "You need to have one day in the week where you can sleep in."[10:56] – "I remember the first TikTok LIVE I ever did, I set up the laptop, and I was like, you know what? I can make a podcast out of this."[13:08] – "There were a couple times I worked over 130 hours in one week in residency."Top Questions:[02:28] – "Is it possible to overlap med and dental school for 2 years?"[04:11] – "I'm a first year dental student. Do you have any advice?"[08:34] – "Why do we brush when we wake up when we already brushed before sleeping?"[08:49] – "What's your skincare routine?"[13:01] – "What's the most amount of hours you worked in a week in residency?"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 124Watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Caliber 16 Chrono10.2026#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast

Top 5 Topics:- Oral Surgeon Reveals When You Can Stop Worrying About Dry Socket- Orthodontist vs Oral Surgeon: Who Makes More Money?- Why Some Dentists Say No to Insurance Networks- How to Get Into Dental School With a Low GPA- Passing Boards, Then Building OMFSWeightroom.com For Other Oral Surgeons To Study The Way I DidTop 15 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE 123 Q&A:1st – Brittany, @codysmom04122nd – s, @sahad.xyz3rd – riya, @riya.anand54th – levikimyagarov, @levi.kimyagarov5th – Tiara, @tiaraalynn_6th – Ablahi, @loiytdg4567th – Khalil Tams, @khaliltams8th – Alexandros Antonopou, @alexandrosantonop59th – @benjaminlam7110th – @dailyclips822811th – Davey-boy, @user02080610212th – Isaiah Rabata, @isaiahrabata13th – Simply-J 🌸, @juditttpl14th – @wrb_adrian15th – pamlynch, @pamlynch85Top Quotes & Wisdom:[03:10] "Why don't I make a salad every single day? Because then at least I'm getting a healthy salad in 5 days of the week."[05:30] "Maybe you're getting overworked, underpaid, underappreciated, treated poorly. You need to have options if you’re not happy."[09:05] "You gotta work. I would study before dental school, at lunch, during dental school classes, and then go to Panera Bread and study until 10:30 PM at night. Then rinse and repeat the next day."[09:30] "Make sure you go all in when you do have those summer weeks off during dental school. I was pushing 12 to 15-hour days studying for the CBSE."[14:30] "There are a lot more stressful things going on in the world than surgery. Believe it or not, the surgery isn't usually the most stressful thing."[16:10] "Your DAT is what they're going to compare you to other applicants across the country. That's how you're going to make up for a low GPA."[17:40] "We don't let insurance dictate how much time we can spend with a patient. We're not rushing you out the door. I'm going to sit down with you."Top Questions:[02:48] "Unrelated to dentistry, what do you pack for lunch?"[08:59] "How do you study for the CBSE while managing everything else in dental school?"[09:50] "Is there any way to strengthen applications with a very low GPA?"[10:50] "I'm 50 years old and had my wisdom teeth out last Thursday. When can I stop worrying about dry sockets?"[12:45] "Could you go more in depth on your 6-month anesthesia rotation? What kind of things did you do?"[15:40] "Who makes more money, Orthodontists or Oral Surgeons?"[16:45] "What is your protocol when patients come in with paresthesia after a mandibular third molar extraction?"Now available on:- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube ChannelMy watch in this episode = Citizen Cal 2100 Chrono Limited Edition Panda9.2026#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #doctorgallagherspodcast