*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 11.17.25
-Week 4 Hours = 3+
-Week 3 Hours = 4+1+1.5+2+1+1=10.5
-Week 2 Hours = 3+1+1+1+0.5+1+2 = 9:55
-Week 1 Final Total Study Hours = 9:04
Week Days I’m Studying: Sunday+Monday+Tuesday+Wednesday+Thursday+Friday(Minimal: only while driving)+Saturday
📝 My 100-day study challenge in preparation for the OMFS oral board exam in February.
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 11.16.25
-Week 4 Hours =
-Week 3 Hours = 4+1+1.5+2+1+1=10.5
-Week 2 Hours = 3+1+1+1+0.5+1+2 = 9:55
-Week 1 Final Total Study Hours = 9:04
📝 My 100-day study challenge in preparation for the OMFS oral board exam in February.
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
🎙️ Clip from the June 2025, Monthly Insta Story Q&A sessions I do at the end of every month- stay tuned the last week of the month on my Instagram @doctorgallagher 🙌
🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
📍It’s the 2nd half of 2025, I just graduated residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in June, now starting to work at All County Oral Surgery in Melville on Long Island, NY. I’ll be an associate surgeon here & working toward a personal goal of becoming a partner one day. Outside of dentistry, I have side projects & companies to bring my passions to life, including mentorship, education, and life strategy, and I obnoxiously share a lot of content on it all as I go hahahaha
👉 Keep an eye out for my weekly TikTok LIVE Q&A Session (usually Sunday evenings) and the monthly Q&A session on Instagram (end of every month). Let me know how I can help you
🌎 *** PreDent Mentor Map is now LIVE, at predentmentormap.org ! *** it’s a free resource for predental students to use for data on every dental school, and to connect with current dental students for personalized mentoring.
🙋🏼♂️ If you’re an organization or club at a school and you’d like to discuss a partnership, event or conference, DM me on Instagram or LinkedIn- that is the best way to contact me directly
❤️ MOST importantly: THANK YOU. Mentoring is what got me here, and it is how I’ll help you achieve your dream goals as best I can. You are a MASSIVE part of this journey to me, more than you know
🤠 Sincerely, Brendan @doctorgallagher
🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 11.14.25
-Week 3 Hours = 4+1+1.5+2
-Week 2 Hours = 3+1+1+1+0.5+1+2 = 9:55
-Week 1 Final Total Study Hours = 9:04
📝 My 100-day study challenge in preparation for the OMFS oral board exam in February.
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 11.13.25
-Week 3 Hours = 4+1+1.5+1
-Week 2 Hours = 3+1+1+1+0.5+1+2 = 9:55
-Week 1 Final Total Study Hours = 9:04
📝 My 100-day study challenge in preparation for the OMFS oral board exam in February.
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
🎙️ Clip from TikTok LIVE #83
👉 Full episode on Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube Channel
🏆 Top 5 Longest Viewers of the TikTok LIVE get a shoutout in the caption!
🗓️ I do TikTok LIVE’s usually on Sunday evenings randomly between 6:00-9:30pm EST (or Monday evenings, if I’m in the OR or presenting early Monday morning) so stay tuned on my TikTok @doctorgallagher_
🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
📍It’s the 2nd half of 2025, I just graduated residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in June, now starting to work at All County Oral Surgery in Melville on Long Island, NY. I’ll be an associate surgeon here & working toward a personal goal of becoming a partner one day. Outside of dentistry, I have side projects & companies to bring my passions to life, including mentorship, education, and life strategy, and I obnoxiously share a lot of content on it all as I go hahahaha
👉 Keep an eye out for my weekly TikTok LIVE Q&A Session (usually Sunday evenings) and the monthly Q&A session on Instagram (end of every month). Let me know how I can help you
🌎 *** PreDent Mentor Map is now LIVE, at predentmentormap.org ! *** it’s a free resource for predental students to use for data on every dental school, and to connect with current dental students for personalized mentoring.
🙋🏼♂️ If you’re an organization or club at a school and you’d like to discuss a partnership, event or conference, DM me on Instagram or LinkedIn- that is the best way to contact me directly
❤️ MOST importantly: THANK YOU. Mentoring is what got me here, and it is how I’ll help you achieve your dream goals as best I can. You are a MASSIVE part of this journey to me, more than you know
🤠 Sincerely, Brendan @doctorgallagher
🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 11.12.25
-Week 3 Hours = 4+1+1.5
-Week 2 Hours = 3+1+1+1+0.5+1+2 = 9:55
-Week 1 Final Total Study Hours = 9:04
📝 My 100-day study challenge in preparation for the OMFS oral board exam in February.
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
🎙️ Clip from TikTok LIVE #83
👉 Full episode on Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and YouTube Channel
🏆 Top 5 Longest Viewers of the TikTok LIVE get a shoutout in the caption!
🗓️ I do TikTok LIVE’s usually on Sunday evenings randomly between 6:00-9:30pm EST (or Monday evenings, if I’m in the OR or presenting early Monday morning) so stay tuned on my TikTok @doctorgallagher_
🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
Top 5 Topics:
- Inside the Mind of a Surgeon: A Day in the Life of an Oral Surgeon Studying for the Boards
- Master One Move: The Kobe Bryant Mindset That Changed My Career
- AI Is My Study Partner: How I Use ChatGPT and Grok to Prepare for Surgery Boards
- 4-Year vs 6-Year Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency: The Truth They Don’t Tell You
- Burnout or Breakthrough? The Real Life of a Young Doctor After Residency
Top 8 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE #83 Q&A:
1st - Armani Duraku, @armduraa
2nd – Judit, @juditttpl
3rd – Jacobwhitehouse, @jacobwhitehouse04
4th – user8175451012430, @labradoodle68
5th – Cheyenne, @chyflip
6th - younghunkim35, @younghk97
7th - @theorysmasher
8th - @basmelech
Quotes & Wisdom:
“Burning out like a shooting star.”
“I’m trying to hit a goal of 10-12 hours a week for board study—it’s a hundred-day challenge.”
“Perfect one surgical technique at a time. Spend an entire week just mastering one thing.”
“You don’t need to reinvent the wheel—just perfect the technique and learn from others who do it well.”
“The higher you pay in taxes, the slower the state works —that’s a fact, and the license certificate processing and DMV are clear examples.”
“I want to brush up on the concepts that make me a true oral surgeon.”
“Use AI to study smarter: plug your lectures into Grok or ChatGPT and turn everything into questions and answers.”
“Let’s make it a great week. Let’s lock in. Let’s do it.”
Questions:
00:45 —
“Walk us through what your day’s schedule looks like right now.”
04:18 —
“Can you make videos of third molar extractions? We’d love to learn from your techniques.”
06:40 —
“What are your thoughts on the UIC Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery program?”
07:02 —
“Did you do medical school as part of your oral surgery residency?”
08:10 —
“What real advantages come from being board-certified? Is it just for recognition, or does it open new opportunities?”
09:25 —
“I’ve been a general dentist for a year—can you give me some practical tips on surgical extractions?”
10:22 —
“My class rank is in the 30s and my CBSE score is in the low 80s—do I still have a chance at getting into OMFS?”
11:44 —
“If you had to choose between a 4-year OMFS residency or a 6-year program with medical school, which would you pick and why?”
12:27 —
“I just decided to go to dental school—what’s one thing you wish you knew before starting?”
15:40 —
“What’s your best study tip for the DAT, and what score did you get when you took it?”
Now available on:
- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel
My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono
- 11.2025
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
📍It’s the 2nd half of 2025, I just graduated residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in June, now starting to work at All County Oral Surgery in Melville on Long Island, NY. I’ll be an associate surgeon here & working toward a personal goal of becoming a partner one day. Outside of dentistry, I have side projects & companies to bring my passions to life, including mentorship, education, and life strategy, and I obnoxiously share a lot of content on it all as I go hahahaha
👉 Keep an eye out for my weekly TikTok LIVE Q&A Session (usually Sunday evenings) and the monthly Q&A session on Instagram (end of every month). Let me know how I can help you
🌎 *** PreDent Mentor Map is now LIVE, at predentmentormap.org ! *** it’s a free resource for predental students to use for data on every dental school, and to connect with current dental students for personalized mentoring.
🙋🏼♂️ If you’re an organization or club at a school and you’d like to discuss a partnership, event or conference, DM me on Instagram or LinkedIn- that is the best way to contact me directly
❤️ MOST importantly: THANK YOU. Mentoring is what got me here, and it is how I’ll help you achieve your dream goals as best I can. You are a MASSIVE part of this journey to me, more than you know
🤠 Sincerely, Brendan @doctorgallagher
🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 11.11.25
-Week 3 Hours = 4+1:10
-Week 2 Hours = 3+1+1+1+0.5+1+2 = 9:55
-Week 1 Final Total Study Hours = 9:04
📝 My 100-day study challenge in preparation for the OMFS oral board exam in February.
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
🎙️ Clip from the September 2025, Monthly Insta Story Q&A sessions I do at the end of every month- stay tuned the last week of the month on my Instagram @doctorgallagher 🙌
🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
📍It’s the 2nd half of 2025, I just graduated residency in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery in June, now starting to work at All County Oral Surgery in Melville on Long Island, NY. I’ll be an associate surgeon here & working toward a personal goal of becoming a partner one day. Outside of dentistry, I have side projects & companies to bring my passions to life, including mentorship, education, and life strategy, and I obnoxiously share a lot of content on it all as I go hahahaha
👉 Keep an eye out for my weekly TikTok LIVE Q&A Session (usually Sunday evenings) and the monthly Q&A session on Instagram (end of every month). Let me know how I can help you
🌎 *** PreDent Mentor Map is now LIVE, at predentmentormap.org ! *** it’s a free resource for predental students to use for data on every dental school, and to connect with current dental students for personalized mentoring.
🙋🏼♂️ If you’re an organization or club at a school and you’d like to discuss a partnership, event or conference, DM me on Instagram or LinkedIn- that is the best way to contact me directly
❤️ MOST importantly: THANK YOU. Mentoring is what got me here, and it is how I’ll help you achieve your dream goals as best I can. You are a MASSIVE part of this journey to me, more than you know
🤠 Sincerely, Brendan @doctorgallagher
🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
Top 5 Topics:
- When Surgeons Get Sued: The Real Story Behind a Lawsuit That Could Happen to Any Dentist
- Trigeminal Neuralgia? Legal Nightmare? When Pain Turns Into a Court Case That Might Not Necessarily Be Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Think Like a Surgeon: Why Board Exams Make You Better (Even If They Don’t Benefit More Tangibly)
- What Every Dentist NEEDS To Know About Documentation — Before It’s Too Late
- Inside the Courtroom: How One Sentence Decided the Fate of Two Dentists
(Dental Cases = Even # Episodes; OMFS Cases = Odd # Episodes)
Quotes & Wisdom:
[03:12] Marc Leffler: “If you’re an oral surgeon, you’re achievement-oriented—and the OMFS Board Certification is the highest you can go in the profession.”
[07:44] Marc Leffler: “Don’t tell the patient, ‘come back in a month if it’s not better.’ You initiate the return visit and follow tightly.”
[10:31] Marc Leffler: “A single legal decision can direct the entire pathway of a case.”
[28:35] Marc Leffler: “Files break. No negligence—files break.”
[29:34] Marc Leffler (on TN causation): “This isn’t caused by a peripheral insult; it’s due to an anatomic relationship between vessel and nerve.”
[36:59] Marc Leffler: “There’s no way to say, ‘you must see a patient X times after procedure Y.’ Make a judgment you can defend.”
[40:54] Marc Leffler: “Once the patient leaves your sphere of influence, you’re subject to whatever another practitioner says—and that becomes the record.”
[44:25] Marc Leffler: “Documentation is critical—paint a contemporaneous picture of what you saw, thought, diagnosed, and recommended.”
[45:07] Marc Leffler: “Addendums are fine if you legitimately left something out—not so fine the day after a lawyer’s letter.”
[42:44] Marc Leffler: “Healthcare is collaborative; litigation is adversarial—and it can get there very quickly.”
[37:56] Marc Leffler: “You can’t guarantee a good result. The best you can do is a prudent approach a reasonably prudent practitioner would take.”
Questions:
[04:31] Can an apicoectomy incision realistically injure the infraorbital nerve and trigger trigeminal neuralgia?
[07:44] From a risk-management standpoint, how tightly should we follow a patient who reports persistent post-op pain?
[03:12] If boards don’t lower malpractice, raise reimbursements, or add other tangible benefits, why pursue certification?
[10:31] How do plaintiff strategy and jury instructions shape outcomes when “trigeminal neuralgia” is alleged?
[35:24] How many follow-up visits are “enough,” and when should we schedule them after apicos, coronectomies, or wisdom teeth?
[36:59] With no rigid standard for follow-up counts, what’s the prudent, defensible judgment a surgeon should make?
[38:50] What documentation habits best protect clinicians if a complication becomes a lawsuit?
[43:09] In high-litigation environments, what can providers do to protect themselves when routine complications (e.g., separated files) occur?
Now available on:
- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel
- Dose of Dental Podcast #185
- Malpractice Case #5
My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono
- 10.2025
This episode is a partnership with MedPro Group, and Dr. Marc Leffler, Lead Dental Risk Consultant.
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher #medpro
*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 11.10.25
-Week 3 Hours = 4+
- Week 2 Hours = 3+1+1+1+0.5+1+2 = 9:55
- Week 1 Final Total Study Hours = 9:04
📝 My 100-day study challenge in preparation for the OMFS oral board exam in February.
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
Top 5 Topics:
- Dentistry From California to Tennessee
- The Truth About Dental Insurance and Patient Confusion
- Root Canals, TikTok Myths & Biologic Dentistry — Fact vs Fiction
- Life After Dental School — GPR Residency, DSOs & Choosing Your Path
- Dentists on Social Media — Marketing, Cancel Culture & The New Frontier
Quotes & Wisdom:
10:38 — “When an insurance company says ‘100% covered,’ that ‘100%’ is often only 10–20% of what it actually costs to deliver care.”
12:32 — “Dentistry feels optional—until it isn’t. I’ve seen people land in the hospital with neck and face infections because an infection was ignored.”
13:30 — “Letting a chronic infection linger can cost you bone that you need for that future implant—and other options. Prevention preserves choices.”
14:58 — “Not every wisdom tooth needs to come out. If it’s clean, functional, and symptom-less, we leave it.”
19:31 — “I make content about what I’m actually thinking—humor when it fits, serious when it matters—so it teaches and connects.”
22:33 — “At the VA the sky’s the limit clinically—options aren’t shut down by finances, in certain situations, so care can be truly patient-centered.”
27:08 — “Specializing should be about fit, not momentum. If you’re already getting cold feet before Match, listen to that.”
33:07 — “If you want us to market, network, and grow the practice, give us skin in the game—an ownership track.”
48:44 — “Social media isn’t just ‘posting’; it’s a pre-consult. Patients meet your vibe before they ever sit in the chair.”
41:59 — “Different platforms, different cultures—Instagram is refined; TikTok can be a brawl. Post with clarity and expect misreads.”
Questions:
01:29 — “Why Tennessee—why’d you switch over there?”
03:40 — “Give me one ‘good’ and one ‘bad’ way the move has felt so far?”
07:07 — “What procedures are you doing that others in your office haven’t really done yet?”
09:11 — “How is it practicing dentistry in Tennessee—fee-for-service or heavy insurance?”
10:38 — “Patients hear ‘100% covered’ from insurance—what are your thoughts on that mismatch and the blame dentists get?”
17:37 — “When a patient says ‘no root canal’ because of what they saw online, how do you respond?”
19:25 — “What’s your favorite part of creating content—what are you on lately and how do you approach it?”
21:09 — “Is GPR vs jumping straight to practice the #1 thing students ask you about?”
23:33 — “When did you realize (or not) that a specialty was for you?”
34:05 — “In California, do you need a GPR to work—or can you go straight in?”
31:10 — “DSO or private practice—where do you land and why?”
Now available on:
- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel
- Dose of Dental Podcast #194
My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono
- 11.2025
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
*PODCAST EXCLUSIVE* - 11.9.25
- Week 2 Hours = 3+1+1+1+0.5+1+2 = 9:55
- Week 1 Final Total Study Hours = 9:04
📝 My 100-day study challenge in preparation for the OMFS oral board exam in February.
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher
🎙️ Clip from the October 2025, Monthly Insta Story Q&A sessions I do at the end of every month- stay tuned the last week of the month on my Instagram @doctorgallagher 🙌
🔗 Links to my platforms: https://linktr.ee/doctorgallagher/
#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #dentalstudent #dentistlife #oralsurgeon #doctorgallagher