The Dose of Dental Podcast

Top 5 Topics:- Social Media Controversy in Medicine After Mayo Clinic Medical Student IS Dismissed On Match Day- The Brutal Reality of Not Matching Into Residency- The Hidden Cost of Chasing a Dream Career- Why Oral Surgery Residency Is Actually Getting MORE Competitive- Balancing Marriage, Kids, and Medical TrainingQuotes & Wisdom:“If you want it, just keep pushing. It’ll happen. If you don’t match once, twice, the only way you won’t end up as an oral surgeon is if you stop applying.” — Perry Allman“Sometimes just shit happens. Things can fall through the cracks - more than once.” — Perry Allman“If I didn’t push for one more time... I wouldn’t be here today as an oral surgery resident.” — Perry Allman“The main advice is... if you want it, just keep pushing.” — Perry Allman“I wish someone would have told me, because I needed to know what I needed to improve and get better.” — Perry Allman“If you want to do oral surgery, it’s worth every penny. I have no regrets.” — Perry Allman“My wife is a saint. I swear. I couldn’t have done it without her.” — Perry Allman“At the end of the day, we all have the same goal, which is we want to help patients.” — Perry Allman“If we all keep that in mind, it makes practice a lot more fun, a lot better for everyone, and just a lot more collaborative.” — Perry Allman“Education, mentorship, and just talking like this. Let’s talk about the problems, let’s talk about solutions, and one day things will change for the better.” — BrendanQuestions: 00:34 — “Did you see that thing going on about that medical student at the Mayo Clinic...?” 02:23 — “Can you give a little background now... where are you at, how you got to this point, what dental school you went to?” 06:37 — “You said after dental school Touro, and then you did 2 non-cat years, right?” 07:42 — “How’d you like working for that DSO? Like honestly, the corporate setting of it.” 08:58 — “Why did you decide to not go that route... and come back to an Oral Surgery residency to get that experience?” 11:25 — “Do you want to give kind of a process of students that are applying to oral surgery residency... what that looks like?” 13:54 — “What are your thoughts on this unmatched situation recently in OMFS residencies?” 16:39 — “So top 10 or top 10% in the class?” 40:08 — “How many people in your year at Touro applied to oral surgery?” 56:16 — “Would you have reapplied to OMFS a 4th time?”Now available on:- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel- Dose of Dental Podcast #218My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono- 3.2026

Top 5 Topics:- When Oral Surgery Goes Wrong: A Bleeding Case That Almost Sent a Patient to the ER- Why Some Patients Can’t Get Numb at the Dentist (And the Secret Tricks Surgeons Use)- The Hidden Physical Toll of Dentistry: Why Oral Surgeons Have Back Pain by Age 40- Inside a Wisdom Tooth Surgery: Techniques Dentists Argue About- Social Media Is Censoring Dental Surgery: Why Instagram Flags Some DentistsBackTeeth Boys Band Members:- Dr. Serv Wahan - Seattle, Washington- Dr. Amir Tahmasebpour - Toronto, Canada- Dr. Joe Doctora - Nashville, Tennessee- Dr. Brendan Gallagher - Long Island, New YorkQuotes & Wisdom:“Get this man a parking spot, sheesh!” - Brendan Gallagher“Sometimes teeth make you do something different.” — Serv Wahan“I thought I’d seen everything in my life… and then all of a sudden… there’s just blood.” — Joe“If I don’t work out, I can’t work.” — Amir Tahmasebpour“The patient’s forces of mastication are way stronger than your arm or wrist.” — Joe Doctora“That little injection is like a cheat code.” — Serv Wahan“Everyone was pretty professional. The exam seemed very fair, very smooth.” — Brendan Gallagher“Exposing bonds on the palate… don’t ever do that again.” — Serv Wahan“We do it out of our own time. We cut a half day out of our schedules to do it.” — Serv WahanQuestions:00:35 — “Brendan, are you a new man after doing the oral board exam?”00:43 — “Did you have any “high profile” examiners?”20:02 — “What about vertical impactions? Do you guys do anything differently?”31:28 — “What are your tricks when a patient can’t get numb? What do you do about it?”35:17 — “What do you guys use for a lower mandibular wisdom tooth block 32? What’s your go-to?”40:47 — “Do you guys use Exparel ever?”44:20 — “Joe, what’s your go-to for exposing and bonding? What’s your protocol?”52:45 — “What do you think is the number one procedure that’s just a back crusher?”Now available on:- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel- Dose of Dental Podcast #212- BackTeeth Boys Podcast Ep. 5My watch in this episode = Citizen Promaster Diver Day Date- 2.2026

Top 5 Topics:- Dental Burnout & the Broken Insurance System- Dental Insurance Is Just a “Coupon!”- Leaving Insurance & Taking Back Autonomy- The Physical Cost of Dentistry (Unexpected Angle)- Redefining Success, Money & Family After TrainingQuotes & Wisdom:“You can’t half-ass the oral board exam for the ABOMS Part 2. You have to sacrifice.”“You almost have to put your life on hold while you’re studying — and that’s a big roadblock.”“One bad neck surgery and your career could be over.”“Health is something you can’t get back once it’s gone.”“Dental insurance isn’t insurance — it’s a coupon.”“Patients lose trust in you, not the insurance company.”“Burnout comes from constantly fighting — with insurance, with patients, with the system.”“When patients value the care, the job becomes fulfilling again.”“What are we really working this hard for?”“Don’t build a career by accident — design your life on purpose.”Questions:“Why are so many dentists burnt out — and is insurance really the root cause?”“Is dental insurance actually insurance… or is it just a discount coupon?”“What does ‘going out of network’ really change for a dentist’s life and health?”“Can dentistry physically destroy your body if you’re not careful?”“Why do patients lose trust in dentists instead of insurance companies?”“How does insurance pressure change the way dentists are forced to treat patients?”“What do most dentists not realize about career-ending injuries early on?”“How do you redesign your practice to avoid burnout and still succeed financially?”“At what point do money and productivity stop being worth the sacrifice?”“What are we really working this hard for — status, money, or the life we want?”Now available on:- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel- Dose of Dental Podcast #209My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono- 2.2026

Top 5 Topics:- Wisdom Teeth Horror Stories- Nerve Injury & Lawsuits: The Dental Procedure Nobody Warns You About- 2-Stage Wisdom Tooth Removal (Coronectomy): The ‘Safer’ Option When Close To The Nerve?- Sinus Complications After Upper Tooth Extractions- Hidden Bone Infections: ‘Lumpy Jaw’ + The Weird Diagnosis ClueBackTeeth Boys Band Members:- Dr. Serv Wahan - Seattle, Washington- Dr. Amir Tahmasebpour - Toronto, Canada- Dr. Joe Doctora - Nashville, Tennessee- Dr. Brendan Gallagher - Long Island, New YorkQuotes & Wisdom:(08:12) “If you do enough extractions… you’re gonna end up seeing pretty much every complication.”(09:49) “If it’s not healing well… I usually would do a biopsy… and look for clues like sulfur granules.”(12:31) “The scary thing about Actino… it’s commensal… you already have it—then it overgrows and infects bone.”(34:19) “Communicate, over-communicate, communicate some more.”(34:56–36:09) “That ‘barely peeking’ wisdom tooth is a food trap… kicking it down the road can do more harm than good.”(38:58–39:27) “You’re young and healthy now… you don’t know what the future is gonna bring… what if it flares up in your late 60s/70s?”Questions:(06:21) “If you take out the distal upper molar and you get a 5–6 mm sinus opening, do you still take the adjacent tooth that’s on the treatment plan… or stop/repair and come back?”(16:09) “For very high, fully bony maxillary third molars, what incision design(s) do you use now… and what are you trying to avoid (like recession/tearing)?”(23:11) “With a contra-angle (after training on straight handpieces), how are you sectioning disto-angular wisdom teeth now—what’s your go-to technique?”(32:40) “How do you guys approach coronectomy in those ‘30s/40s, nerve-intimate wisdom tooth’ cases—how do you treatment plan and consent it?”(47:22) “If the IAN is high-riding and in your path, how do you know if the nerve is buccal vs lingual without a CBCT?”Now available on:- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel- Dose of Dental Podcast #208My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono- 1.2026