$650K Private Equity Oral Surgeon Job Offer, My Panic Attack in Dental School, 4-Year vs 6-Year Oral Surgery Residency

Top 5 Topics:

- The $650K Private Equity Offer That Intially Promised $2.5 Million

- Why I Built OMFSWeightroom.com To Help Oral Surgeons Prepare For The Oral Board Exam

- My Panic Attack I Had in Dental School, and the Breathing Technique That Got Me Through It

- Can Dentists Doing Implants and Aesthetics Make What Oral Surgeons Make? Weekend Courses vs Specialty Training

- 4-Year vs 6-Year Oral Surgery Residency: Do You Need the MD?

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Top Quotes & Wisdom:

[06:00] "Take everything one at a time. Give yourself some grace, you're right where you need to be. Focus on just the next goal ahead."

[11:30] "That's where trust and loyalty generates - in true teamwork."

[14:30] "Do you truly know how to manage those complications? And even more importantly, do you know how to prevent those complications from happening?"

[25:00] "I'm not coming on here to tell you that the world is full of rainbows. You have to create your own rainbows. And that takes work."

Top Questions:

[10:30] "How many hours do most OMFS practice owners work weekly?"

[12:30] "If a dentist focuses on implants and aesthetics, can't they make similar salaries to OMFS?"

[15:00] "Did you do a 4-year or 6-year OMFS program, and what are the pros and cons of both?"

[16:00] "How rare is it to match into oral surgery coming out of a large class size dental school?"

[18:00] "D2 here. Any tips on crown preps?"

[22:00] "How much more would you need to be offered to join a PE-backed practice?"

[27:30] "What were the reasons you wanted to be in OMFS?"

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

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10.2026

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