Top 5 Topics: - KEYS TO ACING THE ORAL OMFS BOARD EXAM - Jumping Out of Helicopters & Saving Lives: - From Small-Town Vermont Kid to North Carolina Military OMFS Program Director - Army Dentist, OMFS Residency, Duke Fellowship, Residency Director & ‘Happy Accidents’ - AI, Augmented Reality & the Future of Surgery - Balancing War Stories, Residency & New Dad Life Quotes & Wisdom: [08:00] - “Most of my life has been a series of happy accidents… a door opens that you didn’t even know existed.” [09:22] - “I always thought that if I could give back to the country and help prevent things like that from happening, that’d be a worthwhile way to spend my life.” [11:40] - “If you love your job, then I think life becomes a lot smoother and better.” [18:55] - “You need to find what you’re looking to get out of it, and then reverse-engineer which direction you want to go.” [28:36] - “I’m very curious to see, over the next 10 years, as augmented reality and AI become commonplace… surgery might have different resources that help us get better outcomes.” [38:14] - “I think you can boil most problems down to communication—if you improve that, most of the problems will go away and get fixed.” [39:23] - “The fact that you’re a surgeon only gives you the right to work harder than everybody else.” [51:00] - “You have the ability to really change people’s lives through little interactions or inviting them to do things or trying to be that mentor for them. If we all can do that, then the world becomes a better place.” [51:30] - “That little bit of good you put in the world is a beautiful thing.” Questions: [01:43] - “When were you waking up at 4 a.m. in North Carolina, and what were you doing at that hour?” [04:01] - “Your group is putting out a new oral boards textbook—what’s the timeline, and what can people expect from Blue Book 2.0?” [08:49] - “Can you walk us through your trajectory from dental school to residency, military service, and now becoming a program director?” [12:41] - “What’s your favorite war movie or series, and why does it resonate with you?” [20:31] - “You mentioned talking about AI and jobs—who were you discussing that with, and what do you really think about where AI is taking our field?” [21:23] - “Your wife is an ER doc—can you give us some background on how you met and how you both managed training and careers while living apart?” [31:11] - “What are some of your favorite surgeries across the full scope of oral and maxillofacial surgery, and what draws you to them?” [38:56] - “What tips, tricks, and qualities are you trying to instill in your residents so they become the kind of surgeons you’d feel confident signing off on?” Now available on: - Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel - Dose of Dental Podcast #200 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
