Dr. Mitchell Rubinstein @grinmaster_mitch - Dose of Dental Podcast #255 x Dr. Gallagher's Podcast

Top 5 Topics:

- Differences Between Corporate Dentistry vs. Private Practice

- Fee-for-Service Dental Practice / Going Out-of-Network

- Insurance Companies Are Ripping Off Patients, And This Is How:

- 33 Years of Experience vs. "1 Year of Experience Repeated 30 Times"

- HIPAA, Patient Privacy & Social Media Education

Top Quotes & Wisdom:

[07:13] "Margin for error for people coming out of school now is much thinner than it used to be."

[09:56] "You learn more from mistakes than you do from winnings."

[10:23] "Pick your people. Look around, find people you admire — the way they practice — and whatever they're teaching, just learn it."

[12:00] "If you're not willing to be tested, to be questioned, that tells me somebody's not really that confident in what they're teaching."

[16:38] "I can always make more money. I can't make any more time. There's a finite amount of it — when it's gone, it's gone."

[24:23] "As soon as you have an organizational structure where major decisions are being made by somebody who's never had to sit face-to-face with a patient — that's the cutoff for me."

[41:26] "We're supposed to enjoy this — it's a great profession. We gotta find a way to still be able to enjoy it."

Top Questions:

[34:04] "Shouldn't the patient be able to know immediately what they're covered for? Of course they should."

[43:11] "What can I do to protect the patient? What can I do to protect myself? And what can I do to just still make this an educational experience?"

[51:56] "What's your favorite procedure?"

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #255

My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono

9.2026

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