Is Dentistry Dying? Truth Behind DSOs, $250K Student Debt, Insurance Scams Killing the Profession

Top 5 Topics:

- The "3 Red Flags" Killing Dentistry

- $250,000+ Student Debt Bombshell

- DSO’s Preying on Young Dentists

- Too Many Dental Schools, Not Enough Jobs

- $4,000 Implants & the Insurance Squeeze

Top 14 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE 110 Q&A:

1st - @user3522151951811

2nd – Ezinna | pre-dental, @ezinna_mbachu

3rd – @ozoenolysis

4th – @fikethebike1231

5th – Khilo, @mo.khilo

6th – George, @draymqxgs0c

7th – Roxie T., @rtobin2

8th – kam, @this.is.kamel0

9th – Sanyog, @sanyog_11

10th - @user35741178588544

11th - @kaleel083

12th - @dannyjs613

13th - Kirsten-Ann, @kirstenchn

14th - Tiara, @tiaraalynn_

Quotes & Wisdom:

00:00 — "The insurance issues are affecting both patients and providers. The ADA needs to support providers and patients in dentistry and go after the insurance companies."

14:05 — "So many people are just stuck in this monotonous grind of work and they never get out of that into that perfect opportunity where you're excited to go in every day."

27:36 — "I'm not gunna be beholden to the insurance companies. I want to fight for what the patient needs."

27:36 — "I want patients to be comfortable with me treating them. There's no rush in our appointment. This is traditional oral surgery from decades ago, and that's becoming very hard to find nowadays, so I want it to be our style."

32:31 — "Those 3 red flags are diseases. How are we gunna cure these diseases in dentistry?"

39:10 — "I'm serious about this. I want this to be better for other people. We need to make this profession better and make the future brighter than the past and today."

Questions:

00:00 — "Do you still think dentistry is worth it?"

14:05 — "At what age did you start working as an OMFS?"

24:22 — "How do you feel about DSO’s?"

32:31 — "Will dentistry ever become affordable in the US for the average person?"

32:31 — "Why is the ADA not doing anything about these problems?"

32:31 — "Will dentistry recover from the current issues it's suffering from?"

39:10 — "How do you not worry about retirement since you don't start making your peak money till later in life?"

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

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

- 8.2026

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