OMFS Residency: Toxic Residents, Low Pay, Avoiding Burnout, And How To Match | DOS DIENTES Ep. 7

Top 5 Topics:

- Toxic Chief Residents, Low Pay & Burnout: Surviving Oral Surgery Residency

- Getting Sent Home From Residency Over TikTok/Instagram Videos

- Favorite vs. Least Favorite Oral Surgery Procedures

- What It REALLY Takes to Get Into Oral Surgery Residency: CBSE scores, externships, GPAs, letters of recommendation, dental school rankings

Top 10 Viewers on DOS DIENTES Episode 7 Q&A:

1st - Will Walker, @willwalker141

2nd – Jardyn M., @jmicheyy

3rd – JuliaJayBird1023, @crazycatperson2021

4th – riya, @riya.anand5

5th – deenice, @dnice516

6th – Ethan, @egoat.2007

7th – Golfdudeferda, @golfdudeferda

8th – @ssr_818

9th – Kathy Thomas5438, @kathyt5438

10th - Am, @lollipop18471

Quotes & Wisdom:

[00:29] "The low salary stuff, the culture at the residency I was at, especially for the first 3 years with a very toxic senior resident I had — that's another thing."

[00:29] "They sent me home for a week on a paid leave of absence for making social media content... I didn't know if I was gonna go back to residency. It was crazy."

[05:54] "Oral Surgery manages the biggest complications in dentistry. When it really gets bad - it goes to OMFS."

[06:36] "You know what's so cool when some people join into the LIVE and they encourage other people on the LIVE? I really think that's awesome. I love our team here."

[06:36] "I knew I was interested in Oral Surgery early in dental school, but I kept my eyes open to all the possibilities of other specialties. It did end up being Oral Surgery that I was most interested in."

Questions:

[00:29] What was the most difficult part of OMFS residency?

[03:05] How is the transition from dental school to residency?

[05:10] Did you ever think about specializing in Pediatric Dentistry?

[05:54] I'm very interested in Periodontics. What made you choose Oral Surgery over Perio?

[06:36] What are most important parts of applying to OMFS?

[06:36] Did you know you wanted to do OMFS before dental school?

[06:36] Alexia, which specialty is your favorite to assist for?

[07:03] What's your favorite procedure — and least favorite?

DOS DIENTES Team:

- Dr. Brendan Gallagher (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon)

- Dra. Alexia Gomez (Head Surgical Assistant; Dentist of Mexico)

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- @doctorgallagher_‘s TikTok LIVE Q&A 108

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- 8.2026

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