Oral Surgeon EXPOSES Bone Smashing Trend, Surgery Resident Salaries & AI Study Hacks | Podcast Q&A

Top 5 Topics:

- THE "BONE SMASHING" TREND EXPOSED

- Doctors In Hospitals Are Getting Underpaid By Millions — Here's Proof

- They Fired Me, Killed My Non-Compete, Then Fired My Assistant Too — Little Sus?

- How I Used AI to Study and Pass My Oral Surgery Boards Exam

Top 13 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE 112 Q&A:

1st – K, @kkarrissaa

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4th – JuliaJayBird1023, @crazycatperson2021

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6th – Nick Nunez, @nicknu_

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12th – Ali Memmedov, @alihxani

13th – @emmacrocker29

Quotes & Wisdom:

02:00 — "It's an interview, right? So it's a conversation. A lot of people like to prepare for interviews as if it's an exam. And it's not."

28:09 — "I think the first 3 years out translates to the next 30 years out in your career. Mentorship is super important to me. I don't want people to feel stuck like that."

32:19 — "Don't be annoying on externships lol... Be early, like 15 minutes to everything, stay until the last person. ‘What can I do to be helpful?’ — that's a big help."

35:32 — "You have to get that off your mind, off your plate, and then lock into studying."

35:32 — "Let your results teach you what you're capable of. Don't have an ego — let your pride down and let your results do the talking."

Questions:

06:24 — "How would you use AI to study for exams?"

21:14 — "Advice for working in millimeters in dental school versus oral surgery — is it more strict in dental versus real life?"

24:17 — "What's your favorite procedure?"

29:34 — "What do you think about bone smashing?"

32:19 — "What's the best way to be helpful or likable on externships?"

35:32 — "Me and my girlfriend broke up and I'm trying to study for my DAT retake — any advice?"

43:02 — "Are the interviews conversational or like business questions?"

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

My watch in this episode = Citizen Cal 2100 Limited Edition Chrono Panda

- 8.2026

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