Surgery Nightmares, AI Replacing Dentists, & Can I Get Into Dental School with a Low GPA?

Top 5 Topics:

- Surgical Horror Stories & Life-or-Death Moments in the OR

- The Harsh Truth About Residency

- “Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Dentists?”

- Gap Year Growth & Game-Changing Advice

- “Can I Get Into Dental School with a Low GPA? (Even a 2.9?)”

Top 9 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE #63 Q&A:

1st - Goober, @matheusmaximiliantheiii

2nd – J, @jobaratheo

3rd – @cbenjiiiii

4th – dri, @2phoneadri

5th – Joel Kabera, @joelkabera

6th - Lola & Harmony, @lola_cng

7th - Perspehanie Guerrero, @persephanieguerre

8th - @priscila_ri98

9th - Tylan, @tylanhinton

Quotes & Wisdom:

🧠 “You have to be able to make time for what you’re looking to do.”

💬 “Residency puts your social life into a box… I’m looking forward to getting life back on the rails.”

🏥 “It’s not about avoiding the gap year. It’s about using the gap year.”

🔧 “If you’re opening a clinic or business, you need to be an expert in at least two of three things: trade, marketing, and finance.”

💡 “This is your time to explore and blossom into the person you can become.”

🎓 “Just because a school is pass/fail doesn’t mean you can’t stand out. Look at the outcomes—many match into top specialties.”

🔥 “You don’t just get through residency. You hold your breath, you adapt, and you learn from every moment.”

Questions:

(02:31) “Lowest GPA you've seen get into dental school?”

(03:12) “How many hours do you study?”

(04:32) “Tips for an incoming D1?”

(10:59) “If you don’t match, should you scramble for an unknown program?”

(12:30) “Do most pre-dents idealize surgery?”

(13:32) “Other than OMFS, what was your favorite dental school department?”

(20:44) “Do non-cats have a good chance at matching?”

(21:35) “Biggest complication you faced in surgery?”

(27:05) “Do program directors like externships?”

(30:55) “Thoughts on dental anesthesiology?”

(33:05) “How many externships did you do and what’s the golden number?”

(34:42) “Do you think AI will eliminate dentists?”

(37:58) “How long did you study for the CBSE?”

(38:20) “Favorite plating system?”

(39:25) “How long did you study for the DAT?”

(41:40) “How often can you take the CBSE?”

(45:50) “Can ER doctors save/invest and eventually own urgent cares?”

(49:50) “Do pass/fail dental schools look better or worse for OMFS?”

(52:35) “Best part of your job?”

(54:08) “Is it true there’s no social life in med school/residency?”

(55:30) “Do dental schools value a strong GPA upward trend?”

(56:10) “Do you use buccal fat pad for closing oral-antral communications?”

(57:35) “Did you go through two years of med school?”

(58:45) “Do you have hair transplants?”

(59:30) “Is it getting harder to open clinics as a doctor?”

(1:01:27) “Do pass/fail dental schools do well matching OMFS?”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

My watch in this episode = Citizen Grand Tourning Sport with brown leather band with butterfly clasp from Amazon

- 5.2025

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