"Will The Future of Dentistry Collapse? The 3 Red Flags Destroying Dentistry, Exposing Dental Insurance Scams, Corporate Healthcare Affects on Patient Care, and AI Job Takeovers"

Top 5 Topics:

- AI Is Coming for Your Job (Unless You Master It First)

- Dental Insurance Company Scams Exposed

- Is The Dental School “Dot Com-Like” Bubble About to Burst?

- Corporate Healthcare Is Killing Patient Care

- Is Dentistry Dying? Oral Surgeon Exposes Insurance Scams, AI Disruption & Opioid-Free Surgery

Top 14 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE 114 Q&A:

1st – dt, @danny.teea

2nd – Alain, @alain_0000

3rd – الدكتور حيدر محمد الموسوي, @dr.hyder_m

4th – Khilo, @mo.khilo

5th – @user5023511267886

6th – AJ, @toefung789

7th – KadinAtherton, @kadiinatherton3

8th – @havefaithfamily

9th – Tiara, @tiaraalynn_

10th – @aryaanparveez1

11th – henryerikson, @henryterikson

12th – لا حياة بدون صلاة, @remember_pray

13th – @thundhogp39

14th – Kaitlyn, @kaitlynmg013

Quotes & Wisdom:

02:49 — "It's not going to be AI taking your job, it's going to be someone using AI to take your job."

02:49 — "Use AI in school to save time from preparing to study, and getting faster to just doing the studying."

17:26 — "If you work for yourself, you make your rules."

27:00 — "We need to incentivize preventative care — if you make more money for preventative care, you don't need to rush to more invasive treating."

26:01 — "Efficient studying + effective studying — it's getting higher grades while studying less, so you can add on more."

44:13 — "Autonomy is everything."

44:13 — "Don’t compare yourself to other surgeons, dentists, or students. Compare yourself to the timeline of your goals. Be better than who you were yesterday."

44:13 — "We all have the same number of hours in a day. What are you doing with those hours?"

50:43 — "I'd pick a genuinely passionate dentist or doctor over someone with all the degrees in the world any day of the week."

Questions:

00:00 — "Did you ever fail anything or do bad and say it was the teacher's or university's fault?" (Theory Smasher)

06:01 — "Is full scope OMS feasible with current reimbursement rates, compared to an implant- and extraction-heavy practice?" (Thundhog P39)

11:41 — "Is there a path for OMFS to pursue PhD training?" (Matthew Wilson)

17:26 — "If insurance wasn't such an obstacle, what kind of procedure would you like to add to your practice?" (Thundhog P39)

27:00 — "Where do you see dentistry in 10-20 years — positives and negatives?" (Ariane Parviz)

33:00 — "What's the biggest issue facing dentistry right now?" (Kylo)

37:41 — "How do we fight back against insurance companies?" (Daniel)

44:13 — "Radiologist vs. dentist — which is the better career?" (Adam Grisp)

44:13 — "Aside from autonomy, why didn’t you want to go into medicine?" (Kylo)

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

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

- 9.2026

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