# Dr. Mario Lucca @luccaofs - Dose of Dental Podcast #240 x Dr. Gallagher's Podcast Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363/dr-mario-lucca-luccaofs-dose-of-dental-podcast-240-x-dr-gallagher-s-podcast Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363/dr-mario-lucca-luccaofs-dose-of-dental-podcast-240-x-dr-gallagher-s-podcast.md Podcast: [Dr. Gallagher's Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363) Published: 2026-06-16T10:47:01+00:00 Episode link: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/doctorgallagher/episodes/Dr--Mario-Lucca-luccaofs---Dose-of-Dental-Podcast-240-x-Dr--Gallaghers-Podcast-e3krbkc Audio file: https://anchor.fm/s/3b14a948/podcast/play/121531468/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-16%2F426218882-44100-2-1ac7e54790582.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363/episodes/dr-mario-lucca-luccaofs-dose-of-dental-podcast-240-x-dr-gallagher-s-podcast Duration seconds: 3890 ## Resource Top 5 Topics: - Ditching Insurance for Fee-for-Service - Starting a Solo Practice in One of America’s Most Expensive Cities - The Shocking Ethics of Dental Insurance Pricing - Wife Joins the Practice + Work-Life Balance in a High-Stress Career - Lighter Sedation, Wisdom Teeth & Modern Oral Surgery Secrets Quotes & Wisdom: "At the time I was newly engaged. I had just turned 40 and it was like, do I repeat the associate track for another 5 years... Or do I just go for it?" "We're fighting the good fight. I'm a bit of a dinosaur... solo practice startup... just building a brand." "I feel better now just about having straight costs. This is what it costs; It doesn't matter who you are." "You can lose 30% [of volume] and still make the same dollar amount. I had belief that it was feasible." "I have more time with people. I'm not rushed. Patients are paying for that time and they're getting it and it just creates a more enriching experience." "Sometimes in life... you really have to be tenacious, but sometimes things choose you too... oral surgery chose me." "I got a little bit of a delayed start, but I was out of residency when I was 35... by ordinary standards we all end up somewhere in our early to mid thirties." "None of us are in it just to work as a contract. We want it to be satisfying. We want a home base practice that we belong in." "I would rather work to the end and then just close the doors, than work for another organization for 5 years." Questions: 03:13 - "Where did you go to dental school, where did you grew up? Let's start from the beginnings." 05:01 - "Wow, so you took a 3 year gap. How was that coming back after 3 years of doing GP work?" 0… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363/episodes/dr-mario-lucca-luccaofs-dose-of-dental-podcast-240-x-dr-gallagher-s-podcast/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/dr-gallagher-s-podcast-3360363/dr-mario-lucca-luccaofs-dose-of-dental-podcast-240-x-dr-gallagher-s-podcast.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.