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Oral Surgeon Drops Truths & Tips on Residency, Dental School, Dry Sockets, Stab Lab, How To Succeed
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- Dr. Gallagher's Podcast
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- May 21, 2026
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- 3299
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Summary
Top 5 Topics: - Wisdom Teeth Nightmares & Dry Socket Horror - Dental School Rejections & Comeback Stories - Local Anesthesia / Stab Lab Tips & Dental School Hacks - How Much Money Oral Surgeons Actually Make - Brutal Truth About Becoming a Dentist / Oral Surgeon Top 10 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE #97 Q&A: 1st - Ibrahim, @ll2u5 2nd – German Jose382, @germanjose18 3rd – @cuethis 4th – Christopher Moussa, @user127894592 5th – Tiara, @tiaraalynn_ 6th – Emily, @emily.kahn 7th – Maaz Siddiqui, @siddiqui_maaz 8th – Alex, @alexkrivi 9th – Grant Gibbs, @grant.gibbs7 10th - @theorysmasher 11th - Pack, @packemallup 12th - Ahht ahht, @ahhtahht Quotes & Wisdom: "Self-awareness is recognizing what your strengths are from what your weaknesses... If you really love something, figure out what you're good at in it too. Go all in on those two things until you can combine them into one and the world, you're going to be smooth sailing and it won't be work. It's going to be like a hobby." "You applied to 10, then 6, and got waitlisted at 6. I would probably increase the applications to at least 15 dental schools now. You're applying for the 3rd time. Think about these things." "Only focus on what you can control. You can't control anything outside of that." "Don't worry about other people's stats... I didn't get straight A's. I got A's and B's. That was a rule of mine, no C's. And I know people with C's that got into oral surgery. Just work hard, work as hard as you can, be a good person, be a teammate, and you're gonna be fine." "You could have all the degrees in the world... but where you work and who you work for, and the community that you work in — that's all gunna determine and literally dictate whether you ca…