Dr. Patrick Anghel @pat.the.dentist - Dr. Gallagher's Podcast x Dose of Dental Podcast #159

Top 5 Topics:

- Fluoride vs. Hydroxyapatite—Are We Poisoning Ourselves?

- Dr. Anghel’s Burnout, To Revamping His Motivations Dentistry

- Dentist Side Hustles We Can All Explore, and “Wi-Fi Money”

- Crypto Investing Secrets from a Dentist Entrepreneur

- How to Build a 6-Figure Marketing Business While Practicing Dentistry

Quotes & Wisdom:

"If you’re striving for more, you need to put in the work. That’s your 9 to 5, and if you want to do other things, you have to learn the trade, learn the marketing, and then the management."

"You don’t have to replace dentistry completely. But if you can create something you own—whether marketing or investing—that’s where your freedom comes from."

"Some people need to hear that: You will never have full autonomy working under a DSO. You’ll always be working under someone else’s system."

"I think the burnout really set in when I realized that no matter how hard I pushed, I didn’t have control over the outcomes."

"Marketing is Wi-Fi money. You can take it anywhere, and nobody can take it away from you. That’s real leverage."

"Putting fluoride in the water is just a bandaid over the bigger issue. The real problem is diet and not practicing proper hygiene."

"It’s not about doing nothing and expecting passive income. There’s no such thing as passive at the start—you still have to build it before it becomes sustainable."

"Rising tides raise all ships. In crypto, if Ethereum breaks out, everything else goes up—even if you change nothing else."

"You can make good money as a dentist, but when you start thinking about a family, private schools, and planning for the future—it’s a different ballgame."

"Get the boards over with. You’re going to thank yourself later when you’re not worrying about them while you’re already working and building your practice."

Questions:

(05:08) What are some of the goals you want to hit and milestones you’re working toward before traveling again?

(06:55) Tell me about this sale of the practice.

(07:11) Do you think your marketing could eventually replace or match your dentistry income? Is that where you’re looking to go?

(13:26) Did you ever feel legitimate burnout, and when did that happen?

(16:42) Some people need to hear the truth—do you think you’d ever have full autonomy working under a DSO?

(23:34) Hydroxyapatite, fluoride, either or both, fluoride in the water—what are your thoughts on all that?

(26:36) Is it bad to say people need to brush their teeth instead of relying on fluoride in the water?

(48:42) You think I should just get the boards over with now?

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #159

My watch in this episode = Tag Heuer Aquaracer Calibre 16 Chrono

- 6.2025

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