Dr. Yvette Carrillo @perio.princess - PART 1 - Dr. Gallagher's Podcast x Dose of Dental Podcast #150

Top 5 Topics:

- $400,000 Startup vs. $1 Million Buy-In: How Dr. Carrillo Beat the Dental System

- From Burnout to Boss: Why I Left My Dental Job to Start My Own Practice

- Scrubs, and Scalpel: How @perio.princess Is Changing the Face of Dentistry

- New York Nightmares & Creepy Encounters: What REALLY Happened at That Bar

- No, Dental School Doesn’t Teach You THIS — The Hardest Part of Owning a Practice

Quotes & Wisdom:

"Residency was the easiest thing I ever did. Real life smacked me in the face afterward."

"If you can't find the perfect opportunity, just create it yourself."

"I'm not trying to retire early—this is my hobby."

"It's a lie we tell ourselves that it gets easier after residency. It doesn't—it just changes."

"Delegating is really hard, but you have to do it over and over."

"You have more flexibility, but not necessarily more free time."

"I wanted to know everything about the business—from bottom up."

"No offense, but it looks like you have trust issues... Who do you think trains the team? Me or you?"

"You don’t get more time, you either adapt or make more time."

Questions:

Did you go right into residency after dental school?

How was your first trip to NYC for the Top 40 Under 40 event?

Was that experience traumatizing?

How did you end up getting COVID from the NYC trip?

How is the practice going now that you're 4 years in?

What’s the real estate market like for dentists in San Diego?

What was your father's practice background?

What’s your nationality and do you speak Spanish?

How did speaking Spanish help you clinically?

How did you meet your husband and handle the long distance?

Did you always know you wanted to do perio?

Why did your dad want you to do endo instead of perio?

What went wrong with your first job out of residency?

What are the challenges with corporate or DSO jobs?

How are you managing marketing and finances?

What’s your favorite and least favorite part of owning a practice?

Do you do public speaking or lecturing?

How did you start Scrubs and Scalpels?

What’s your weekly work schedule like now?

Do you think residency was easier than practice?

What kind of call did you take during perio residency?

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #150

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

- 6.2025

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