Starting Salary Offers By State, "Is The Debt Worth It?" "Is OMFS Residency Harder Than Dental School?"

Top 5 Topics:

- How Much Dentists REALLY Make – My State by State Starting Salary Breakdown

- The Truth About Dental School Debt – Is It Worth It?

- Life After Residency: How I’m Doing & What I’m Up To

- The Grind of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Residency – “Was It Harder Than Dental School?”

- "Can You Still Become an Oral Surgeon If You’re Not a ‘Genius’?"

Top 8 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE #66 Q&A:

1st - linsatsa02p, @yanks53

2nd – Annigabriela Pinzon, @annipinzon

3rd – @user9833726262

4th – Dr. Asap, @doctor_asap587

5th – @ihtinb

6th - Goober, @matheusmaximiliantheiii

7th - @wwwt055

8th - Rutu, @r.utupatel

Quotes & Wisdom:

"It's not about the setback. It's about how you counter that setback. That's what defines you."

"You don't go into a profession to see how much money you can make — you go into it to help people; to pursue a lifelong passion."

"Time is the ultimate asset of life."

"Dental school is a lot more studying; residency is a lot more work - and a lot more sacrifices. You can study on a vacation but you can’t do surgery or your residency work when you’re in Tulum."

"Effective studying is getting higher grades. Efficient studying is doing that with less time."

Questions:

[00:00] How did the boards go?

[02:51] Is it easy to fix a TMJ strain?

[04:01] Can wisdom teeth removal cause TMJ?

[04:38] What type of surgery did you do today?

[06:50] Would you discuss your salary or average salaries?

[08:30] What do you think of completing Anki decks for step 1 during D2?

[09:38] Are you going to wear a surgical cap in private practice?

[10:34] Do you have any info on international students entering OMFS programs?

[11:12] What's your advice for an undergrad interested in dentistry and OMFS?

[12:03] Are you nice to hygienists?

[12:48] What are your opinions on pass/fail schools and OMFS chances?

[14:43] Recommendations on malpractice insurance?

[16:32] How much does a general dentist with advanced CE make?

[18:56] What’s your work week looking like now?

[20:12] How much student loan debt do you have at the end?

[21:00] When do you start your new job?

[21:32] Are you accepting new patients?

[22:03] Advice for someone who wants OMFS badly but fears setbacks?

[22:57] Are you ready to be an attending?

[23:40] How are you surviving now that you're done with residency?

[24:42] My right side teeth and gums hurt. Should I see a dentist?

[25:10] My 4-year-old said my teeth were brown. Could that be real?

[26:23] Is 26 a normal age to start dental school?

[27:51] What was your daily work week like in residency?

[29:54] Where did you go to dental school?

[30:03] Will you ever do a filling again?

[30:49] How did you pay for dental school? Is it worth it?

[32:23] Thoughts on becoming OMFS through the military?

[33:36] Did you deal with a lot of lockjaw in the ED during residency?

[34:07] What are they charging for implants in your new practice?

[35:12] How much does a college degree cost in the US?

[36:08] How intense is OMFS residency compared to dental school?

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

My watch in this episode = Citizen Ecozilla

- 6.2025

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