How To Pay Off $260K Dental School Debt, The Dental Interview Prep App, What I Look For in a Dental Assistant, IV Sedation Debates, What I Hated About Residency

<p>Top 5 Topics:</p><p>- How to Pay Off $260,000 of Dental School Debt: The Monthly &quot;DEBI&quot; Meeting</p><p>- What an Oral Surgeon Looks For in a Dental Assistant</p><p>- I Built DentalMockInterviews.com For Your Dental School and Residency Interviews</p><p>- Anesthesiologists vs Oral Surgeons: Who Should Be Doing Sedation in the Dental Office?</p><p>- Career Regrets, Residency Culture, and Knowing When to Pivot</p><p><br></p><p>Top 16 Viewers on this Episode on TikTok LIVE 125 Q&amp;A:</p><p>1st – Brittany, @codysmom0412</p><p>2nd – JuliaJayBird1023, @crazycatperson2021</p><p>3rd – danson🧸, @danson_official</p><p>4th – Maya, @wejjdennne</p><p>5th – Joel Kabera, @joelkabera</p><p>6th – Khilo, @mo.khilo</p><p>7th – UK, @apple.user736654</p><p>8th – Ablahi, @loiytdg456</p><p>9th – YoungK Supremacy, @blckbeannoodles</p><p>10th – @arhumkkkk</p><p>11th – @yofam888</p><p>12th – george.yassaa, @georgeyassa98</p><p>13th – @lauribrown7</p><p>14th – Scott Davidson, @scottdavidson18</p><p>15th – Cavalier_Cartel, @nfpetros98</p><p>16th – ME_LA_PELAS_2.0, @me_la_pelas_2.07</p><p><br></p><p>Top Quotes &amp; Wisdom:</p><p><br></p><p>[17:10] &quot;If you&#39;re in something that you regret, you need to pivot, and you need to figure out how to pivot. Sometimes it&#39;s not right away. Sometimes you need to be patient.&quot;</p><p><br></p><p>[32:45] &quot;You gotta be able to hold a conversation in your interviews. It&#39;s not a multiple choice exam.&quot;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Top Questions:</p><p><br></p><p>[01:21] &quot;Doctor, what do you look for in a dental assistant?&quot;</p><p><br></p><p>[06:35] &quot;How fast can you pay off $260,000 of tuition if you&#39;re a general dentist producing a pretty high volume?&quot;</p><p><br></p><p>[14:15] &quot;Do you have any regrets?&quot;</p><p><br></p><p>[21:15] &quot;What instrument do you recommend for a fully erupted #16?&quot;</p><p><br></p><p>[25:15] &quot;Thoughts on anesthesiologists&#39; concerns over OMFS doing their own sedation?&quot;</p><p><br></p><p>[31:00] &quot;What about residency did you hate the most?&quot;</p><p><br></p><p>[32:15] &quot;Dr. G, how do you stand out at interviews?&quot;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Now available on:</p><p>- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast &amp; YouTube Channel</p><p><br></p><p>My watch in this episode = Citizen Cal 2100 Chrono Panda</p><p><br></p><p>10.2026</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>#podcast #dentalpodcast #doctor #dentist #dentistry #oralsurgery #dental #dentalschool #