Top 5 Topics:

- “I Woke Up at 4 A.M., Flew Home, Operated All Day” - Inside The Life of Dr. Jason Auerbach

- How This Oral Surgeon Built a Multi-State Surgical Empire

- The Beer Test: A Surprising Rule Entrepreneurs Use to Pick Business Partners

- At 52, @bloodytoothguy Completely Transformed His Body — Here’s How He Did It

- The FACTS About High-Risk Surgery, Complications, and Skill Development

Quotes & Wisdom:

[18:49–20:35] “Worry more about the process, not the result. If you focus on that, the result will always come.”

[53:47–54:43] “You’re nowhere near your peak. You’re nowhere near as good as you’re going to be.”

[08:33–09:23] “What matters is the ability to talk to humans, treat the team well, treat referring doctors well.”

[07:35–08:01] “The right partners are exponentially better to have than just having numbers.”

[22:39–22:46] “I’m just now starting to accept that maybe something good is happening. MAX is pretty special.”

[16:34–17:49] “Accountability changed everything. Now it’s just part of what I do every day… I feel much better, much stronger, much more energy.”

[10:15–10:40] “There are many practices available that don’t fit the bill. It’s almost never the financials—it’s always the people.”

[52:57–53:27] “If you’re not better 20 years from now, you’ve had a really shitty career.”

[54:32–54:43] “A fully trained oral and maxillofacial surgeon will always be more competent. It’s in the reps, the training, the ability to handle complications.”

Questions:

[04:23] “How many days a week are you in the office now?”

[08:21] “What are the top three things you look for in a partner with MAX?”

[13:29] “You’re still in expansion mode—what goes into this? Anything between here and Maine?”

[18:49] “As we get older, how do you actually make time to work out? After residency, you think you’ll get time back, but you don’t.”

[26:56] “Do you have any war stories that come up right now?”

[37:49] “In those three and a half days a week, what are some of your favorite day-to-day things?”

[40:11] “What’s your sedation cocktail—Versed, fentanyl, propofol, ketamine?”

Now available on:

- Dr. Gallagher’s Podcast & YouTube Channel

- Dose of Dental Podcast #199

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

- 11.2025