Is oral surgery WORTH IT? Income, lifestyle, AND sacrifices

Oral surgery is always an intriguing specialty for dental students. We get a little bit of exposure to it in dental school, but not enough to really understand the field. Oral surgeons are known to do crazy dental surgical procedures, have high incomes, and high job satisfaction, but what about the sacrifices you'll need to make to get there?
In this video I'm going to break down all the good and the bad of becoming an oral surgeon. I analyze the income, job prospects, and scope in oral surgery, as well as the sacrifices and opportunity cost to get into OS. And then finally, we'll talk about whether it's worth it.
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[@jmey]

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[@cejulius21]

As an DDS Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon, is worth it. Is not the most profitable career, and worse...the shifts and day to day work destroy yourself. But working in a panfacial fracture, orthognathics, open a neck in life threatens infection....or tumours is priceless. Is worth all the effort.

[@ralphpeiris5996]

Thank you for your insight. My son is applying for dental school and just finished the DAT. He did the DAT Bootcamp. It is amazing how much you guys go through. God bless. Dr. Peiris

[@kalebmadsen6316]

I would like to see the full interview.

[@MrJoegotbored]

I'm not a dental student or prospect, just a guy who visited an oral surgeon recently for an extraction and came looking for a video of the standard procedure. Found your video along the way and was fascinated by it. I'm licensed in a different profession but there's no 'residency' in my field--can't imagine how rough it must be to work regular 30-hour shifts. Kudos to the bright young DDS grads who continue into oral surgery.

[@paulk6860]

OS here. Easy 7 figures. Life is good. Would I do it again? Probably not.

[@jmey]

what's the cliff notes on why's that?

[@TheBest_tt]

Why is that?😢

[@R009-i3e]

Why not?

[@laladoingwhatiwanna9489]

Do you pay residency programs or do they pay you? is it like a job or not? I'm confused lmao so like you make no money during this 4 or 6 years but at the same time you need to pay the tuition fee????!

[@is-cy3zo]

Exactly. For dental specialties here in my country, you have to pay huge amount of tuition fees and not earn during residency. Unlike in medical residency where you'll be actually earning in a hospital, and dont pay anything for tuition

[@rawanmalik5095]

Please make one about other dental specialties,there's not a lot of info on them online

[@jmey]

eventually!

[@tomaspenas9812]

True

[@patrickmonahan8268]

This video was well done, Joel! I think everything you have mentioned was well said and very accurate. Thanks for taking time to post it!

[@jmey]

Thanks Patrick! Means a lot coming from an OS res

[@jaysadek9660]

Hey Joel, awesome video!! Upload the interview ! :)

I quitted Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the end of my first year as a resident, it was really rough, if you wanna know more, comment below!

[@Mel-jf9gx]

I sure wanna know more.. especially when I've someone who quitted it after 6 months, I was hella curious cuz normally when u join such a hard speciality, u build ur upcoming 5-6 years around it whether it's regarding the financial status, social status, etc. and of course u do lots of researches and ask lots of ppl and after going through all this u quit after 6 months or a year.. I wanna know the reason in a very boring detailed way

I could try to handle all the Bad things done to me, but she really hit on where.i cared the most, My patients and My ethics, so thats why i quitted. What she said was wrong and Univ got the report but told me that she had really Big connections and that they couldnt do anything about that. She only got flagged for that comment (but thats minor). I'm now not an omfs, life has changed a Lot, but i'm alivie, and kinda happier

@@Mel-jf9gx where are you from and hows your experience with omfa residency? :)

[@Mel-jf9gx]

@ Well if you are happy.. I didn't think it was a private/ethics related problem, btw if you don't find it a bothersome, I'd like to know more details about the incidence, what did she exactly do? also I'm yet to choose a speciality, I'm still at my fifth year.. but I'm hella interested in this field, and I just wanna know if your quitting was pure a pride matter or other factors were involved

[@Mel-jf9gx]

@ Also, I'm from Egypt, wbu? :)

[@bananamusic7150]

I’m watching all of the videos on your channel at 1 am rn. Loving all of them! Thank you

[@faizanhussain8906]

Id love to see the full interview

[@bibidoina369]

I decided to quit after two months of non categorical internship year, for me it’s not worth it and I don’t think I can enjoy the lifestyle even with that pay

[@brandongraf8473]

Could you do one for orthodontics? Love your stuff man!

[@jmey]

ty!! planning on doing more of these about specialties in the future

[@zezom3341]

@@jmey Hello joel! I'm a massive fan of yours and was wondering if the video about orthodontics was posted. Much love❤

[@jmey]

@@zezom3341 didn't get around to this. thanks for the love

[@zezom3341]

@@jmey Thank you for replying doc! I'm going into dental school and wanted to compare the two specialties. Will you be making a video about it? Miss the content!

[@ferramirez4570]

Hey just recently found your channel! It's amazing I'm a DDS in Honduras would you make a video like this on Oral Pathology Residency/Clinical Training?

[@giovannijurado8202]

That’s so cool! I wanted to go to Latin America to pursue my dental career. You should make videos from your experience

[@jackhansmiles]

Another amazing video man, perfectly put together~ thank you!

[@kayannawibben2901]

Joel could you make a video anout dental school? The outline of programs, expectations, balancing of personal life, etc and compare it with your significant other experience?

[@jmey]

I plan to touch on some of these subjects in future videos!

[@abayady1]

Hi Joel, thank you for such informative video series. Do you plan on making a video about Dental Anesthesia program? Not that many videos out there. Thank you

[@jmey]

we'll see! not sure if DA is a broad crowd pleaser lol

[@abayady1]

@@jmey that’s exactly why it needs more attention. Nowadays, there are more GPs doing full arch cases, and am sure the need of DA is going up

[@tomaspenas9812]

Can a general practitioner focus on doing alot more light surgery procedures like implants and extractions without specialising in oral surgery? So he gets the good income of doing surgeries without the troubles of all the oral surgery specialisation

[@jmey]

you bet, you can do (and learn) as much oral surgery as you'd like as a GP!

[@lewisculver2666]

Hey Joel! Would you mind doing a similar video on Endodontics at some point? It’s a specialty I’m interested in and I struggle to find a lot of information about it as a career! I am also an incoming D1 at Penn Dental Medicine if you ever need a predent/new dental student for an interview or any information! I plan to go through all of your videos and can’t wait for new ones!

[@jmey]

at some point in the future I will be doing a video on endo! not sure when though

[@edmz7502]

I was wondering if RDH have a greater chance of acceptance when applying to dental school? Btw great video Joel can’t wait for the full interview!

[@jmey]

I think your experiences in the field will only help! though experience is only one part of a well rounded application

[@SevenTenSplit1]

I would love to see the interview! Thanks for the great content, Dr. Meyerson.

[@cmil80]

I’d like to see the full interview please! Thanks

[@jmey]

check my channel, it's on there! "the insane life of an oral surgery resident"

[@natnaeltesgay1558]

So underrated

[@jmey]

ty for your support!

[@aliyahwinfrey]

Wow, thank you for this video!! Do you mind talking about the ways a pre dent can maximize their shadowing experience?

[@jmey]

thinking about making a video about this in the future! DM me on IG if you have specific questions for now

[@DrWAS101]

very comprehensive discussion about the specialty and great pro/ con list

[@andullahahmed4710]

Hi, I hope you are doing well. I just had a few questions regarding fellowship opportunities after oral and maxi facial surgery residency. Am I eligible to do more than one fellowship after OMFS residency? If I hold a DDS and PhD, Can I still do fellowship after receiving my OMFS certificate of residency completion? Is a MD required to do fellowship?

[@mychalsimpson8316]

This video is awesome I'm in the process of preparing for college and pre dental and I'm highly interested in becoming an oral surgeon so this video was very helpful. Thank you so much for all the information this a career that I want and I can't wait to get there. 😊

[@he2261]

A video of this for ortho would be cool!

[@jmey]

we'll see ;)

[@deem2024]

Can you please upload the video? Would love to see it! Thank you! 🙌🏾

[@jmey]

it's on my channel! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37TnHeDitCkgpY

[@TF-ff7ir]

IMO 100% not worth it. Dental already sucks enough and we get to make great money when we graduate. My classmates who want to go into OS programs have to constantly kiss ass and stress out while I get to just live my life 😎

[@yasmine9046]

That was very interesting, thank you for the time you invest in this channel, subscribed ! 🔥

[@jmey]

🙏 yasmine!!

[@andreweusebiojr5665]

Very much interested in seeing the interview!

[@jmey]

it's on my channel! "insane life of an oral surgery resident"

[@karatefitness835]

I earn lakhs per month... Most respectable profession

[@randyperezpadilla4753]

Could you please share with me your interview with Kevin? Thank you in advance!

[@ElizabethUkeh]

The lifestyle doesn't sound worth it at all.

[@bohansolo]

oral surgery is worth it i had so many more modeling gigs!!!!!!

[@shanye3510]

The default setting of subtitle is vietnamese，not English, plz correct that

[@Querenciatv]

I like your shots! Great video. ✨

[@8ScottP]

drop that bro

[@sushreemahapatra7589]

Hello , this year I m giving my pg entrance exam to become a oral maxillofacial surgeon . I m from india , is there any chance that I can practice outer country or take my field in bigger aspects ...

[@ohlula]

I would like to see the full interview. Thanks!

[@jmey]

link in this video's description!

[@isabellacabral5098]

🤗🩷💐🦷🦷

[@mohamedhishamsalama2279]

Thank you for this beautiful sum-up really informative!

[@niravbarad7802]

Great content buddy……. Kindly make one for Pediatric dentistry

[@sschth]

How to do oral surgery as an immigrant

[@jhondalton130]

Does dental speciality residencies cost money?

[@limellama1490]

Is the full interview out?

[@jmey]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/m37TnHeDitCkgpY

[@The-truth-behind-dentistry]

Great Content!

[@mostafashehabeldin]

Amazing effort Joel! Could you please also make a similar video about Periodontics as a career? Thanks!

[@amirhosseinmehdipour1791]

But the average that you showed is for mof as well , in many countries oral surgery is part of mof , where i can get clear info about that because im in my last year of dental school and i wanna continue my career based on oral surgery not maxillo facial one

[@iitkanpur6597]

oral surgery and oral and maxofaciall surgery is the same thing

[@mrlc9985]

@@iitkanpur6597in some countries they’re not

[@davidt262]

It's kinda crazy how non-practice owning physicians can earn just as much on avg (maybe a tad less) by just going through med school and doing a not-so competitive residency without the surgeon lifestyle.

[@seifshenouda9573]

A lot people whether in med or dental might want to go into a surgery type field not just non-surgical. And compared to other surgery fields, OMFS has a pretty good lifestyle especially if you open up your own office. Salary wise tho, I haven't seen another med specialty other than derm and other surgery specialties like plastics and ent that has a similar salary to omfs. Especially if you open up your business where your salary can reach almost 7 figures

[@seifshenouda9573]

Dont forget that most people doing OMFS do a 4 year dental residency which is basically the minimum amount of years for med and that is just do to family medicine or internal ;)

[@futuresurgeon9987]

#GreatVideo

[@YouTubeYouTube-hb7yq]

What does Joel practice

[@jmey]

I'm a general dentist

[@sophiayang2699]

Thank you for the info! Would love to see more of the interview with Kevin!

[@jmey]

it's in this video's description

[@samskidaddle5699]

Dental is just like pharmacy and optoemry and law, waste of time and the day I get my god dam degree I will rip it up hard and piss on it. It wasted my good years as a young guy and it felt like a depressional journy. Can't wait to rip up my diploma on graduation day

[@tell_em1522]

Lmfao, I agree @ “wasting my good years.”