Stress
If you've ever seen a TV episode of Grey's Anatomy or House M.D., then you know doctor's lives can be stressful (and dramatic).
But there aren't any good television shows out there about oral surgeons because there's nothing particularly stressful or dramatic about their lives. Sure, the lead-up to becoming an oral surgeon might be stressful. You'll have tough exams about tissue eruption and jawbone orientation, and you'll have many years of residency.
But once you've made it, you can chill. The typical oral surgeon works fewer than forty hours per week. He or she also works about forty-eight weeks in the year, which means three nice weeks of vacation (source). And while you'll need to keep your cool during operations, your patients more than likely won't be dying of mysterious diseases on your watch.