Why Dentists Turned on the Former ADA President (ft. Brett Kessler)

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This Week's Episode

After a Facebook post sparked a firestorm of comments, criticism, and debate across the profession, former ADA President Brett Kessler joins us to talk about what actually happened.

What started as a conversation about speaking at a large DSO event quickly turned into a much bigger discussion about private equity, clinical autonomy, dental insurance, organized dentistry, and where the profession is headed next.

Brett shares his perspective on the backlash, why so many dentists are frustrated with the current state of dentistry, and what he's learned after years of working on insurance reform and advocacy at the highest levels of organized dentistry.

We also get into:

• The controversy surrounding Brett's DSO post
• Why dentists are increasingly frustrated with private equity
• The difference between clinical autonomy and corporate influence
• Why dental insurance hasn't meaningfully changed in decades
• The truth about annual maximums and reimbursement rates
• Fee-for-service vs insurance-based dentistry
• Medicare, Medicaid, and access to care
• Why dental-medical integration may be the future
• What organized dentistry has actually been doing behind the scenes
• Why fixing dentistry's biggest problems is harder than most people think

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