Episodes

Friday Feb 23, 2024
Friday Feb 23, 2024
ADSO CEO Andrew Smith speaks with Marko Vujicic, Ph.D., Chief Economist and Vice President, Health Policy Institute at the American Dental Association (ADA), and Michael Hogan, Economic Development Analyst at RTI International. Andrew, Marko and Michael discuss 2024 trends in the dental industry, recent findings in ADSO and RTI’s State of Dentistry report and more.

Friday Feb 02, 2024
Friday Feb 02, 2024
ADSO CEO Andrew Smith and VP of Government Relations Gray McGinnis discuss ADSO’s advocacy and policy priorities for the 2024 state legislative sessions, including universal licensure, medical loss ratio and assignment of benefits.

Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
Tuesday Dec 12, 2023
ADSO CEO Andrew Smith speaks with Dr. David Lustbader, Dental Director at South Shore Oral Surgery & Director of Clinical Affairs for 42 North, and Geoffrey Ligibel, President & CEO of 42 North Dental, about Massachusetts’ new medical loss ratio (MLR) standard requiring dental insurers to allocate a specific percentage of dental premiums towards patient care, and what ADSO and others are doing to encourage the passage of such rules elsewhere.

Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
ADSO CEO Andrew Smith speaks with John Murphy, Vice President of Talent Acquisition, Aspen Dental Management Inc., and Dr. Colton Cannon, dental resident, the University of Pennsylvania, about the next generation of dentists: their perspectives, challenges and needs as they begin their careers, in addition to how DSOs are working to recruit this new generation of dental professionals.

Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
ADSO CEO Andrew Smith speaks with ADSO President Dr. Sulman Ahmed, Founder, Chairman & CEO of DECA Dental Group and ADSO Vice President Dustin Netral, President & CEO of Vista Verde Dental Partners about their vision for the ADSO, as well as their perspectives on current industry economic conditions and workforce challenges.

Monday Jul 10, 2023
Monday Jul 10, 2023
The Association of Dental Support Organizations is launching a podcast! Executive Director Andrew Smith shares what's to come in this teaser episode.