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Open Wide Podcast

Open Wide Podcast

Written by: Dr. Scott Drucker and Jinesh Patel
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 Dr. Scott Drucker and Jinesh Patel explore the intersection of oral healthcare, technology, business, and startups. The duo discuss the hottest topics driving forward the fields of oral health and broader healthcare. They interview the most interesting entrepreneurs, thought leaders, researchers, operators, and practitioners contributing to the improvement of and access to healthcare.Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. Economics Hygiene & Healthy Living Leadership Management & Leadership Physical Illness & Disease
Episodes
  • Episode 60 - Conversation with Rich Rosato | ADA

    Episode 60 - Conversation with Rich Rosato | ADA
    Jan 6 2026
    Scott and Jinesh chat with Dr. Rich Rosato, Oral Surgeon and current President of the American Dental Association. They discuss Rich's background and his path to both Oral Surgery and organized dentistry. Rich shares details about the impact that ADA makes on a regular basis, and about the ongoing challenges with membership numbers. The trio also chat about historical financial mismanagement, the thought process behind where the ADA invests, and challenges of being President of the ADA. 4:43 Dr Rosato's path to dental and oral surgery 9:46 Involvement in organized dentistry 15:34 What the ADA actually does for dentists 28:17 Membership challenges 36:38 Addressing financial woes 46:48 Where the ADA invests 53:24 Complexity of Credit Union and other perks 1:02:15 Expectations and challenges as ADA President
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    1 hr and 14 mins
  • Episode 59 - Dental Policy Update, Comparing Size of Largest DSOs

    Episode 59 - Dental Policy Update, Comparing Size of Largest DSOs
    Dec 31 2025
    Episode 59 - Dental Policy Update, Comparing Largest DSOs Size 2:26 Park Dental is public, Scott and Jinesh place bets 5:59 Government policy dental updates 23:08 Largest DSOs by locations and by doctor count
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    32 mins
  • Episode 58 - Conversation with Sarah Ruberg | Our Thrive Tribe

    Episode 58 - Conversation with Sarah Ruberg | Our Thrive Tribe
    Dec 2 2025

    Scott and Jinesh chat with Sarah Ruberg, founder and CEO of Our Thrive Tribe. They discuss Sarah's journey to and through dental, and her entrepreneurship journey with Our Thrive Tribe. Sarah shares her thoughts around personal branding in the dental space, and several insights into optimizing LinkedIn as a platform for success.

    1:20: Introducing Sarah Ruberg 2:50 Landing in dental via 'relationship management' 10:44 Our Thrive Tribe 13:43 Ideal customer profile 18:43 LinkedIn use in dental: an expert's thoughts 38:47 Industry shoutouts 45:04 Entrepreneurship and lessons learned 47:09 Striving for sparkle impact 52:05 Thoughts on a hospitality mindset
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    56 mins
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