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
  • Episode 57 - Conversation with Penny Reed | AADOM

    Episode 57 - Conversation with Penny Reed | AADOM
    Nov 19 2025
    Scott and Jinesh chat with Penny Reed, Executive VP of Membership and Events at the American Association of Dental Office Managers (AADOM). Penny shares details about her career to and through her time in the dental world. She shares insights from her years working within the dental practice setting and years spent consulting dentists and dental groups. Penny emphasizes the importance of coachability and culture, and the importance of adopting technology as it evolves. Penny also shares about AADOM and the value it brings to dental office managers across the country. 1:57 Introducing Penny Reed 3:52 Journey to dental via Walmart 15:42 Foray into office management 24:47 Consulting dentists 32:24 Technology adoption through the years 44:31 Culture and coachability 56:17 AADOM
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 56 - DTA Conference Recap, CMS Medical-Dental Integration, HS One Partners with AWS

    Episode 56 - DTA Conference Recap, CMS Medical-Dental Integration, HS One Partners with AWS
    Nov 12 2025
    Jinesh recaps the DTA conference and shares some of the key takeaways. Scott and Jinesh then discuss the recent CMS announcement about their medical-dental integration initiative, and the recent announcement of Henry Schein One's partnership with AWS on AI.

    1:30 Intro and DTA conference feedback

    16:36 CMS highlights medical-dental integration

    22:08 Henry Schein One Partnership with AWS for AI
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    29 mins
  • Episode 55 - Conversation with Mitch Olan | DSO Landscape Insights

    Episode 55 - Conversation with Mitch Olan | DSO Landscape Insights
    Nov 5 2025

    Scott and Jinesh chat with Mitch Olan, a DSO industry veteran. Over the years Mitch was COO, CEO, and Chairman of the Board of Dental Care Alliance (DCA). Mitch shares an overview of his many decades in the dental space, notably through the lens of one of the largest multi-location groups in the US. The trio discuss the recent challenges and woes that have faced DSOs, and Mitch shares his outlook on the space moving forward.

    1:13 Introducing Mitch Olan 3:19 Mitch's journey through dental 9:34 Evolution of the DSO space 14:11 DSOs going public, back then and today 24:24 Predictions about continued consolidation 34:05 Recent DSO struggles 39:10 Impact of Technology 45:53 Challenges of the 'ugly acquisition' 50:46 Thoughts about the 'DPO' rebrand 56:08 Optimism about the future of the profession
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Episode 54 - Conversation with Tina Saw | Oral Genome

    Episode 54 - Conversation with Tina Saw | Oral Genome
    Oct 29 2025
    Scott and Jinesh chat with Dr. Tina Saw, founder and CEO of Oral Genome. Oral Genome is biotechnology company focused on saliva-based testing for oral health. Tina discusses the development of the Oral Genome test, the specifics of the test, and its implications for preventative care. Tina shares her passion for integrating dentistry and medicine, and explains medicine as an avenue for growth of her company. Throughout the episode Tina, Scott, and Jinesh all reflect on some of the challenges of entrepreneurship. 1:42 Introducing Tina Saw 3:07 Tina's journey from music to dentistry 7:22 Leaving the dental op 12:05 The Oral Genome test 16:47 Production complexity 20:21 ADA investment 22:52 Code created for Oral Genome testing, and impact on care coverage 27:05 R&D 34:50 Go-to-market and early adopters 40:30 Expanding into medicine and oral-systemic connection 45:23 Reflections on entrepreneurship
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    50 mins
  • Episode 53 - Business Updates from Scott and Jinesh

    Episode 53 - Business Updates from Scott and Jinesh
    Oct 21 2025
    Scott and Jinesh discuss their respective business updates. 2:40 Jinesh Updates: Growth from relationship with National Facilities Direct; Industry partnerships teaser 12:43 Scott's new business
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    48 mins