Omnistar Beacon

This Podcast is a continuation of the previous Podcast on the announcement of Aspen Dental opening locations in 2 Walgreens located in Florida. Please turn-in to that episode for those details. Briefly, in that episode, I reviewed data provided by the ADA which illustrated the changes occurring in dentistry, both in regard to 1) utilization, and 2) practice ownership. I also shared some distinct differences between dentistry and medicine, as it is proposed that as Medicine goes so goes Dentistry. Medicine is 5 times the size of dentistry, both in the number of providers as well as total expenditures. To equate them is an oversimplification of market forces. My takeaway points from that episode were the following: 1. The Utilization of dental care is changing. 2. The delivery setting of care is also changing as is the payment method. 3. Seniors are going to become an important driver of the dental care economy. 4. Cost, no teeth, fear, inconvenient location or time, trouble finding a dentist, as we