Known for his viral "Daisy Dukes dentist" video, Gary Scott has publicly shared some pretty strong opinions on dental insurance companies. As reimbursements continued to drop for dental offices, some dentists—including Gary—have decided to crawl out from being under the suffocating thumb of dental insurance providers and have come out on the other side.

In this episode, Gary and I talk about what his transition away from accepting dental insurance looked like and how he communicated the change with his patients. We also discuss the challenges on the business side that have ravaged independent dental providers over the last several years (including the rising presence of Dental Service Organizations (DSOs)), and striking the balance between ethical practice and the financial realities of being a businessowner.

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Dentistry has changed a lot since today's guest, Gary Scott, graduated from dental school in the early 90s. Some things—like the more hands-on education and emphasis on student shadowing—have gotten better. But with the way higher education and dental insurance are structured makes it much harder for new dentists to get off the ground and start their own practices.

In this episode, Gary and I chat about how the challenges he faced getting into dentistry have evolved, making it much harder for new dental professionals to establish themselves and find success. Plus, we'll talk about the role dental insurance plays in creating an antagonistic relationship between practitioners and their patients, and how everyone but the insurer almost always loses out.

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I can't wait for you to hear from today's guests, Drs. Jana and Lara Baatenburg. These sisters stuck together through their undergraduate degrees, into med school, and even into their residencies. They now own their own practice where they employ a unique type of medical care: concierge medicine.

After a few years practicing, they both knew they wanted the opportunity for a more personal connection with their patients. While the sisters explored a few other possibilities, they ultimately landed on "concierge medicine," essentially a healthcare model where patients pay a monthly or annual "membership fee."

This practice style allows doctors to have fewer overall patients, giving them more time to focus on each patient individually. It also allows them to be a lot more accessible to their patients if they need to be seen last-minute. And, in many cases, the membership fee can actually cost less than insurance premiums while providing a higher level of individualized care.

Join us as we dive into Jana and Lara's world of patient-focused healthcare that thrives outside "traditional" practice models.

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