Open Wide Podcast

Open Wide Podcast

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.

Episodes

March 31, 2026 61 mins
Scott and Jinesh chat with John Stamper, founder and CEO of John Stamper Media. John recaps his journey to and through dental. He shares both his perspective and strategy around content marketing for companies looking to build meaningful relationships with their clients (both current and prospective).   2:00 Introducing John Stamper 4:09 From submarines to dental drills 18:44 John Stamper Media 22:03 Ideal Customer Profile 24:36 Cr...
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Scott and Jinesh discuss the recorded uptick in dental-related ER visits, Planet DDS's data on the impact of dental practice software, Dentsply's MRI venture, and recent negative press concerning DSOs. 

 

2:44 Dental-related ER visits increase 6:42 Software improves practice performance 10:59 MAGNETOM MRI Machine 23:54 DSO financial woes   
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Scott and Jinesh chat with Kevin Tallman, CEO of Mango Voice. Kevin takes us through his entrepreneurship journey before dental, and then dives deep into his journey at Mango Voice. He chats about integrations and partnerships, his ideal customer profile, and the massive impact AI is having on his company and the dental space in general. 

  1:15 Introducing Kevin Tallman 3:04 Accounting and oil field tech to dental tech 17:22 Getti...
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Scott and Jinesh chat with Dr. Brad Hughes, Founder and CEO of Vision Dental Partners. They discuss Brad's dental journey, and the process of scaling from a single location to over 10 locations across multiple states. They take a deep dive into the importance and value of content, and Brad shares how he thinks about the growth of his team, culture, and brand.    1:12 Introducing Brad Hughes 4:21 Scaling same-location production 10:...
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0:00 Scott and Jinesh updates

9:21 Chicago Midwinter conference recap

15:41 Launch of TotalOp

26:52 Procurement Press Release
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Scott and Jinesh chat with Sooji Park, Founder and Scent Sommelier of Spark Chances. They discuss Sooji's journey to and through dental, and all things scent. Sooji breaks down how scent impacts one's experience and purchasing decisions, and is utilized across various industries including retail, hospitality, and healthcare.  Sooji also shares some of the impact she's made to date in the dental space.    1:15 Conference discussion ...
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Scott and Jinesh chat with Dr. Matt Stout, orthodontist and founder of besmyle - an orthodontic services company that allows all dental practitioners to deliver on the highest quality ortho aligner care. They chat about Matt's journey through school and private practice, and making the switch to entrepreneurship. Matt shares his perspective on what other aligner solutions have historically missed, and how besmyle is positioned to s...
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February 3, 2026 42 mins
Scott and Jinesh discuss the launch of Crown Dental Club, Scott's concierge membership-based practice.  Scott shares behind the scenes insights and his go-to-market strategy.   2:08 Grand Opening 9:31 The pre-launch journey 18:37 Hiring and team 24:36 Race to market 31:30 Marketing channels 36:17 Monitoring market pull
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January 14, 2026 43 mins
Scott and Jinesh recap the biggest wins and losses of 2025, and make several predictions for 2026. Prediction categories include: DSOs, medical-dental integration, tech/startups, policy, and macro trends.    4:33 Biggest Wins and Losses of 2025 18:23 DSO predictions 25:02 Medical-Dental integrations predictions 27:51 Technology/Startups predictions 31:39 Policy predictions 37:33 Macro-trends predictions 
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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 AD...
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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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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 ...
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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...
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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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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. 

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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 ...
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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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Scott and Jinesh discuss the recent announcement that Chicago-based Private Equity group GTCR is taking Canada's largest DSO Dentalcorp private (and paying a premium for it). They also chat about the backlash to the politically-charged comment / joke from the California-based 'MAGA Dentist', and the possible trademark / IP implications of dental practices in different states with the same name.    2:02 PE firm GTCR to take Dentalco...
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Scott and Jinesh chat with Samantha Strain, Partner and CDO and HealthStream Ventures and Cofounder of DoubleMint about all things M&A in the dental space. They discuss Sam's journey from distributor regional rep to healthcare lending to facilitating the purchase of dental practices. Sam shares her thoughts on the market opportunity from the buy side perspective, and then dives deep on changes in the dental practice market over...
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Scott and Jinesh chat with Matt Ingram about his career in dental marketing and media. Matt explains how the space has changed over the last 15 years and comments on some of the high-level marketing strategies he's seen play out. He recounts some of the best and worst he's seen over the years, and discusses the massive opportunity that currently exists in the world of marketing to dentists. 

  2:33 Introducing Matt Ingram 7:18 Mech...
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