Bloomberg assesment of the US dental industry

[Jo Chen]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...eth-are-a-battlefield-as-trump-takes-on-trade

They just forgot to mention that at one time dentists charged the patient 3 times what the restoration cost. Today that ratio is 10 times or more.

 

[CoolHandLuke]

there are good reasons for that jo, you know that.

 

[Jo Chen]

This would be a great opportunity for the NADL to engage in a public discussion to explain to consumers how much a US made crown costs in relation to the fees charged by dentists

 

[CatamountRob]

This would be a great opportunity for the NADL to engage in a public discussion to explain to consumers how much a US made crown costs in relation to the fees charged by dentists

Yeah and I'll bet they've been waiting for just such an opportunity to arise.....not.
Now, where's that emoji at?

 

[rkm rdt]

"Heartland Dental LLC, controlled by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, negotiates prices for both domestic and foreign parts for its 1,200 dentists, said Samson Liu, a St. Louis area dentist who is vice president of clinical affairs. The quality is identical, said Liu."

You now have a Canadian union negotiating lab prices for you Americans.

How do you like them apples?

 

[vurban210]

"Heartland Dental LLC, controlled by the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, negotiates prices for both domestic and foreign parts for its 1,200 dentists, said Samson Liu, a St. Louis area dentist who is vice president of clinical affairs. The quality is identical, said Liu."

You now have a Canadian union negotiating lab prices for you Americans.

How do you like them apples?

"The quality is identical"

Going to have to go ahead and call BS on that one.

 

[rkm rdt]

"The quality is identical"

Going to have to go ahead and call BS on that one.

Look him up. He's from St.Louis.
Feel free to post some screen shots of work.

 

[CoolHandLuke]

https://www.healthgrades.com/dentist/dr-samson-liu-2bjys

1 star lol

 

[vurban210]

https://www.healthgrades.com/dentist/dr-samson-liu-2bjys

1 star lol

Now that's funny.

 

[doug]

"In any business where price is the deciding factor, the dumbest competitor will get the most business until he goes out of business," Large dental groups “can use the lab until they go broke, then they move on to the next dumbest suitor!"

This is the most important comment in the article as far as we, here in the U.S., are concerned. We are our own worst enemy.

 

[rkm rdt]

"In any business where price is the deciding factor, the dumbest competitor will get the most business until he goes out of business," Large dental groups “can use the lab until they go broke, then they move on to the next dumbest suitor!"

This is the most important comment in the article as far as we, here in the U.S., are concerned. We are our own worst enemy.

said Chief Executive Officer Jim Glidewell.

 

[eyeloveteeth]

this article is pretty poorly written and not very neutral. - https://jaredshopkins.com/awards/ #notimpressed

 

[JMN]

this article is pretty poorly written and not very neutral. - https://jaredshopkins.com/awards/ #notimpressed

In other words, it's exactly normal for 'modern' journalism.
Articles unworthy of an A grade in eighth grade English class are routine these days, my hometown newspaper (a Gannet one) is so bad I've unsubscribed after calling them multiple times, asking if they would use something other that spellcheck to proofread their paper.

 

[CatamountRob]

In other words, it's exactly normal for 'modern' journalism.
Articles unworthy of an A grade in eighth grade English class are routine these days, my hometown newspaper (a Gannet one) is so bad I've unsubscribed after calling them multiple times, asking if they would use something other that spellcheck to proofread their paper.

*other than spellcheck....

 

[JMN]

*other than spellcheck....

auuugh, y'got me, pal.
/wobbles around and drops to the floor

 

[Fogember]

"cobbling together fake teeth from porcelain, zirconia or polyurethane"
Wow what an insult! I didn't realize we Technicians did such sh#t work, good thing the overseas labs have come to our rescue!

 

[sidesh0wb0b]

This would be a great opportunity for the NADL to engage in a public discussion to explain to consumers how much a US made crown costs in relation to the fees charged by dentists

good luck with that, the NADL doesnt care as long as we keep sending them our dues. thats how they make $$$

 

[Monkey w/ a tourch]

I don't have a crystal ball but the cards sure look stacked against us.

All I know is that my co-workers and I do the best we can day in and day out. For ourselves and the people in our lives. It's frustrating that it feels like that isn't going to be good enough against all the private equity firms, Glidewell's, China's, and trade deal negotiators of the world.

 

[sidesh0wb0b]

"In any business where price is the deciding factor, the dumbest competitor will get the most business until he goes out of business," Large dental groups “can use the lab until they go broke, then they move on to the next dumbest suitor!"

This is the most important comment in the article as far as we, here in the U.S., are concerned. We are our own worst enemy.

i dont know about you, but i dont think jim glidewell is dumb by any stretch.

 

[2thm8kr]

I don't have a crystal ball but the cards sure look stacked against us.

Just wait until health/dental care is nationalized via insurance.