PUBLIC HEALTH01
Is fluoride in the water poisoning our brains?
Eighty years of fewer cavities on one side. IQ studies, state bans and a federal review on the other.
Pick a side.
A video podcast about dentistry / Tuesdays, starting January 2027
Everybody in dentistry has a take. We find two people who can't stand each other's opinions.
Dentists, hygienists, office managers, DSO execs, the people building the tech and the people stuck using it. One question the industry fights about. Two people who've built their careers on opposite answers. No talking points and no easy way out. About 45 minutes, on video, every Tuesday.
EP. 01 · UP FIRST
Is fluoride in the water poisoning our brains?
Two people who have spent their careers on opposite sides of this one. We'll name them when the episode is booked. Until then, where do you land?
Pick a side.
Vote to see where everyone landed.
Season one
Pick a question.
Each one gets an episode: one question, two people on opposite sides, and nobody backing down to keep it polite. No talking points, no PR answers.
BUSINESS02
Is private equity wrecking dentistry?
Quotas and settlements on one side. Debt relief for new grads and a way out for owners ready to retire on the other.
Pick a side.
TECHNOLOGY03
Should AI read your X‑rays before a dentist does?
Consistent diagnosis, or dentists who stop looking and a liability nobody has priced.
Pick a side.
INSURANCE04
Is dental insurance a scam?
The annual maximum hasn't moved since the 1970s. Thirty-seven states passed reform laws last year.
Pick a side.
WORKFORCE05
Should hygienists work without a dentist in the building?
Sixty million Americans live where there aren't enough dentists. Who fills the gap?
Pick a side.
CLINICAL06
Are we treating people who don't need it?
Fee for service rewards volume. Quotas reward volume. Where does the patient come in?
Pick a side.
Coming to YouTubeSpotifyApple Podcasts in January.
What an episode is like
A real conversation, not a panel.
No scripts, no slides, no PR answers. Two people who think the other one has it wrong, two hosts who won't let either of them off easy, and 45 minutes to get past the polite version.
1
One question
Asked the blunt way, the way people argue about it in the break room and the Facebook groups. Yes or no.
2
Two people on opposite sides
Not pundits. People who do this for a living, bet their careers on opposite answers, and have already had this fight in real life.
3
A real conversation
Allison keeps it moving. Deren brings the numbers and the awkward question. They argue with each other, not past each other, and nobody gets to hide behind talking points.
4
Where it landed
At the end, the hosts say who moved them and where they land, for now. Then it's your turn to pick a side.
The hosts
Nobody gets a free pass.
Not even us.
ALLISON NORRIS
HOST · FORMER HYGIENIST, CEO OF DENTELE GROUP
She started as a dental hygienist and spent more than ten years chairside before founding Dentele Group. She knows what people in dental practices actually argue about, and she'll keep asking until she gets a real answer.
DR. DEREN FLESHER
HOST · DENTIST, FOUNDER OF AIRODENTAL
Dentist since 2013 and a practice owner who also builds software for dental offices. He's seen most of these questions from more than one side, and he'll tell you where he lands.
Be a guest
Got a strong opinion? Say it on camera.
Dentists, hygienists, office managers, DSO people, vendors, consultants. Anyone who actually works in this industry and will say what they think out loud. Tell us the question and where you stand. If it fits, Allison will reach out.
Suggest a question
What should we
take on next?
The question, why people disagree about it, and who you'd want to hear from. The good ones become episodes and we say your name on air.
Presented by
Two founding sponsors.
No say in the conversation.
FOUNDING SPONSOR
The AI front office for dental practices: phones, scheduling and follow-up that never miss.
FOUNDING SPONSOR
Dentele Group
Recruiting and staffing built for dental practices, from people who live in the industry every day.
The deal with sponsors. They buy the fifteen seconds at the top and the thirty seconds in the middle. They don't pick guests or questions, and nobody can pay to be on the show. Want the third seat? sponsors@dentistrydisputed.com
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