Dr. Scott Asnis on Patient Advocacy and the Future of DSOs
March 26, 2026
Dental 365 has grown from a two-practice operation to over 170 locations across the Northeast not by following the traditional DSO playbook, but by deliberately rewriting it. In this episode of The Dental Economist Show, host Mike Huffaker sits down with Dr. Scott Asnis, founder and CEO of Dental 365 and Premier Care Dental Management, for a wide-ranging conversation about what dentistry truly owes its doctors and patients. Tune in to explore how Dr. Asnis' clinician-first philosophy shaped a scalable yet patient-centered organization, why frictionless experience and clinical transparency are his non-negotiables, and how emerging technologies like saliva testing and AI imaging are opening a new golden age of predictive, wellness-focused dentistry.
Dental 365 has grown from a two-practice operation to over 170 locations across the Northeast not by following the traditional DSO playbook, but by deliberately rewriting it. In this episode of The Dental Economist Show, host Mike Huffaker sits down with Dr. Scott Asnis, founder and CEO of Dental 365 and Premier Care Dental Management, for a wide-ranging conversation about what dentistry truly owes its doctors and patients. Tune in to explore how Dr. Asnis' clinician-first philosophy shaped a scalable yet patient-centered organization, why frictionless experience and clinical transparency are his non-negotiables, and how emerging technologies like saliva testing and AI imaging are opening a new golden age of predictive, wellness-focused dentistry.
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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction & Meeting Dr. Scott Asnis
02:26 From Private Practice to Building Dental 365
05:42 The Patient Moment That Sparked a Movement
10:22 Why Dental Gets the Patient Experience Wrong
14:06 The Standard of Care as a Competitive Advantage
14:06 The Standard of Care as a Competitive Advantage
20:09 Geographic Strategy & Staying in Your Lane
23:00 Doctor Alignment, Profit Sharing & Transparency
32:42 Periodontal Disease & the Oral-Systemic Connection
39:52 The Golden Age of Dentistry & Emerging Technology
46:22 Private Equity, Culture & What's Next for Dental 365
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