About this episode
On today’s episode, we tackle a question we’ve all wondered: Are dentists scamming us? We dive into the dark history of dentistry, find out why dental insurance sucks, hear from someone who uncovered a dentist drilling teeth for profit, and talk to a startup founder who’s looking to upend the whole industry.
Lilly Kaplan — licensed therapist and Reality Test newsletter author — sits in for Manny this week.
Listen to: Do you need therapy? (ft. Lilly)
Our guests this week are:
- AJ Jacobs, journalist and New York Times bestseller.
- Dr. Sarah Stuefen, general dentist in Iowa and spokesperson for the American Dental Association.
- Dr. Cheryline Pezzullo, general dentist and clinical associate professor.
- Dr. Brandon Zeidler, doctor of dental surgery.
- Tyler Burnett, cofounder of Wally Health.
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