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Spilling the Teath: The Rising Cost of Care
July 29, 2025
Read time: 5 min
Facing the dual challenges of stubborn interest rates and the effects of tariffs, Dr. Hungate and Steven Kizy, VP & GM, Henry Schein Dental, continue their conversation about ways to overcome these obstacles and continue to grow. In this discussion, they talk about an interesting avenue that requires very little investment: insurance fees.
“You don’t realize, as a doctor, you have the ability to negotiate different insurance fees with all the different providers in different networks you could belong to. It’s a maze. It’s a true struggle.” - Steven Kizy, VP & GM, Henry Schein Dental