So many young dentists have the idea that if they could only know how old dentists were in an area, it might give them an important clue to how likely an area would be to have room for one more.  Sure.  This episode deals with this issue and other worthwhile facts about dentists and their careers.

The differences among the various states and municipalities is increasing more than ever before.  Forget natural disasters, the policy disasters are making practice viability much harder.  Good policies are having the opposite effect.  And people are acting in response rather dramatically. 

Over the years, I have posted episodes on how to tell if an area is saturated or if it has potential.  I have put all of the guidelines in a single episode.  Here it is.