Allen is the CEO of Bedford HealthCare Solutions, a dentistry group located in New York, NY. After graduating from Temple’s School of Dentistry in 1969, Allen served in the US Army until 1971 and has been practicing dentistry to this day. Find out why Allen considers an applicant’s heart to be a better employment indicator than a GPA or exam scores.
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>> My name is Alan Finklestien [phonetic]. I am a dentist by profession. A graduate of Temple University School of Dentistry class of 1969. I've practiced dentistry the last two years in the military from 1969 to '71 in private practice to this day in Great Neck, New York. I worked with-- as a chief dental officer at United health group until four years ago when I decided that it's going to be a lot of fun doing consulting and being able to give back through teaching at different schools serving on boards and philanthropic work and that's what we have been doing. And consulting to not only dental schools, but to insurance companies, to private dental practitioners, to a new world that unbeknown to me was emerging called venture capitalists. That are changing the whole landscape of medical and dental care. And what we do is evaluation of dental practices for quality outcomes to make sure that the type of care that is being rendered is satisfactory given standards set by the dental practice act, the state dental board, American Dental Association and individual specialty groupings. [ Silence ]
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