Arthur Laffer, PhD

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Laffer: Research reinforces upside of DSO model
One of the most decorated and thoughtful economists of the last 50 years, Arthur Laffer, PhD, writes about children's dental health and dental service organizations (DSOs) offering economies of scale to create a free-market solution to address the pediatric dental care gap.
March 24, 2016
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