Sunday, July 06, 2008

Dental Supplier Trades at Tempting Discount (Patterson Cos., II-VI, Knight Capital Group, NBTY, Mohawk Industries) at SmartMoney.com

Dental Supplier Trades at Tempting Discount (Patterson Cos., II-VI, Knight Capital Group, NBTY, Mohawk Industries) at SmartMoney.com:

"THE NUMBER OF dentists in America has remained mostly flat since 1990, while the population has increased 22%, reports the New York Times. So while the cost of most goods rises gradually from one year to the next due to inflation, the cost of dental care rose 25% after subtracting for inflation between 1996 and 2004. Meanwhile, around one in three Americans lack dental plans, double the number that lack health plans. Half of all dental spending is out-of-pocket."