Wally Health is the one-stop shop for oral care. Wally is reinventing the end-to-end dental care experience with personalized, accessible, and affordable dental products delivered to your front door. Consider Wally Health the Hims & Hers of dental care.

Tyler is a mission-driven entrepreneur who previously co-founded Western Canada’s largest private digital OOH media company (exit to Canada’s 3rd largest co). After receiving a dental treatment plan for 8 fillings, when he actually only needed one, he and his co-founders began building a solution to solve the current oral care crisis.

Topics we discuss today:

• Why proper oral care starts at home
• The Billion Dollar Market for Unnecessary tooth fillings
• Why is dental health so important?
• Differences between Canadian and US dental care.
• What does an “ideal” dental experience look like?
• What dental products should consumers avoid?
• As a B2C product, how do you get yourself in front of customers?

Shocking Facts about Dental Care:

• According to the CDC, an estimated 1 in 4 adults aged 20 – 44 have an untreated cavity. (Source)
• A study in 2011 found that an estimated fifty percent of Americans avoid going to the dentist out of fear or anxiety. (Source)
• In 2018, 42% of surveyed Americans don’t see a dentist as often as they would like (Source)

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