GLENVIEW, Ill. – July 1, 2021 – Beltone, the nation’s leading hearing care retailer, today announced that Dean Kent, owner of 12 Beltone Hearing Care Centers throughout Iowa, and Dr. Michael Webb, owner of ASI Audiology, are joining forces in a strategic partnership that will combine teams and locations to bring more comprehensive hearing care and expertise to southwest Iowa and Nebraska.
Through the partnership, seven ASI Audiology locations now will offer a full line of award-winning Beltone hearing solutions. ASI Audiology locations will now be referenced to as ASI powered by Beltone.
Dean Kent, MS, CCC-A (left) and Michael Webb, AuD (right)
“When the opportunity to partner with Dr. Webb became available, I knew that it was too good to pass up,” said Kent, who is part of an 80-year family legacy of hearing care that started with L.B. Kent in 1938. “Working together, we look forward to combining resources and providing Beltone products and first-class hearing care to Nebraska and Southwest Iowa”. “Both teams are looking forward to the partnership and working together to address the hearing care concerns of current patients and new ones just starting their hearing health journey,” adds Dr. Webb, who also is part of a family tradition of hearing care, following his father Kent Webb, who founded ASI Audiology in 1978
About ASI
ASI Audiology and Hearing Instruments was founded in 1978 by Dr. Kent Webb, Au.D. to improve the lives of those with hearing loss through quality service. Today, the practice is owned and operated by his son, Dr. Michael Webb, Au.D.
About Beltone
Chicago-based Beltone is part of the GN Group. Beltone provides industry-leading products, services, and support in approximately 1,500 offices across North America. Beltone remains the most trusted brand among adults aged 50 and older. To learn more about Beltone, visit Beltone.com.
About GN
The GN Group enables people to Hear More, Do More and Be More through its intelligent hearing, audio, and video collaboration solutions. Inspired by people and driven by our innovation leadership, we leverage technological synergies between our hearing and audio divisions to deliver unique and increasingly individualized user experiences in our products and solutions.
150 years ago, GN was founded with a truly innovative and global mindset. Today, we honor that legacy with world-leading expertise in the human ear, sound and video processing, wireless technology, miniaturization, and collaborations with leading technology partners. GN's solutions are marketed by the brands ReSound, Beltone, Interton, Jabra, BlueParrott and FalCom in 100 countries. Founded in 1869, the GN Group employs 6,500 people and is listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen (GN.CO).
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