Patients trust their dentists. Dental organizations and practices want to use that trust to make the dental chair a checkpoint for patients’ overall health. Jamie Clarke, senior vice president of ...

DSOs have seen price increases ranging between 9% and 20% across a variety of product categories over the last several years, according to Dentira’s Dental Spend Index. Dentira launched the semiannual ...

Michael Colleran, DDS, died Oct. 25 at the age of 63 after a two-months-long battle with West Nile virus, The Tribune reported Oct. 31. Dr. Colleran operated a multi-service dental practice in San ...

Rising labor costs combined with a higher cost of capital are placing a greater financial squeeze on dental practices and DSOs, according to one executive. Drew Tedlock, the director of payer ...

Madison, Wis.-based First Choice Dental has partnered with Milwaukee Dental Partners, adding three practices in West Bend, Jackson and Saukville, Wis. The dental group — made up of Oakbrook Dental in ...

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals recently revived antitrust claims against Invisalign manufacturer Align Technology over ...

Here are six statistics and trends highlighting the shifting practices of private equity companies in the dental industry: 1. Private equity-backed DSOs accounted for 16 of 51 dental transactions that ...

Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health opened eight de novo practices in six states. 2. Dallas-based MB2 Dental added a California orthodontic practice to its network. 3. Boca Raton, Fla.-based Sage Dental ...

Greenwood Village, Colo.-based ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers has appointed Sara Graham its senior vice president of operations. Ms. Graham most recently served as the senior vice president of ...

Here are 10 statistics and trends showcasing the shifting dental education landscape: 1. The number of dental assistant graduates in the U.S. has decreased 33.8% in the last decade. 2. The number of ...

This month, dental professionals spoke with Becker’s about financial challenges, organized dentistry, DSO strategy and workforce trends. Here is what six dental professionals told us in October: ...

The $30 billion VA dental contract recently awarded to Optum is the latest signal that payers and large health systems are no longer circling dentistry — they’re moving in.  Optum will manage dental ...